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SAIL(6) UNIX Programmer's Manual SAIL(6)
NAME
sail - multi-user wooden ships and iron men
SYNOPSIS
sail [ -s [ -l ] ] [ -x ] [ -b ] [ num ]
DESCRIPTION
_S_a_i_l is a computer version of Avalon Hill's game of fighting
sail originally developed by S. Craig Taylor.
Players of _S_a_i_l take command of an old fashioned Man of War
and fight other players or the computer. They may re-enact
one of the many historical sea battles recorded in the game,
or they can choose a fictional battle.
As a sea captain in the _S_a_i_l Navy, the player has complete
control over the workings of his ship. He must order every
maneuver, change the set of his sails, and judge the right
moment to let loose the terrible destruction of his broad-
sides. In addition to fighting the enemy, he must harness
the powers of the wind and sea to make them work for him.
The outcome of many battles during the age of sail was
decided by the ability of one captain to hold the `weather
gage.'
The flags are:
-s Print the names and ships of the top ten sailors.
-l Show the login name. Only effective with -s.
-x Play the first available ship instead of prompting for
a choice.
-b No bells.
IMPLEMENTATION
_S_a_i_l is really two programs in one. Each player starts up a
process which runs his own ship. In addition, a _d_r_i_v_e_r pro-
cess is forked (by the first player) to run the computer
ships and take care of global bookkeeping.
Because the _d_r_i_v_e_r must calculate moves for each ship it
controls, the more ships the computer is playing, the slower
the game will appear.
If a player joins a game in progress, he will synchronize
with the other players (a rather slow process for everyone),
and then he may play along with the rest.
To implement a multi-user game in Version 7 UNIX, which was
the operating system _S_a_i_l was first written under, the
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communicating processes must use a common temporary file as
a place to read and write messages. In addition, a locking
mechanism must be provided to ensure exclusive access to the
shared file. For example, _S_a_i_l uses a temporary file named
/tmp/#sailsink.21 for scenario 21, and corresponding file
names for the other scenarios. To provide exclusive access
to the temporary file, _S_a_i_l uses a technique stolen from an
old game called "pubcaves" by Jeff Cohen. Processes do a
busy wait in the loop
for (n = 0; link(sync_file, sync_lock) < 0 && n < 30; n++)
sleep(2);
until they are able to create a link to a file named
"/tmp/#saillock.??". The "??" correspond to the scenario
number of the game. Since UNIX guarantees that a link will
point to only one file, the process that succeeds in linking
will have exclusive access to the temporary file.
Whether or not this really works is open to speculation.
When ucbmiro was rebooted after a crash, the file system
check program found 3 links between the _S_a_i_l temporary file
and its link file.
CONSEQUENCES OF SEPARATE PLAYER AND DRIVER
When players do something of global interest, such as moving
or firing, the driver must coordinate the action with the
other ships in the game. For example, if a player wants to
move in a certain direction, he writes a message into the
temporary file requesting the driver to move his ship. Each
``turn,'' the driver reads all the messages sent from the
players and decides what happened. It then writes back into
the temporary file new values of variables, etc.
The most noticeable effect this communication has on the
game is the delay in moving. Suppose a player types a move
for his ship and hits return. What happens then? The
player process saves up messages to be written to the tem-
porary file in a buffer. Every 7 seconds or so, the player
process gets exclusive access to the temporary file and
writes out its buffer to the file. The driver, running
asynchronously, must read in the movement command, process
it, and write out the results. This takes two exclusive
accesses to the temporary file. Finally, when the player
process gets around to doing another 7 second update, the
results of the move are displayed on the screen. Hence,
every movement requires four exclusive accesses to the tem-
porary file (anywhere from 7 to 21 seconds depending upon
asynchrony) before the player sees the results of his moves.
In practice, the delays are not as annoying as they would
appear. There is room for "pipelining" in the movement.
