Origins 2023 - The Glorious 22nd of June

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Origins 2023 – Game 3 – The Glorious 22nd of June

This is the first of three SOG games run at Origins.

6 Captains climbed aboard to sail in my 3rd event. A French line of SOLs were attacked but the Royal Navy, beginning with the wind advantage. Only the first 3 ships in each line were used.
Basic rules, round shot only, plotting of 2 cards, Marine fire and boarding.
1 = HMS Malta - Tim Marx
2 = Neptune – Pat Icard
3 = HMS Goliath – Andrew Baur(?)
4 = le Berwick – David Quan
5 = HMS Superb – Erick McCrosky
6 = Dugay-Trouin – Chris Weaver







The RN, sails full of air, charge on waiting for the French to make a move.




The French SOL, Dugay-Trouin opens the show with a long range broadside. (it then hit me, I have Litko broadside markers....time to use them!)


The maneuvering begins…


Le Berwick fires at the HMS Malta. Tim, HMS Malta captain holds his fire.


The battle begin in earnest as broadsides blast away.
HMS Malta(1) fires on Berwick(2)
HMS Goliath exchanges with Neptune
Dugay-Trouin fires on HMS Superb


The HMS Supurb , holding its fire, closes in and blasts the Dugay-Trouin at close range.


Le Berwick fires long range at HMS Malta.


The Dugay-Trouin sits helpless as two RN ships rip her apart. HMS Goliath bow rakes her while HMS Supurb blasts her stern.
Le Berwick and Neptune try to help with a shot at each of the RN ships.




HMS Goliath continues firing as it entangles with le Berwick. Two French SOLs pile on to the Goliath. Le Berwick and Dugay-Trouin let loose at close range.


Still entangled and still fighting, the Goliath and Berwick go at each other and any enemy else in range.


Dougay-Trouin takes a stern rake, ouch!


Neptune gets to fire both broadsides with no return.


The stern rake is all the Dougay-Trouin can take and more, she strikes.
In the ensuing melee le Berwick also strikes her colors.


HMS Malta squares off and lets loose on Neptune.


Neptune turns in and returns a close range broadside.


Neptune decides it’s time to survive and leaves the battle.




The captain of the HMS Goliath, Captain Zero, had amazing luck with damage chit draws. 22 ‘0’s !!


Needless to say, the Royal Navy, capturing two prizes while losing none of their own ruled the seas for the day!