1st rate ships-of-the-line provide any fleet with an impressive command ship and centrepiece. The French Navy is no exception… 1st Rate ships of the line were extremely large and powerful and were a true display of a Navy’s power. They were, however, expensive to operate, so their service use was limited in times of peace….
1st rate ships-of-the-line are very large and extremely potent vessels in Black Seas. They make for an impressive flagship in a Royal Navy fleet. 1st Rate ships of the line, as defined by the British Rating System, were ships-of-the-line mounting no less than 100 guns. They were very large and expensive to operate and were…
Black Seas enables you to select from a number of different types of ammunition. We examine their usage and impact in the game. At the start of a game of Black Seas, or at the start of a ship’s activation, you can change ammunition at any or all gun positions. Whilst this does lend ships…
New from Sarissa Precision, the Martello Tower. This simple to construct structure not only looks great on the table but is a powerful fortification in Black Seas. View in Store History Martello towers are small defensive forts that were first built during the French Revolutionary Wars across the British Empire. Standing roughly 40…
This Imperial Japanese Navy Paint Set arms you with the palette to get your fleet tabletop ready. There’s also a painting guide! The paints included in the bundle, along with their general areas of application are: Vallejo London Grey – hulls and decks Vallejo Light Grey – superstructures Army Painter Oak Brown – lifeboat interiors…
British Frigate vs French Frigate 1793-1814 View in Store Code: DUE 52 Author: Mark Lardas In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650-1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, unlike the larger ships of the line. Legendary sailors such…
Napoleonic Naval Armaments 1792–1815 View in Store Code: NVG 90 Author: Chris Henry There were many elements to British Napoleonic naval success but one of the key factors was gunnery. Other countries developed different naval weapons to fit their maritime strategies. The French and Spanish systems developed on similar lines, while those of the…
American Heavy Frigates 1794-1826 View in Store Code: NVG 79 Author: Mark Lardas By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future. Ten years later every navy was building 44-gun frigates and today it is viewed as the symbol…
Nelson’s Sailors View in Store Code: WAR 100 Author: Gregory Fremont-Barnes Drawing on many contemporary sources and eyewitness accounts, this book examines the lives of the ordinary sailors of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815), detailing their attitudes, duties, comforts, hardships, vices and virtues. The popular image of the…
British Napoleonic Ship-of-the-Line View in Store Code: NVG 42 Author: Angus Konstam The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars encompassed a period when rival European fleets vied for naval supremacy, and naval tactics were evolving. The British Royal Navy emerged triumphant as the leading world sea power, and the epitome of Britannic naval strength was…
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