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After the player writes out a first movement message, a
second movement command can then be issued. The first mes-
sage will be in the temporary file waiting for the driver,
and the second will be in the file buffer waiting to be
written to the file. Thus, by always typing moves a turn
ahead of the time, the player can sail around quite quickly.
If the player types several movement commands between two 7
second updates, only the last movement command typed will be
seen by the driver. Movement commands within the same
update "overwrite" each other, in a sense.
THE HISTORY OF SAIL
I wrote the first version of _S_a_i_l on a PDP 11/70 in the fall
of 1980. Needless to say, the code was horrendous, not
portable in any sense of the word, and didn't work. The
program was not very modular and had fseeks() and fwrites()
every few lines. After a tremendous rewrite from the top
down, I got the first working version up by 1981. There
were several annoying bugs concerning firing broadsides and
finding angles. _S_a_i_l uses no floating point, by the way, so
the direction routines are rather tricky. Ed Wang rewrote
my angle() routine in 1981 to be more correct (although it
still doesn't work perfectly), and he added code to let a
player select which ship he wanted at the start of the game
(instead of the first one available).
Captain Happy (Craig Leres) is responsible for making _S_a_i_l
portable for the first time. This was no easy task, by the
way. Constants like 2 and 10 were very frequent in the
code. I also became famous for using "Riggle Memorial
Structures" in _S_a_i_l. Many of my structure references are so
long that they run off the line printer page. Here is an
example, if you promise not to laugh.
specs[scene[flog.fgamenum].ship[flog.fshipnum].shipnum].pts
_S_a_i_l received its fourth and most thorough rewrite in the
summer and fall of 1983. Ed Wang rewrote and modularized
the code (a monumental feat) almost from scratch. Although
he introduced many new bugs, the final result was very much
cleaner and (?) faster. He added window movement commands
and find ship commands.
HISTORICAL INFO
Old Square Riggers were very maneuverable ships capable of
intricate sailing. Their only disadvantage was an inability
to sail very close to the wind. The design of a wooden ship
allowed only for the guns to bear to the left and right
sides. A few guns of small aspect (usually 6 or 9 pounders)
could point forward, but their effect was small compared to
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a 68 gun broadside of 24 or 32 pounders. The guns bear
approximately like so:
\
b----------------
---0
\
\
\ up to a range of ten (for round shot)
\
\
\
An interesting phenomenon occurred when a broadside was
fired down the length of an enemy ship. The shot tended to
bounce along the deck and did several times more damage.
This phenomenon was called a rake. Because the bows of a
ship are very strong and present a smaller target than the
stern, a stern rake (firing from the stern to the bow)
causes more damage than a bow rake.
b
00 ---- Stern rake!
a
Most ships were equipped with carronades, which were very
large, close range cannons. American ships from the revolu-
tion until the War of 1812 were almost entirely armed with
carronades.
The period of history covered in _S_a_i_l is approximately from
the 1770's until the end of Napoleanic France in 1815.
There are many excellent books about the age of sail. My
favorite author is Captain Frederick Marryat. More contem-
porary authors include C.S. Forester and Alexander Kent.
Fighting ships came in several sizes classed by armament.
The mainstays of any fleet were its "Ships of the Line", or
"Line of Battle Ships". They were so named because these
ships fought together in great lines. They were close
enough for mutual support, yet every ship could fire both
its broadsides. We get the modern words "ocean liner," or
"liner," and "battleship" from "ship of the line." The most
common size was the the 74 gun two decked ship of the line.
The two gun decks usually mounted 18 and 24 pounder guns.
The pride of the fleet were the first rates. These were
huge three decked ships of the line mounting 80 to 136 guns.
The guns in the three tiers were usually 18, 24, and 32
pounders in that order from top to bottom.
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Various other ships came next. They were almost all
"razees," or ships of the line with one deck sawed off.
They mounted 40-64 guns and were a poor cross between a fri-
gate and a line of battle ship. They neither had the speed
of the former nor the firepower of the latter.
