Admirals of the High Seas II said:Flank Speed!
This Special Action increases a ship’s movement by 1”. There is no modifier to Attack Dice on ships that have executed a Flank Speed! Special Action.
gazman said:Mackster
Did you win by sinking the enemy or getting your ships off??
Also what was the composition of the enemy fleet?
I'm up against nine U boats next time.....
msprange said:Liberty ships were _slow_!
Indeed, the VAS real life speed to in-game speed ratio varies between 4.6 (Nelson : 23kts -> 5") and 5.5 (King George V : 27.5kts -> 5"). So one would assume the formula used was, take the kts value, divide by 5 and round. However the Tramp and Liberty have speeds of 10 and 11 kts respectvely... they should both have 2" movement, not 1. Oddly the Victory cargo ship's speed of 17 kts correctly resolves to 3" in-game.Davesaint said:msprange said:Liberty ships were _slow_!
12 knots or so is not that slow. If the speed ratings you are using is 1" per 5 knots of speed, then 1" of movement is too slow.
Maybe thats the idea of having slow freighters, to keep them on the table and give a reasonable length game