Common Fleet Challenge Entry - A7XfanBen

Published to Miniature Trading on August 8th, 2011

COMMON – A7XFANBEN

This is my first fleet I have submitted, this one for the Common Fleet Challenge. I used Administrator Scott Bratley to push the points to 50. I would say the HMS Victor and HMS Lord Walpole are almost co-flagships (Victor has shipwright already built in ). Strategy is quite obvious, just blast away with at least one gunship while the other helps out/guards the Provost. Somewhat simple, a good fighting fleet, although probably not as good in multiplayer games. Advice is welcome, still learning the complexities/combos of game after on-and-off obsession through the years (I like to do a fantasy scenario type thing where fleets are built as the war progresses, not modeled on the game, but history). Please vote, thank you!

Edit:

Took out the Meresman and FotG and switched some stuff around to add the common HMS Lady Provost. Now vulnerable to Mermaids, but hopefully people would realize this is overused and don’t want it. I put Ducie Chads on the Victor instead because I like the thought of possibly repairing two masts in one turn, and because Gunn’s ability can’t be doubled (although then the Walpole wouldn’t have a helmsman, if both 5 point crew were on her). Still lacking speed, but hopefully I am getting over my “fighting syndrome”, this is because of the books on the history of the Royal Navy I’ve read.

Edit (3/30/2013): My first fleet of the week! Thanks to all who commented and voted. I forgot to add this in at the time, but back in June 2012, this fleet went 1-2 against a Pirate fleet. I put HMS Lord Walpole outside her usual section so that she would appear on the homepage, since she’s my second favourite ship, after only HMS Lord Algernon.

Leave your comments and vote in the section at the bottom of this post!

Section: Ship #1 (4 miniatures)
		Miniature	Set	Number	Type	Rarity
1	x	Administrator Scott Bratley	PofCC	046B	Crew	C
1	x	HMS Lord Walpole	PofSMU	056	Ship	C
1	x	Helmsman	PofSMU	110	Crew	C
1	x	Thomas Gunn the Younger	PofSMU	064	Crew	C

Section: Ship #2 (3 miniatures)
		Miniature	Set	Number	Type	Rarity
1	x	Captain	PofCC	129	Crew	C
1	x	HMS Victor	DPotC	054	Ship	C
1	x	Lieutenant Henry Ducie Chads	PofMI	043B	Crew	C

Section: Ship #3 (3 miniatures)
		Miniature	Set	Number	Type	Rarity
1	x	Explorer	PofCC	106	Crew	C
1	x	HMS Lady Provost	PofCC	041	Ship	C
1	x	Helmsman	PofSMU	110	Crew	C