Thanks for all the kind words, guys! I will pass them on to Mathieu as well.
Getting the scenario historically correct (as far as can be done) is part of the fun for me.
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Thanks for all the kind words, guys! I will pass them on to Mathieu as well.
Getting the scenario historically correct (as far as can be done) is part of the fun for me.
Casus Belli Nijmegen has a rather large RPG contingent, meeting every two weeks or so. At the beginning in 1988, the core was more wargame-oriented, hence the name. Wargames are still being played,...
The game in progress, more pictures by Mathieu de Hingh.
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Some more pictures, taken by Mathieu de Hingh, one of the Casus Belli (the Nijmegen club) participants.
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The starting position, Royal Sovereign heading for Santa Ana.
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Reacting on Capn Duff: Tonnant is a 66 gun ship of the line, Bligh wrote:
Tonnant is usually rated an 80, but in 1799 Tonnant was rearmed with 66 guns and 18 carronades, which was her...
Hi Guus,
Welcome to this part of the "... of Glory" hobby. :happy: As you know I have some Dutch vs British scenario's ready for playtesting. I did enjoy our WW II German vs Dutch May 1940 battle....
Interesting analysis, Diamondback. You basically show that we have 'approximate' models after release 4. :happy:
I am actually more concerned about the right ship values. The Tonnant/Bucentaure...
The Bucentaure class is indeed an important addition, making smaller SOL actions like Cape Ortegal 1805 possible.
Also, with the 44-50 gun converted merchantmen group, a battle like...
The Ocean class ships, and also the British 100+ ships were meant to be fleet flagships. So historical squadron actions featuring any of them are rare. For the Ocean class, Santo Domingo 1806, with...
Hello Thomas,
Welcome aboard! I am back after a prolonged absence. Please check your PM. We should meet sometime.
Niek
Note on Admiral Johan Arnold Bloys van Treslong
The following is based on S.J. de Groot: Schout-bij-Nacht J.A. Bloys van Treslong (1757-1824). Terecht een zondebok of niet? [NvD: Rear-Adm. ......
My pleasure, Capn Duff. Alas, I do not speak Spanish either, but I do have enough French to go along. Gun lists are easily translated if you know that "obus" is howitzer. Note that 'toneladas' are...
This looks like the British armament. The Spanish did not have 32-pounders. May I recommend https://www.todoababor.es/listado/index.htm for Spanish gunnery details.
Standard Spanish armament for a...
David is David Manley, I assume. Another person to note is Mark Barker. He took over my role of researcher for the Flying Colors expansion Ship of the Line. It's a small world.
Draughts, I'm...
Precisely the sort of thing I did for Flying Colors. :happy: Glad to report that 95 % of my research still holds up after more than 10 years. As (in)famous game designer Richard Berg once said, a...
Diamondback, you may note that I am on the playtest list, and a founding member (my only medal) of this forum. I dropped out because my main interest is Ships of the Line, and in my opinion that is...
This is what I have:
Royal Sovereign 2175 ton, 826 men
Temeraire 2121 ton, 755 men
Neptune 2119 ton, 741 men
Dreadnought 2123 ton, 725 men
The other British 3-deckers:
Victory 2163 ton,...
Usually I follow Winfield, but not in this case. Brian Lavery, The Ship of the Line, Vol I, p. 183, gives the Dreadnoughts Gun Deck 28x32p. Middle Deck 30x18p. Upper Deck 30x18p. Quarter Deck...
My favourite Razee is the Dutch Mars at the battle of Camperdown. Starting out as Zevenwolden, a 64, she was never finished as such, and instead was finished with a single gun deck. Most of those...
Quite correct, picking your fight as advantageous as possible is what makes a good general. This was more or less the reasoning of the FC developer. However, as a player I like scenario's where it is...
Tried hard at the time to get equal Audacity in the game, exactly for scenario's like this one, the early Anglo-French battles in the American Revolutionary Wars, Minorca, and perhaps Camperdown....
Welcome from The Netherlands!
Welcome from The Netherlands!
Welcome from the Netherlands!
Clowes' The Royal Navy are generally the first I read when looking up a British versus all comers battle. Volumes 3 to 6 apply to our period.
For ship data: Brian Lavery, "The Ship of the Line",...