Quote Originally Posted by Herkybird View Post
I have had a similar engagement with one ship (Commerce de Marseilles) against 3 British frigates, once again the big ship won. I determined that its vital for the squadron to stay co-ordinated against the big ship. Any failure to co-ordinate allows the big ship to win.
If the official point value table is to be believed then three frigates should be able to cope with the Commerce de Marseilles. I would try to attack the same side of the Commere de Marseilles with all three frigates so that it could not use both broadsides and then try for some raking broadsides.