Next came the "eyes of the fleet." Frigates came in many
sizes mounting anywhere from 32 to 44 guns. They were very
handy vessels. They could outsail anything bigger and
outshoot anything smaller. Frigates didn't fight in lines
of battle as the much bigger 74's did. Instead, they
harassed the enemy's rear or captured crippled ships. They
were much more useful in missions away from the fleet, such
as cutting out expeditions or boat actions. They could hit
hard and get away fast.
Lastly, there were the corvettes, sloops, and brigs. These
were smaller ships mounting typically fewer than 20 guns. A
corvette was only slightly smaller than a frigate, so one
might have up to 30 guns. Sloops were used for carrying
dispatches or passengers. Brigs were something you built
for land-locked lakes.
SAIL PARTICULARS
Ships in _S_a_i_l are represented by two characters. One char-
acter represents the bow of the ship, and the other
represents the stern. Ships have nationalities and numbers.
The first ship of a nationality is number 0, the second
number 1, etc. Therefore, the first British ship in a game
would be printed as "b0". The second Brit would be "b1",
and the fifth Don would be "s4".
Ships can set normal sails, called Battle Sails, or bend on
extra canvas called Full Sails. A ship under full sail is a
beautiful sight indeed, and it can move much faster than a
ship under Battle Sails. The only trouble is, with full
sails set, there is so much tension on sail and rigging that
a well aimed round shot can burst a sail into ribbons where
it would only cause a little hole in a loose sail. For this
reason, rigging damage is doubled on a ship with full sails
set. Don't let that discourage you from using full sails.
I like to keep them up right into the heat of battle. A
ship with full sails set has a capital letter for its
nationality. E.g., a Frog, "f0", with full sails set would
be printed as "F0".
When a ship is battered into a listing hulk, the last man
aboard "strikes the colors." This ceremony is the ship's
formal surrender. The nationality character of a surren-
dered ship is printed as "!". E.g., the Frog of our last
example would soon be "!0".
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A ship has a random chance of catching fire or sinking when
it reaches the stage of listing hulk. A sinking ship has a
"~" printed for its nationality, and a ship on fire and
about to explode has a "#" printed.
Captured ships become the nationality of the prize crew.
Therefore, if an American ship captures a British ship, the
British ship will have an "a" printed for its nationality.
In addition, the ship number is changed to "&","'", "(",
,")", "*", or "+" depending upon the original number, be it
0,1,2,3,4, or 5. E.g., the "b0" captured by an American
becomes the "a&". The "s4" captured by a Frog becomes the
"f*".
The ultimate example is, of course, an exploding Brit cap-
tured by an American: "#&".
MOVEMENT
Movement is the most confusing part of _S_a_i_l to many. Ships
can head in 8 directions:
0 0 0
b b b0 b b b 0b b
0 0 0
The stern of a ship moves when it turns. The bow remains
stationary. Ships can always turn, regardless of the wind
(unless they are becalmed). All ships drift when they lose
headway. If a ship doesn't move forward at all for two
turns, it will begin to drift. If a ship has begun to
drift, then it must move forward before it turns, if it
plans to do more than make a right or left turn, which is
always possible.
Movement commands to _S_a_i_l are a string of forward moves and
turns. An example is "l3". It will turn a ship left and
then move it ahead 3 spaces. In the drawing above, the "b0"
made 7 successive left turns. When _S_a_i_l prompts you for a
move, it prints three characters of import. E.g.,
move (7, 4):
The first number is the maximum number of moves you can
make, including turns. The second number is the maximum
number of turns you can make. Between the numbers is some-
times printed a quote "'". If the quote is present, it
means that your ship has been drifting, and you must move
ahead to regain headway before you turn (see note above).
