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Re: Misérable
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lugnet.pirates
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Sat, 19 Apr 2003 05:51:55 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, John Henry Kruer writes:
> Wow!
> Dude!
> DuuUUuddDDdEEee!
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> That is one impressive ship. If you take the smaller guns into account,
> that's 40 guns!
But one doesn't count those smaller guns ;-)
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> I love the details, such as the stacked and hanging boats. She really is a
> beauty.
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> I only have one gripe: the very back. Where's the stern chasers? What
> happens if one little ship sneaks up the back?
Well spotted! There are some nine pounders that can be run out in the
captain's cabin, but some poop deck stern chasers would be nice as well.
The view from the poop deck (let alone the mastheads) is superb, making
'sneaking up' not a particular concern. There is also a squadron of musket
armed marines, which could probably deal with a small cutter...
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Which is a nice idea, but it appears to be most un-French. If the Misérable were a British vessel, where the captain dined on stodgy salt pork and pease the smell of gunpowder could only improve the meal, but on a French Vessel, gunpowder in (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Wow! Dude! DuuUUuddDDdEEee! That is one impressive ship. If you take the smaller guns into account, that's 40 guns! I love the details, such as the stacked and hanging boats. She really is a beauty. I only have one gripe: the very back. Where's the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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