Action - 1721 - January 24 - PvP combat at Biloxi

'''I accompanied Lord Berett on run to Biloxi to build contention there. For a while our ragtag group of some SGS and other society members had the red zone to ourselves. However, as we near 6,000 pts, 4 french descended upon us. At this point, We were separated in different battles. However, when one french ran away, myself and Capt. D. Allard pursued and caught him. Unfortunately, his 3 friends joined as well.'''

Captains in Action
British Captains:

Captain J. R. Lapenotiere - Dauntless, tanked out-

Captain D. Allard - MC Capri

French Captains:

Francois in a Herc Sleek

One in a MC Capri

One in another Herc Sleek

One in an Intrepid

Action Setup
Allard and myself were able to burn down the first Herc Sleek pretty quick with bronze shot. We then engaged Francois and whittled him down to almost nothing. I would have killed him, but he was faster than me and ran away to repair. We also whittled down the MC Capri. I think the French were surprised that I was using Bronze shot. Unfortunately, as fast as we'd destroy them, they'd sail out of range. There was nothing I could do about that.

The Action Itself
Finally, Allard was sunk. It took them another 20 minutes to demast me, by which time I had nearly sunk Francois again and the MC Capri. At one point, we were healthy and they were almost down 3 out of 4. Now I wish that Lord Berett had joined us as it didn't look like such a hopeless cause after all.

Action Result
One french Sleek Herc was sunk at the cost of a Dauntless and a MC Capri. The french used a dozen hull patches. I think I cleaned them out.

Lessons Learned
Tanked ships are great but can't do much when faster ships run away to repair. If I had had one more volley, I could have sunk Francois. Had Lord Berett joined us, I think we would have won. It was foolish for me to tell Berett not to join.