Some of the possible moves for the example above are as fol-
lows:
move (7, 4): 7
move (7, 4): 1
move (7, 4): d /* drift, or do nothing */
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move (7, 4): 6r
move (7, 4): 5r1
move (7, 4): 4r1r
move (7, 4): l1r1r2
move (7, 4): 1r1r1r1
Because square riggers performed so poorly sailing into the
wind, if at any point in a movement command you turn into
the wind, the movement stops there. E.g.,
move (7, 4): l1l4
Movement Error;
Helm: l1l
Moreover, whenever you make a turn, your movement allowance
drops to min(what's left, what you would have at the new
attitude). In short, if you turn closer to the wind, you
most likely won't be able to sail the full allowance printed
in the "move" prompt.
Old sailing captains had to keep an eye constantly on the
wind. Captains in _S_a_i_l are no different. A ship's ability
to move depends on its attitide to the wind. The best angle
possible is to have the wind off your quarter, that is, just
off the stern. The direction rose on the side of the screen
gives the possible movements for your ship at all positions
to the wind. Battle sail speeds are given first, and full
sail speeds are given in parenthesis.
0 1(2)
\|/
-^-3(6)
/|\
| 4(7)
3(6)
Pretend the bow of your ship (the "^") is pointing upward
and the wind is blowing from the bottom to the top of the
page. The numbers at the bottom "3(6)" will be your speed
under battle or full sails in such a situation. If the wind
is off your quarter, then you can move "4(7)". If the wind
is off your beam, "3(6)". If the wind is off your bow, then
you can only move "1(2)". Facing into the wind, you can't
move at all. Ships facing into the wind were said to be "in
irons".
WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION
The windspeed and direction is displayed as a little weather
vane on the side of the screen. The number in the middle of
the vane indicates the wind speed, and the + to - indicates
the wind direction. The wind blows from the + sign (high
pressure) to the - sign (low pressure). E.g.,
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|
3
+
The wind speeds are 0 = becalmed, 1 = light breeze, 2 =
moderate breeze, 3 = fresh breeze, 4 = strong breeze, 5 =
gale, 6 = full gale, 7 = hurricane. If a hurricane shows
up, all ships are destroyed.
GRAPPLING AND FOULING
If two ships collide, they run the risk of becoming tangled
together. This is called "fouling." Fouled ships are stuck
together, and neither can move. They can unfoul each other
if they want to. Boarding parties can only be sent across
to ships when the antagonists are either fouled or grappled.
Ships can grapple each other by throwing grapnels into the
rigging of the other.
The number of fouls and grapples you have are displayed on
the upper right of the screen.
BOARDING
Boarding was a very costly venture in terms of human life.
Boarding parties may be formed in _S_a_i_l to either board an
enemy ship or to defend your own ship against attack. Men
organized as Defensive Boarding Parties fight twice as hard
to save their ship as men left unorganized.
The boarding strength of a crew depends upon its quality and
upon the number of men sent.
CREW QUALITY
The British seaman was world renowned for his sailing abili-
ties. American sailors, however, were actually the best
seamen in the world. Because the American Navy offered
twice the wages of the Royal Navy, British seamen who liked
the sea defected to America by the thousands.
In _S_a_i_l, crew quality is quantized into 5 energy levels.
"Elite" crews can outshoot and outfight all other sailors.
"Crack" crews are next. "Mundane" crews are average, and
"Green" and "Mutinous" crews are below average. A good rule
of thumb is that "Crack" or "Elite" crews get one extra hit
per broadside compared to "Mundane" crews. Don't expect too
much from "Green" crews.
BROADSIDES
Your two broadsides may be loaded with four kinds of shot:
grape, chain, round, and double. You have guns and car-
ronades in both the port and starboard batteries.
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Carronades only have a range of two, so you have to get in
close to be able to fire them. You have the choice of fir-
ing at the hull or rigging of another ship. If the range of
the ship is greater than 6, then you may only shoot at the
rigging.
The types of shot and their advantages are:
ROUND
Range of 10. Good for hull or rigging hits.
DOUBLE
Range of 1. Extra good for hull or rigging hits. Double
takes two turns to load.
CHAIN
Range of 3. Excellent for tearing down rigging. Cannot
damage hull or guns, though.
GRAPE
Range of 1. Sometimes devastating against enemy crews.
