And so to the second installment of the Chronicles of Captain von Ghibs War, which chronicles become famous for the presence of only defeats the English and the total absence of the far more numerous victories Hispanic. Maybe I bring bad luck? This time the battle
these four brave Venetian, Veritas, Marco Italian, Zendhar and myself. Just arrived in the battle, immediately evident in a particular: the map is horrible for the attackers, unfortunately I took a picture of the minimap, but imagine a series of channels wedged between two high-sided stone, quite close, the related ' one another with little intersections wider, and Fortini willing to these intersections: a mess, to put it bluntly. Lead the battle for our Calmdown, the BadKarma, already famous for having led the victorious troops to the power Turtling Bay. The order is to be positioned at the tactics of the English fleet so dear to Roberts, the double line nelsoniana memory. 
... Calmdown, its 4th rate Ship of the Line, in front of the fleet, CRASH! No way, are useless attempts to return to play after a crash you can not fall nell'istance battlefield. Seems shaken by the fleet, lost at once the most powerful ship and the most experienced commander. It is about ten minutes so properties in the hope of a miracle and the return of Calmdown, but it's useless.
at the end of Mizpah, another experienced captain of the Enigma guild decides to take the reins and take the fleet immobility that had blocked. Is finally given the order to sail the ships and bring slowly moving. You decide to go off the road longer, allowing them to travel to face in the two forts needed for entry to the port (memory error in the Battle of Puerto Cabezas).
Calmdown Apparently, however, had made no part in his battle plan, and understand pretty quickly that the poor Mizpah may not be up to the task that has caught on not finding another admiral for it to load on the shoulders of the second line, he decided to join the fleet in a single line, and then target the enemy camp, break their dam and destroy the British had already occurred in Turtling Bay. We did not, however, taking into account two factors: first, that this time the British were ready, well-armed and determined not to break (after all, be fooled twice in a row by the same tactic would have been really bad on their part) , and second, that a single line is much easier to stop, especially if, as in this case, is forced to travel with the wind abeam, and almost bow ... The slowness of the line will be the cause of his own defeat. Needless to recount the episodes of confrontation, where the English crews have made heroic deeds despite the desperate situation: the line comes up against the dam opponent, hesitates, turns back on itself, and without a guide setting out the targets and strategy changes under way, ships are crowded upon each other against the wind, all being destroyed one by one (and only four ships bringing with her opponents ). I have no pictures of the bloody phase of the battle, so we must rely on the artist's hand (which given the late hour, could not do better).
The battle ends with a defeat, but Spain cmq overlooking the Caribbean Sea, and this was just a small break in the broader context and environment of the war. My compliments to the Venetians, who fought with passion without flinching, without being ready the clash. PS: on the official forum of Roberts is being a lynch the poor Mizpah, guilty of having destroyed the fleet and have taken a position unable to play, leading the procession of "gettatori stones of the" always very friendly and modest Calmdown, shoveling piles of shit sull'Ammiraglio defeated. While acknowledging the mistakes of Mizpah (and does so himself in the thread in question), I find it shameful behavior BadKarma in this case, public humiliation in a mate is simply a shameful thing. Nothing, I am eager to participate.
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