Sunday, October 27, 2024

Napoleonic Naval

French (Chris): 1 1st rate & 3 3rd rates. Regular crews.
Spanish (SyeveD): 1 1st rate & 3 3rd rates. Raw crews.
British (Jim): 1st rate, 1 2nd rate, 4 3rd rates. Veteran crews.

The wind is blowing down the table towards a lee shore.
The Brits are on the right.
The allies are on the left, Spanish in the windward colomn.
The Brits start beating to windward.  The Spanish initially did likewise, but have now turned away to follow their allies.
The Brits responded by immediately turning to starboard aiming for the head of the French squadron.
The lead ships of the French & British fleets opened fire at point blank range. as they cleared the island.  The French made a shambles of the Brit's rigging with chain shot, but the Brit's double shot seriously damaged the French ship.  The British admiral used his ship's momentum to collide with & board the French flagship quickly taking it.
The 2nd Brit squadron turned to port to add their firepower against the French.
The 1st Brit squadron is mopping up the French as their 2nd squadron engages the Spanish. 
The ships of 1st Brit squadron put prize crews board the French, then one by one join in on the attack on the Spanish.
The Spanish fleet is mopped up except only the last ship in the line which actually held its own against  the British ship at the end of their line & was able to peel off & run for home.

The Allies made a wrong turn & the Brits exploited the opportunity to gain a decisive victory with 7 ships captured for no loss.  


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