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Showing posts with label HMS Thunderer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HMS Thunderer. Show all posts
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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Thursday, 10 April 2014

I can see the sea!

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From actions furious fought on The Brown Sea to sailing peacefully along in formation in The Blue Sea (see below): A majestic displa...
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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...
Friday, 21 March 2014

The Secret Mission (cont) Napoleonic Naval Rules Test (Part 2 of 2)

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The two Third Rates bear down on each other in a truly aggressive fashion. The Frenchman is determined to put up a spirited fight despite he...
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Thursday, 20 March 2014

The Secret Mission: Napoleonic Naval Rule Test (Part 1 of 2)

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The majestic Le Franklin, a Third Rate 80 Gunner, sails out of Marseilles on a secret mission for the French Revolutionary Republic (see bel...
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