On the side of the screen is displayed some vital informa-
tion about your ship:
Load D! R!
Hull 9
Crew 4 4 2
Guns 4 4
Carr 2 2
Rigg 5 5 5 5
"Load" shows what your port (left) and starboard (right)
broadsides are loaded with. A "!" after the type of shot
indicates that it is an initial broadside. Initial broad-
side were loaded with care before battle and before the
decks ran red with blood. As a consequence, initial broad-
sides are a little more effective than broadsides loaded
later. A "*" after the type of shot indicates that the gun
crews are still loading it, and you cannot fire yet. "Hull"
shows how much hull you have left. "Crew" shows your three
sections of crew. As your crew dies off, your ability to
fire decreases. "Guns" and "Carr" show your port and star-
board guns. As you lose guns, your ability to fire
decreases. "Rigg" shows how much rigging you have on your 3
or 4 masts. As rigging is shot away, you lose mobility.
EFFECTIVENESS OF FIRE
It is very dramatic when a ship fires its thunderous broad-
sides, but the mere opportunity to fire them does not
guarantee any hits. Many factors influence the destructive
force of a broadside. First of all, and the chief factor,
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is distance. It is harder to hit a ship at range ten than
it is to hit one sloshing alongside. Next is raking. Rak-
ing fire, as mentioned before, can sometimes dismast a ship
at range ten. Next, crew size and quality affects the dam-
age done by a broadside. The number of guns firing also
bears on the point, so to speak. Lastly, weather affects
the accuracy of a broadside. If the seas are high (5 or 6),
then the lower gunports of ships of the line can't even be
opened to run out the guns. This gives frigates and other
flush decked vessels an advantage in a storm. The scenario
_P_e_l_l_e_w _v_s. _T_h_e _D_r_o_i_t_s _d_e _L'_H_o_m_m_e takes advantage of this
peculiar circumstance.
REPAIRS
Repairs may be made to your Hull, Guns, and Rigging at the
slow rate of two points per three turns. The message
"Repairs Completed" will be printed if no more repairs can
be made.
PECULIARITIES OF COMPUTER SHIPS
Computer ships in _S_a_i_l follow all the rules above with a few
exceptions. Computer ships never repair damage. If they
did, the players could never beat them. They play well
enough as it is. As a consolation, the computer ships can
fire double shot every turn. That fluke is a good reason to
keep your distance. The _D_r_i_v_e_r figures out the moves of the
computer ships. It computes them with a typical A.I. dis-
tance function and a depth first search to find the maximum
"score." It seems to work fairly well, although I'll be the
first to admit it isn't perfect.
HOW TO PLAY
Commands are given to _S_a_i_l by typing a single character.
You will then be prompted for further input. A brief sum-
mary of the commands follows.
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COMMAND SUMMARY
'f' Fire broadsides if they bear
'l' Reload
'L' Unload broadsides (to change ammo)
'm' Move
'i' Print the closest ship
'I' Print all ships
'F' Find a particular ship or ships (e.g. "a?" for all Americans)
's' Send a message around the fleet
'b' Attempt to board an enemy ship
'B' Recall boarding parties
'c' Change set of sail
'r' Repair
'u' Attempt to unfoul
'g' Grapple/ungrapple
'v' Print version number of game
'^L' Redraw screen
'Q' Quit
'C' Center your ship in the window
'U' Move window up
'D','N' Move window down
'H' Move window left
'J' Move window right
'S' Toggle window to follow your ship or stay where it is
SCENARIOS
Here is a summary of the scenarios in _S_a_i_l:
Ranger vs. Drake:
Wind from the N, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) Ranger 19 gun Sloop (crack crew) (7 pts)
(b) Drake 17 gun Sloop (crack crew) (6 pts)
The Battle of Flamborough Head:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
This is John Paul Jones' first famous battle. Aboard the
Bonhomme Richard, he was able to overcome the Serapis's
greater firepower by quickly boarding her.
