_Masterviolin Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 So there I was- sailing in a pretty, brand-new Essex (dubbed HMS Black Prince) after a really fun mission near Savanna La Mar. I felt pretty great; confidently sunk an AI trinco with minimal damage sustained. However, as I sipped at my tea, I noticed something unusual! Two pirate Privateers, bearing down upon me! Bah; how dare two little schooners attack a great frigate like me! Should be easy, right? Well, it turns out I'm a total idiot. After a grueling hour of getting the "death from a thousand cuts" treatment to my rigging, I finally managed to actually hit the little buggers. (Kudos to Hethwill and his mate for a damn fine job managing their rigging so that a 20 shot broadside at close range would totally miss half of the time). But I was in a rough state and tired from the hour of dancing around and getting owned by two privateers. So I turned tail and slowly tore down their sails to the point we both went "meh". Now every bloody sailor and officer in Kingston-Port Royal has apparently been mocking my foolery! I heard this in a tavern yesterday, and now my crew's even muttering it as they work right under my nose. Bravely bold Captain Hammond,Sailed forth from CarsileHe was not afraid to die Oh, brave Captain Hammond, He was not at all afraidTo be killed in nasty waysBrave, brave, brave, brave Captain Hammond He was not in the least bit scared To be mashed into a pulpOr to have his rudder gouged outAnd his morale brokenTo have his sails tornAnd his ship burned awayAnd his gun crews all hacked and mangledBrave Captain Hammond! "That's... that's enough music for now, lads." Brave Captain Hammond ran awayBravely ran away awayWhen privaters reared their ugly heads,He bravely turned his tail and fledYes, brave Captain Hammond came aboutAnd gallantly he scurried out Bravely taking to the riggingHe beat a very brave retreatBravest of the brave, Sir Robin! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Selous Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Skilled privateer captains can be a pain in the ass. And these two, Hethwill and PG Monkey I assume, are very good at it. So no shame for escaping. On the other side, I managed to sink in my privateer after 3 minutes in a battle yesterday due to 5 leaks Obviously I am a fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Sir, Your defense use of wind was noteworthy after the beach started to get dangerously close for your safety. I commend you for much better play than most of the Royal Navy post officers. The Naval Academy standards is rushing them to the meat grinder using undercrewed ships, having no idea of manual and especially no idea how all ships, including schooners, work. I urge you to press the higher offices to really train your Navy and Maritime trade officers properly. ~ much respect ~ the sea rovers PG Monkey Hethwill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Wildcat Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) I love small ships, you can wiggle your tail & avoid gunfire. That is why I still only use traders lynxes for econ even though their hold isn't great. Edited September 9, 2016 by Anne Wildcat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Masterviolin Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) Sir, Your defense use of wind was noteworthy after the beach started to get dangerously close for your safety. I commend you for much better play than most of the Royal Navy post officers. The Naval Academy standards is rushing them to the meat grinder using undercrewed ships, having no idea of manual and especially no idea how all ships, including schooners, work. I urge you to press the higher offices to really train your Navy and Maritime trade officers properly. ~ much respect ~ the sea rovers PG Monkey Hethwill Thank you for your kind words; the two of you were very chivalrous in the entire affair, and I did enjoy the engagement despite various tedium I agree with your conclusion above. I don't know why anyone would prefer undercrewing a ship- suffering from slower gunnery, sailing and other significant vulnerabilities. I think a fully crewed Suprise would whup a undercrewed Trinco's bum! In addition, the game is much more fun when you pick a ship (Essex for me, Surprise a while back and Pickle in the early days!) and spend time learning every single detail about it. These ships are machines; complicated machines which can only be used to their full potential if you spend time learning how to use them! Edited September 9, 2016 by _Masterviolin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrdoomed Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I love small ships, you can wiggle your tail & avoid gunfire. That is why I still only use traders lynxes for econ even though their hold isn't great. !!!THIS JUST IN!!! Anne likes to wiggle her tail to avoid trouble! ! Sorry had to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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