Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4548
 | | 22 Dec 2011 01:51 PM |
| The (alphabetical) list of soon-to-be-ex-landsmen: Carl & Eric Kotori - USS Constitution, 4th-Rate Frigate, 12 guns Mike Mangus - Le Requin, xebec, 4 guns(?) Clark von Tugboat - HMS Minerva, 4th-Rate Frigate, 12 guns Greg ? - Unnamed Russian, 3rd-Rate Ship of the Line, 14 guns Tony Clark - Unnamed 6th-Rate Frigate, 8 guns Bill Byrnes - Prince de Neufchatel - Post ship, 8 guns Send a pm if you're building and not listed! | | | Battling: SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Baden
Building: HMS KGV (Drives, pumps water, guns are in but not plumbed)
MN Edgar Quinet (Hull done)
Drydock/Mothballed: Rus Evstafi, DKM Lutzow, HMS Invincible
Plus 20-odd other projects, according to my Boy Scouts who thoughtfully counted them for me. | |
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captainponderous
Midshipman
Posts:8
| | 04 Jan 2012 11:13 AM |
| Tony Clark, arming a 6th rate frigate of 22 guns | | | |
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captainponderous
Midshipman
Posts:8
| | 04 Jan 2012 11:14 AM |
| wait, how was the Constitution only 12 guns? I'm missing something | | | |
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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4548
| | 04 Jan 2012 11:48 AM |
| Under the rules, we get a certain number of BB-firing guns, based on the number of guns carried/rating of the ship. The First-Rates 'only' carry 18 guns, which will be: 1)expensive already, and 2) a challenge to get to reliably fire as it is. Your 6th-rate that nominally carried 22 guns gets 8 in the AoS system. You can do a 4 gun broadside with no chasers, or a 3 gun broadside with a pair of chasers in the bow (or 1 bow and 1 stern), etc... no more than 2 guns in chase fore or aft. | | | Battling: SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Baden
Building: HMS KGV (Drives, pumps water, guns are in but not plumbed)
MN Edgar Quinet (Hull done)
Drydock/Mothballed: Rus Evstafi, DKM Lutzow, HMS Invincible
Plus 20-odd other projects, according to my Boy Scouts who thoughtfully counted them for me. | |
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Skippy the Iron Dog
Veteran
Ensign
Posts:128
| | 18 Jan 2012 09:53 PM |
| Hey Tug,
So that's all the AoSailors at this time? Only 5 ships, okay I guess a large battle is aways off in the future.
Skippy | | | |
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Nick
Veteran
Rear Admiral (RDML)
Posts:1247
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absolutek
Lieutenant
Posts:433
| | 18 Jan 2012 11:14 PM |
| Can you imagine the fleet tactics? I almost want to shelve all my current projects to build a ship (almost). | | Chase H.
IRCWCC:
Battle Ready Ships: SMS VDT & USS Juneau
Under Construction: Henri IV & DKM Gneisenau | |
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Sunk99
Midshipman
Posts:7
| | 01 Feb 2012 11:34 PM |
| Built mid-90s sometime, 1/48th scale C.S.S. Alabama for RC Combat (ribs and balsa construction). Never battled another RC sailing model except a Big Gun ship for testing. Her six canon have since been removed and sold. Her hull is still sailable though the interior is gutted. She has a three inch motor driven prop or full sail control. I also have an old pirate hull ribbed out and glued together, but never skinned her. Retiring in a couple years and moving home to Florida. I'll likely get bored and finish them. If anything my Alabama will get a proper burial at sea (on camera). These monsters take up a lot of workroom space.  TimMc | | | |
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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4548
| | 02 Feb 2012 08:09 AM |
| Added Tony (sorry it took so long!) to the captain's list. Anyone else? | | | Battling: SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Baden
Building: HMS KGV (Drives, pumps water, guns are in but not plumbed)
MN Edgar Quinet (Hull done)
Drydock/Mothballed: Rus Evstafi, DKM Lutzow, HMS Invincible
Plus 20-odd other projects, according to my Boy Scouts who thoughtfully counted them for me. | |
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RichelieuBB
Veteran
Rear Admiral (RDML)
Posts:1419
| | 02 Feb 2012 08:47 AM |
| Wasn't the Connie a 5th rate? | | Mike Mangus
Beware the French Revolution!
