I have been thinking about the Points cost for the USS President and the USS United States and think that the points coast should be 270pts for each.
Both appear to be 4th Rate Ships (190pts) with 2 upgrades each of “More Cannonades” (50pts) and “Streamlined Hull” (30pts).
The Size difference from a Medium to a Large Size does not appear to fit in with the current upgrades in the Rulebook.
however seeing the size of a ship reflects on a modifier in the “To Hit Chart” it may be assumed that this might be a negative cost factor to the US Navy.
If we assume this then the Constitution having more hull points (Sturdy – 40pts) and instead of “More Cannonades” having Overgunned (80pts) the difference is -20pts. This of course is ignoring the difference in Break Values and also the 4 ship points difference.
This Downgrade (call it something like “reinforced superstructure”) will have the advantage of increasing the size, reduce the Hull value by 4 points and increase the break value by 5 points at a cost of -20pts.
Well any thoughts?