(a) Bonhomme Rich 42 gun Corvette (crack crew) (11 pts)
(b) Serapis 44 gun Frigate (crack crew) (12 pts)
Arbuthnot and Des Touches:
Wind from the N, blowing a gale.
(b) America 64 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (20 pts)
(b) Befford 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (26 pts)
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(b) Adamant 50 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (17 pts)
(b) London 98 gun 3 Decker SOL (crack crew) (28 pts)
(b) Royal Oak 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (26 pts)
(f) Neptune 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
(f) Duc Bougogne 80 gun 3 Decker SOL (average crew) (27 pts)
(f) Conquerant 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
(f) Provence 64 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (18 pts)
(f) Romulus 44 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (10 pts)
Suffren and Hughes:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(b) Monmouth 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
(b) Hero 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (26 pts)
(b) Isis 50 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (17 pts)
(b) Superb 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (27 pts)
(b) Burford 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
(f) Flamband 50 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (14 pts)
(f) Annibal 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
(f) Severe 64 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (18 pts)
(f) Brilliant 80 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (31 pts)
(f) Sphinx 80 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (27 pts)
Nymphe vs. Cleopatre:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(b) Nymphe 36 gun Frigate (crack crew) (11 pts)
(f) Cleopatre 36 gun Frigate (average crew) (10 pts)
Mars vs. Hercule:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(b) Mars 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (26 pts)
(f) Hercule 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (23 pts)
Ambuscade vs. Baionnaise:
Wind from the N, blowing a fresh breeze.
(b) Ambuscade 32 gun Frigate (average crew) (9 pts)
(f) Baionnaise 24 gun Corvette (average crew) (9 pts)
Constellation vs. Insurgent:
Wind from the S, blowing a gale.
(a) Constellation 38 gun Corvette (elite crew) (17 pts)
(f) Insurgent 36 gun Corvette (average crew) (11 pts)
Constellation vs. Vengeance:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) Constellation 38 gun Corvette (elite crew) (17 pts)
(f) Vengeance 40 gun Frigate (average crew) (15 pts)
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The Battle of Lissa:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(b) Amphion 32 gun Frigate (elite crew) (13 pts)
(b) Active 38 gun Frigate (elite crew) (18 pts)
(b) Volage 22 gun Frigate (elite crew) (11 pts)
(b) Cerberus 32 gun Frigate (elite crew) (13 pts)
(f) Favorite 40 gun Frigate (average crew) (15 pts)
(f) Flore 40 gun Frigate (average crew) (15 pts)
(f) Danae 40 gun Frigate (crack crew) (17 pts)
(f) Bellona 32 gun Frigate (green crew) (9 pts)
(f) Corona 40 gun Frigate (green crew) (12 pts)
(f) Carolina 32 gun Frigate (green crew) (7 pts)
Constitution vs. Guerriere:
Wind from the SW, blowing a gale.
(a) Constitution 44 gun Corvette (elite crew) (24 pts)
(b) Guerriere 38 gun Frigate (crack crew) (15 pts)
United States vs. Macedonian:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) United States 44 gun Frigate (elite crew) (24 pts)
(b) Macedonian 38 gun Frigate (crack crew) (16 pts)
Constitution vs. Java:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) Constitution 44 gun Corvette (elite crew) (24 pts)
(b) Java 38 gun Corvette (crack crew) (19 pts)
Chesapeake vs. Shannon:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) Chesapeake 38 gun Frigate (average crew) (14 pts)
(b) Shannon 38 gun Frigate (elite crew) (17 pts)
The Battle of Lake Erie:
Wind from the S, blowing a light breeze.
(a) Lawrence 20 gun Sloop (crack crew) (9 pts)
(a) Niagara 20 gun Sloop (elite crew) (12 pts)
(b) Lady Prevost 13 gun Brig (crack crew) (5 pts)
(b) Detroit 19 gun Sloop (crack crew) (7 pts)
(b) Q. Charlotte 17 gun Sloop (crack crew) (6 pts)
Wasp vs. Reindeer:
Wind from the S, blowing a light breeze.
