ShaiHulud
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Joined: 12/19/2000 From: Waipahu, Hawaii Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: arras In CoG I had two ships (that is ships of the line) moving across zone occupied by single privateer. Battle occurred and to my surprise I have lost! Well, I sad to myself ...totally improbable but can happen. Than I tried for another 2 times with the same result, loosing one ship along the way! Then I brought one frigate and put and end to it by finally forcing privateer to retreat. Well ...there is something wrong with game mechanics in this aspect of game, that is sure. Well, that is curious. SoL's can't engage privateers, so, your experience seems beyond normal. Unless, that is, your two 'SoL's' were actually merchants? Presently, I have 6 Prussian privateers off of Turkey who consistently own the 2-3 frigates that the various Brit, Spanish, and Turkish fleets have used against them. No SoL's are evident, despite the fact that at least 3 different fleets engage the privateers. Anyway, who had the wind gauge? That's a supreme advantage in quick combat. What were the relative morale values? Again, advantage goes to the higher morale. My own experience is that, overall, quick combat renders results that I would expect. The Frogs and Spaniards, Turks and Russians, could not stand up to even equal British forces. What is less realistic (unless Nelson is commanding-heh) is the results of detailed naval combat.
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