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#1 Trotsky

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Posted 22 July 2018 - 04:44 PM

Am I correct in thinking that single guns, chasers and such like do not require crew to be allocated to fire or reload? I can't find any specific reference to this in the rules.

 

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#2 Brian Weathersby

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Posted 22 July 2018 - 10:30 PM

I've always used the idea that single guns have a 1/2 the normal manning requirement, just like chasers and pivot guns.  My reason for this is on the 1B chart, where under the "Gun Crews for Gun Box" table, it says, "Half for chaser and pivot gun."  When you get to something like single 4 LBRs on a merchant ship, where it might be 1/4 crew box I don't bother with specifics, but just make sure that there's enough crew available to man all the guns on each side.  For instance, a small merchie that has a single 4 LBR per side only needs 1/2  a crew factor to fire all guns.



#3 Trotsky

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Posted 23 July 2018 - 01:45 AM

Hi Brian, I had missed that line under the Gun crews for Gun Box table. I am finding that the British crews get stretched very quickly compared to the French and Americans. In the battle I am fighting at the moment two British Frigates have had to use Easy Sail to chase down an enemy and along with a few losses and rigging damage they can't man all their guns - I hadn't allocated any to the chasers which is why this question came up. Thanks for the reply.



#4 Brian Weathersby

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Posted 23 July 2018 - 12:03 PM

You're welcome.  This is one of the things I really like about Post Captain, which is its granularity.  When you have the largest navy in the world, and a population 1/3 the size of France, then you're going to have trouble keeping all those ships manned.  A British frigate in 1796 is a very different animal from one in 1808 where manpower is concerned.






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