(a) Wasp 20 gun Sloop (elite crew) (12 pts)
(b) Reindeer 18 gun Sloop (elite crew) (9 pts)
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Constitution vs. Cyane and Levant:
Wind from the S, blowing a moderate breeze.
(a) Constitution 44 gun Corvette (elite crew) (24 pts)
(b) Cyane 24 gun Sloop (crack crew) (11 pts) (b)
Levant 20 gun Sloop (crack crew) (10 pts)
Pellew vs. Droits de L'Homme:
Wind from the N, blowing a gale.
(b) Indefatigable 44 gun Frigate (elite crew) (14 pts)
(b) Amazon 36 gun Frigate (crack crew) (14 pts)
(f) Droits L'Hom 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
Algeciras:
Wind from the SW, blowing a moderate breeze.
(b) Caesar 80 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (31 pts)
(b) Pompee 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (27 pts)
(b) Spencer 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (26 pts)
(b) Hannibal 98 gun 3 Decker SOL (crack crew) (28 pts)
(s) Real-Carlos 112 gun 3 Decker SOL (green crew) (27 pts)
(s) San Fernando 96 gun 3 Decker SOL (green crew) (24 pts)
(s) Argonauta 80 gun Ship of the Line (green crew) (23 pts)
(s) San Augustine 74 gun Ship of the Line (green crew) (20 pts)
(f) Indomptable 80 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (27 pts)
(f) Desaix 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
Lake Champlain:
Wind from the N, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) Saratoga 26 gun Sloop (crack crew) (12 pts)
(a) Eagle 20 gun Sloop (crack crew) (11 pts)
(a) Ticonderoga 17 gun Sloop (crack crew) (9 pts)
(a) Preble 7 gun Brig (crack crew) (4 pts)
(b) Confiance 37 gun Frigate (crack crew) (14 pts)
(b) Linnet 16 gun Sloop (elite crew) (10 pts)
(b) Chubb 11 gun Brig (crack crew) (5 pts)
Last Voyage of the USS President:
Wind from the N, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) President 44 gun Frigate (elite crew) (24 pts)
(b) Endymion 40 gun Frigate (crack crew) (17 pts)
(b) Pomone 44 gun Frigate (crack crew) (20 pts)
(b) Tenedos 38 gun Frigate (crack crew) (15 pts)
Hornblower and the Natividad:
Wind from the E, blowing a gale.
A scenario for you Horny fans. Remember, he sank the
Natividad against heavy odds and winds. Hint: don't try to
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board the Natividad, her crew is much bigger, albeit green.
(b) Lydia 36 gun Frigate (elite crew) (13 pts)
(s) Natividad 50 gun Ship of the Line (green crew) (14 pts)
Curse of the Flying Dutchman:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
Just for fun, take the Piece of cake.
(s) Piece of Cake 24 gun Corvette (average crew) (9 pts)
(f) Flying Dutchy 120 gun 3 Decker SOL (elite crew) (43 pts)
The South Pacific:
Wind from the S, blowing a strong breeze.
(a) USS Scurvy 136 gun 3 Decker SOL (mutinous crew) (27 pts)
(b) HMS Tahiti 120 gun 3 Decker SOL (elite crew) (43 pts)
(s) Australian 32 gun Frigate (average crew) (9 pts)
(f) Bikini Atoll 7 gun Brig (crack crew) (4 pts)
Hornblower and the battle of Rosas
Wind from the E, blowing a fresh breeze.
The only battle Hornblower ever lost. He was able to dismast one
ship and stern rake the others though. See if you can do as well.
(b) Sutherland 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (26 pts)
(f) Turenne 80 gun 3 Decker SOL (average crew) (27 pts)
(f) Nightmare 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
(f) Paris 112 gun 3 Decker SOL (green crew) (27 pts)
(f) Napolean 74 gun Ship of the Line (green crew) (20 pts)
Cape Horn:
Wind from the NE, blowing a strong breeze.
