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Showing posts with label Action Under Sail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Action Under Sail. Show all posts
Sunday, 18 September 2022

The French Admiral Suffren - Bane of the Royal Navy

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After finishing listening to Mahan's "Influence of Sea Power on History" (although I have to say, it was a much longer than ex...
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Sunday, 15 June 2014

"Form Line of Battle" : Napoleonic Naval Small Squadron Action

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A small Royal Navy squadron of HMS Thunderer (74) and HMS Canopus (80) spots a suspicious pair of sails on the distant horizon (see below): ...
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Wednesday, 30 April 2014

French Sea-Wolves (Part III of III)

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Rigging, sails and masts torn away the British 100 gunner is hard to move, her only choice is really plough on or face a bow or stern rake (...
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Tuesday, 29 April 2014

French Sea-Wolves (Part II of III)

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The French Formation Turns: The French fleet (ahem, OK their two ship squadron) turns in succession (see below): The British suffer ...
Monday, 28 April 2014

French Sea-Wolves (Part I of III)

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Time to stack the odds against the Royal Navy who so far have trounced the French Navy good and proper in one-to-one encounters. Two French ...
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Wednesday, 9 April 2014

The Dual Revisited (5): Closing Rounds

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The Le Franklin's masts and rigging are now in a poor and sorry state of affairs (see below): Her only hope is to try and pull away...
Tuesday, 8 April 2014

The Dual Revisited (4): Deadly Fire

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The British 'master gunners' unleashed hell, bit missed the rather large French battleship (see below, argh, don't roll a one): ...
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Friday, 4 April 2014

The Duel Revisited (3): Closing the range

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The second firing pass sees HMS Thunderer opening fire on Le Franklin, but sadly (as I am playing the British) missing (see below): Le ...
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Thursday, 3 April 2014

The Dual Revisited (2): Firing Commences

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Ships firing like this look rather bland (see below): But with addition of a little smoke marker, it can get quite atmospheric. Note:...
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Wednesday, 2 April 2014

The Dual Revisited (1): Le Franklin versus HMS Thunderer (1/1200 NapNaval)

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As if the sands of time had somehow been reversed, the Le Franklin's topsail hove into view from the lookout's position aboard HMS T...