![]() Budding captains will swiftly learn that there are lots of things they must keep track of. Still, the fact remains that naval combat is a complex business. For starters, manoeuvring your “blokies” on land is obviously a lot more complicated than we just implied – consider the fact that the performance of a regiment of musketeers will vary wildly depending on their formation, and who they’re fighting against. In fact, it’s not even remotely accurate – and it’s a lousy piece of journalism to boot. Okay, so that last paragraph is a gross oversimplification of the truth. ![]() ![]() And on top of that, you’ve got to deal with the fact that most of your cannons fire from the side of your ship. Your movement is largely governed by the wind. When you’re out on the water, you’ve got to contend with a choppy and unpredictable sea. You get your blokies and horsey-men (those are the technical terms) into a good spot, then you shoot the enemies with your boom stick, or twok ’em with something heavy and sharp. Life is hard enough when you’re ordering troops about on dry land, but at least the basic principles are fairly obvious. We mean this literally: it’s bloody, and it’s complicated. The main thing about being an 18th Century admiral is that it’s a bloody complicated job. ![]()
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