Operational:
HMS Erin DN
FN Richelieu BB
FN Verite PDN
Launched
Le Requin Xebec (AoS)
Under Construction:
FN Mogador DE
FN Gascogne BB (Treaty)
FN Bretagne (1/96) (delayed)
Mothballed:
FN Bearn CV
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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4548
| | 02 Feb 2012 11:17 AM |
| Connie the Constitution, or the Constellation? Old Ironsides routinely carried more than her rated number of guns and was widely regarded in the Royal Navy as being superior to their own 40-50 gun frigates, to the extent that orders were disseminated ordering RN frigates to deny Constitution and her sisters single combat. I'm comfortable with her being rated a 4th rate for our purposes. | | | Battling: SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Baden
Building: HMS KGV (Drives, pumps water, guns are in but not plumbed)
MN Edgar Quinet (Hull done)
Drydock/Mothballed: Rus Evstafi, DKM Lutzow, HMS Invincible
Plus 20-odd other projects, according to my Boy Scouts who thoughtfully counted them for me. | |
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RichelieuBB
Veteran
Rear Admiral (RDML)
Posts:1419
| | 02 Feb 2012 01:10 PM |
| I may have assumed Tony was building a Constitution by the previous posts, which would have made it better than 6th rate. But the post did say 6th rate frigate, not Constitution. Heh. | | Mike Mangus
Beware the French Revolution!
Operational:
HMS Erin DN
FN Richelieu BB
FN Verite PDN
Launched
Le Requin Xebec (AoS)
Under Construction:
FN Mogador DE
FN Gascogne BB (Treaty)
FN Bretagne (1/96) (delayed)
Mothballed:
FN Bearn CV
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bb_holes
Midshipman
Posts:3
| | 02 Feb 2012 05:28 PM |
| Ooh, Ooh! I want to play. Put me down for an 1812 American privateer, Prince de Neufchatel. 24 cannons and a few square sails gives this 28" long ship 8 BB guns. A book with plans has been purchased and a space cleared on the workbench for building, but that's it so far. | | | |
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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4548
| | 02 Feb 2012 06:34 PM |
| BB, welcome to wind-power! What's an actual name to list on the list?
A 4-gun broadside will give anyone in the hobby pause... Of course, at this point, any guns in a broadside would!  | | | Battling: SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Baden
Building: HMS KGV (Drives, pumps water, guns are in but not plumbed)
MN Edgar Quinet (Hull done)
Drydock/Mothballed: Rus Evstafi, DKM Lutzow, HMS Invincible
Plus 20-odd other projects, according to my Boy Scouts who thoughtfully counted them for me. | |
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RichelieuBB
Veteran
Rear Admiral (RDML)
Posts:1419
| | 02 Feb 2012 06:41 PM |
| That is Bill. | | Mike Mangus
Beware the French Revolution!
Operational:
HMS Erin DN
FN Richelieu BB
FN Verite PDN
Launched
Le Requin Xebec (AoS)
Under Construction:
FN Mogador DE
FN Gascogne BB (Treaty)
FN Bretagne (1/96) (delayed)
Mothballed:
FN Bearn CV
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bb_holes
Midshipman
Posts:3
| | 02 Feb 2012 06:51 PM |
| Tugboat,
Bill Byrnes is planning on building the Prince de Neufchatel. | | | |
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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4548
| | 02 Feb 2012 07:12 PM |
| Ahhh.... I shoulda recognized the resemblance to your email address, ja? Mike and I will have our AoS boats at the Feb battle. | | | Battling: SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Baden
Building: HMS KGV (Drives, pumps water, guns are in but not plumbed)
MN Edgar Quinet (Hull done)
Drydock/Mothballed: Rus Evstafi, DKM Lutzow, HMS Invincible
Plus 20-odd other projects, according to my Boy Scouts who thoughtfully counted them for me. | |
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Gascan
Veteran
Captain
Posts:803
| | 03 Feb 2012 01:12 AM |
| I'm looking forward to it. Kotori and I should have our current (non-combat) models of Constitution and Victory to practice sailing with. It's quite fun when you've got a decent regular breeze going. Unfortunately, I'll need to look for a new pond to sail in. Concerns over Charlie the alligator have forced me out of the pond I've used for testing and practice so far. I think there's a good spot just down the road, so I'll check it out this weekend. | | | |
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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4548
| | 03 Feb 2012 05:34 AM |
| I would consider it a personal favor if you did NOT get yourself eaten by Charlie | | | Battling: SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Baden
Building: HMS KGV (Drives, pumps water, guns are in but not plumbed)
MN Edgar Quinet (Hull done)
Drydock/Mothballed: Rus Evstafi, DKM Lutzow, HMS Invincible
Plus 20-odd other projects, according to my Boy Scouts who thoughtfully counted them for me. | |
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warspiteIRC
Veteran
Lieutenant
Posts:476
| | 03 Feb 2012 02:11 PM |
| Gascan;
Sail boaters use james Island Park! | | | |
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