England Expects: Naval age of sail wargame rules for the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars, and War of 1812

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England Expects naval wargame rules includes sections on: Starting weather conditions for various seas for wind, fog, &c., Unique sailing rules system, Signalling, Leeward drift, Veering & tacking, Boxhauling & in irons, Running sail & sail shiver, Running foul, Heaving-to, Grounding, Pooping, Wind shadow, Cannon overboard, Towing, Jury rigging & rudders, Hull shapes, Gunnery, Small arms fire, Friendly fire, Swivel guns, Fire aloft, in the hull, Flooding, Heated shot, Bomb ketch shore bombardment, Boarding attempts, Striking colours, Secured prizes, Ships boats, Cutting out operations, Raising and dropping anchor, Turnings on springs & warping, Linking cables, Girt, Fireships... Plus discussions about rates of fire, damage, carelessness, the light room, thick smoke, gunnery, carronades, obusier de vaisseau, waterlogging, suction pumps including Coles-Bentinck chain pumps, danger to magazines from fire, tactics, doubling the line, falling out of line, en fluyte, crank & swift ships, East Indiamen & American big frigates.

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