(a) Concord 80 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (27 pts)
(a) Berkeley 98 gun 3 Decker SOL (crack crew) (28 pts)
(b) Thames 120 gun 3 Decker SOL (elite crew) (43 pts)
(s) Madrid 112 gun 3 Decker SOL (green crew) (27 pts)
(f) Musket 80 gun 3 Decker SOL (average crew) (27 pts)
New Orleans:
Wind from the SE, blowing a fresh breeze.
Watch that little Cypress go!
(a) Alligator 120 gun 3 Decker SOL (elite crew) (43 pts)
(b) Firefly 74 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (27 pts)
(b) Cypress 44 gun Frigate (elite crew) (14 pts)
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Botany Bay:
Wind from the N, blowing a fresh breeze.
(b) Shark 64 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (18 pts)
(f) Coral Snake 44 gun Corvette (elite crew) (24 pts)
(f) Sea Lion 44 gun Frigate (elite crew) (24 pts)
Voyage to the Bottom of the
Wind from the NW, blowing a fresh breeze.
This one is dedicated to Richard Basehart and David Hedison.
(a) Seaview 120 gun 3 Decker SOL (elite crew) (43 pts)
(a) Flying Sub 40 gun Frigate (crack crew) (17 pts)
(b) Mermaid 136 gun 3 Decker SOL (mutinous crew) (27 pts)
(s) Giant Squid 112 gun 3 Decker SOL (green crew) (27 pts)
Frigate Action:
Wind from the E, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) Killdeer 40 gun Frigate (average crew) (15 pts)
(b) Sandpiper 40 gun Frigate (average crew) (15 pts)
(s) Curlew 38 gun Frigate (crack crew) (16 pts)
The Battle of Midway:
Wind from the E, blowing a moderate breeze.
(a) Enterprise 80 gun Ship of the Line (crack crew) (31 pts)
(a) Yorktown 80 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (27 pts)
(a) Hornet 74 gun Ship of the Line (average crew) (24 pts)
(j) Akagi 112 gun 3 Decker SOL (green crew) (27 pts)
(j) Kaga 96 gun 3 Decker SOL (green crew) (24 pts)
(j) Soryu 80 gun Ship of the Line (green crew) (23 pts)
Star Trek:
Wind from the S, blowing a fresh breeze.
(a) Enterprise 450 gun Ship of the Line (elite crew) (75 pts)
(a) Yorktown 450 gun Ship of the Line (elite crew) (75 pts)
(a) Reliant 450 gun Ship of the Line (elite crew) (75 pts)
(a) Galileo 450 gun Ship of the Line (elite crew) (75 pts)
(k) Kobayashi Maru 450 gun Ship of the Line (elite crew) (75 pts)
(k) Klingon II 450 gun Ship of the Line (elite crew) (75 pts)
(o) Red Orion 450 gun Ship of the Line (elite crew) (75 pts)
(o) Blue Orion 450 gun Ship of the Line (elite crew) (75 pts)
CONCLUSION
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curses library (pu!)
AUTHOR
Dave Riggle
CO-AUTHOR
Ed Wang
REFITTING
Craig Leres
CONSULTANTS
Chris Guthrie
Captain Happy
Horatio Nelson
Nancy Reagan
and many valiant others...
REFERENCES
Wooden Ships & Iron Men, by Avalon Hill
Captain Horatio Hornblower Novels, (13 of them) by C.S. Forester
Captain Richard Bolitho Novels, (12 of them) by Alexander Kent
The Complete Works of Captain Frederick Marryat, (about 20) especially
Mr. Midshipman Easy
Peter Simple
Jacob Faithful
Japhet in Search of a Father
Snarleyyow, or The Dog Fiend
Frank Mildmay, or The Naval Officer
SEE ALSO
midway(PUBLIC)
BUGS
Probably a few, and please report them to "riggle@ernie" and
"edward@arpa."
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