One of our intrepid (yet another heretic!) English Buccaneer (Sloop, top) spots a Frenchmen (bottom) and moves in...
Flying a French Flag to keep the merchant in the dark buys him time to move closer. When it appears the Frenchmen is on to him, he raises the Red Flag (No Quarter if there is resistance). He also fires his two bow chasers...
One of the crews unexpectedly hits the Frigate, and takes down one of the Marins! The French Captain passes his check for now...
The Frenchmen attempts to steer around the Buccaneer Sloop, but will fail as the English crew make a successful Tack Maneuver to draw closer...
Just as the French Captain orders his two guns to fire, the crew convince him to lower the flag. The Buccaneers grapple with the French ship, take everything of value, and allow the astonished Frenchmen to sail on...
Some of our engagements are more sailing challenges as the victims are in many cases merchants, who are under-crewed and under-gunned. So until next time...
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