Woody051

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Pirate Point of View Well this is only your opinion. But allow me to inform you of the factual aspects of this occurrence. The Pirate Victory was separated from the enemy group formation, the Pirates failed to protect or deter the British maneuver to approach the Victory The initial intention was to sink the Victory, but when it became clear that the Pirates were incapable of protecting it the intention instead was to board and capture the Victory When the Pirate Victory was surrounded the British players were slowing it down to grape and board the ship. Pirate Screenshot shows his final crew at 618 (Victory has 850 crew) 850 - 787 = 63 killed off The Pirate sailing on the Victory was trying to break free from the firefight, in his panic he collided with one of the British third rates When the Pirate Victory was on the Aft of one of the British 3rd Rates, another 3rd rate was trying to push it off (to save our 3rd rate from capsizing) not flip the Victory. We believed he was attempting to capsize one of us in his attempt to get away. Look at the evidence in the first and second screenshot. In this Pirate's point of view, in this screenshot you see he is at full left rudder with his aft sails to starboard which shows that he (the Pirate) aided in his own flipping. Also in both sets of screenshots you can see that the Pirate Victory flipped off the aft end of the British player and that it wasn't a British Maneuver or due to a British controlled ship ramming him that initiated the Victory from tipping over. I know that this being the internet and all people wish to jump the conclusions or spin these sorts of things out of context. People often call "pics or it didn't happen". Well there are the pictures, not only from the British point of view, but also from the Pirate as well. You challenge the honor and the honesty of that of a British Captain, well here you have it. http://navalaction.wikia.com/wiki/Ships

These seem reasonable, especially the part about the undercrewed ships effecting Battle Ratings.