We have a Sails table for the above show
We have all fre tickets allocated but feel free to pop along to gave a game, chat or anything else to do with Sails
George Stephenson Exhibition Hall
Drove Lane, Newark, Nottinghamshire
NG24 2NY
Partizan show Sunday May 20th
We have a Sails table for the above show
We have all fre tickets allocated but feel free to pop along to gave a game, chat or anything else to do with Sails
George Stephenson Exhibition Hall
Drove Lane, Newark, Nottinghamshire
NG24 2NY
Thank you for the information Chris.
Do you want me to run a game again?
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Yes please Rob, thought we could do same as Hammerhead, your Spanish / Cochrane game, followed by Pirates then either a SOL or frigate bash, possbly give the Santisima a run out
Fine Chris.
More of the same then.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Captain Duff has finally emerged as a figure of some standing in the world of Wargaming!
I give you the front page of Brochure issued at Partizan this Weekend.
Here is a close up of the center picture.
O.K. He is actually sitting down, but it still counts.
Bligh.
Last edited by Bligh; 05-21-2018 at 13:39.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
A View from the Masthead.
Some of the action from Sunday.Game one Valdivia.Setting up.
The Chilean Navy starts maneuvers under the command of Commodore Deadly M.
Fort Niebla prepares to fire.
After taking some fire the ships press on to close with the Spanish Frigates.
Calamity for the Chileans as ships run aboard each other under the guns of Forts San Pedro and Corral.
Entangled, they start to take serious damage from the forts and the Spanish frigates as they slip past in an attempt to reach the open sea.
Eventually Latauro is forced to strike, whilst disentangled Galverino (Cpt Kiwi,clever chap) gets a tow off by his ships boats.
Clear of the damage he prepares for action.
Arriving late to the action San Martin is treated to fire from San Pedro fort.
Galverino gives a telling parting shot to Mahonessa.
The Spanish make good their escape pursued by San Martin under constant fire.
A final insult as San Martin is set on fire.
A win for the Spanish and Admiral Roberto.
Rob.
Next! A French vs British punch up.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Wonderful set of photos. Thanks for posting!
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
Thanks for posting the photos - I like your sea mat and terrain. Now I see what the card holders are used for too!
Hi Eric.
They just make it easier to follow the action, and the punters can spot their own ship easier as well.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Game two. French vs British.
Using Chris's Squadron this time, the ships waste no time getting into action as the first two pass each other firing Grape over Ball at short range and missing.
Before long the fight becomes general.
Two ships very nearly collide but the fire from the tops was telling in itself.
Very soon any semblance of a line of battle is totally awry.
The British try frantically to retrieve the position.
Two of the French try a pincer movement to get their yet to be fired other sides with first time bonus into action.
With one enemy ship successfully taken out by the ploy they close in on the remaining two British ships.
Catastrophe for the British. A rake from the fresh broadside of the French Flagship.
After a few more moves one British ship strikes and the other makes off badly mauled.
An unexpected victory for the French.
I would like to thank Capt Kiwi for taking most of the photos for this game, as I was heavily engaged in commanding the French Fleet and trying to get the Flagship upwind for most of the action.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
In answer to the question about the mat. It is Chris's donated to him by the proprietor of one of the stands at his last show. I am sure he would be pleased to give you information about this if you ask him Eric.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
The sea mat in the pics was donated to us from http://www.tinywargames.co.uk
They make cloth and rubber backed mats size range from 3’ by 3’ to 8’ by 6’ and they can make custom sizes if required.
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