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Re: My Ships
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Date: 
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 02:48:11 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Alex Polimeni writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes:
> > 
> > Out of range of what, exactly? Port Brique has mortars and long guns too.
> > And if a ketch is bobbing about off the coast lobbing shells at the Port,
> > it's a relativeling easy matter to dispatch a ship or two to teach it a
> > lesson ;-)
> 
> My frigate and Sloop can make short work of most of what you can send out.
> besides, i can dash out to sea, making you follow. and you never know what i
> could be planning, then.... Mu hahahaah!

But why should he dash out?  It'll bee just like you running away if not.

> > 
> > If you've got vessels that small, what do intend raiding Port Brique for?
> > You're not going to carry off much in bathtubs with sails! ;-)
> 
> You continue to forget the efficiency of the british. I can pull off a lot of
> things-and your huge shore batteries cant even hit me in the dark!
> You also forget my personal fighting strategys..one of em: dont lock into
> battle directly.

But it's pretty hard to get into a harbor without going through some guard
ships.  And twenty marines in an unfilimiar armed city against
sixty-something marines wouldn't fare well.

> > 
> > > twenty, at the most, marines against your Grande Army which has-how many
> > > soldeirs? But, your huge army can just blunder here and there, smashing and
> > > destroying, attemting to get me. where as my light marines can spread out,
> > > skirmishing and slowly wearing your army out.
> > 
> > Those red coats are awfully easy to spot in the jungle....
> 
> And blue coats are not?

Good point.  :)

> they may be easy to spot, but i can
> spread out, as i stated. try to smoke out a guy here, a guy there-with a large
> force in a collum. you also seem to forget my little three-pounder freinds,
> which can be moved with shore partys! :)

What about shore batteries?  A small dispersed force will not do much
against an army.

> > 
> > The English inciting the French to revolution! Hah!
> 
> Yeah? well, your civillions are tired of being constantly killed and forced
> into service at Boneys will.

And what did the British impressment gangs do differently?

> > 
> > > and, as the cause of my fleet, i will rip, shoot and burn all Tricolors
> > > i find.
> > 
> > For every tricolour you burn, another two will be raised in it's place! Vive
> > la Port Brique!!
> 
> long live port brick? pah! i can dash in and out of your villages, smashing
> things at will. and your huge army, trying to attack in force, will be
> helpless! Ha-ha!

Villages?  Isn't this on some island in the pacific?

An army can disperse, too.  And 68 versus 20 people is not an even match.
> > 
> > > (strange, my national colors are red, white and blue....)
> > Well, there are only so many colours to choose from (and so many dyes).
> 
> Commodore Lord Sir Hornblocks colors are Red and blue.

Mercenary Captain J. Blockford's colors are black and red.  :)

> > 
> > > Commodore Lord Sir Horatio Hornblock.
> > 
> > 'Commodore Lord Sir'? Is that possible? In any case, a 'Commodore Lord Sir'
> > deserves a decent ship (you know, three masts, lots of cannon, decent
> > freeboard)! ;-)
> 
> Why do i even WANT a huge ship? if i hade a huge ship, id lose my fighting
> prowess. you realise, big ships are stuck with battleing other big ships.
> little ships are better.

Not neccisaraly.  Frigates are just as speedy as smaller ships, yet pack a
much bigger punch.  Don't forget range and strength of weapons.  And larger
ships are much harder to sink then little flimsy cutters.

I don't see very many ship-of-the-lines here on Lugnet.  :)

This is an interresting little debate.  Keep it up, as long as it stays civil.

Coming soon... John Blockford's mercenary force
http://jhkruer.com/piratet.jpg

To aid the highest bidder, or higher thinker.  Money is the biggest
motivator.  :)

-JHK



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