User:Capt jock lewes

'==Captains in Action:=='

Lord Tikkas Captain Marc Jones Captain Peter Von Danzig Captain Levi Orde Captain Katanga Captain Jock Lewes

6 Pirates of various societies - all in Frigates.

==Action Setup:==''' With the port of Belize under seige and the level of pirate increasing in the area, Lord Tikkas put out a general call for all Captains to gather to put our gun crews into action.

==The Action Itself:== At the outset of the battle, it was clear we had the advantage of power against this group of rats. With the wind in our favour, the Pirates put up sail to run however, a misguided tack to the leeward side saw their speed decrease greatly. With full wind in our sails we were to cut into a straggler and whittled his crew down to near nothing. However, his pirate friends would have none of us taking him. The turned to fight and crowded around the crippled frigate providing him comfort and aid. Our cannonade was relentless.

Soon the pirates formed a good line to meet us on. This however would not be to our advantage as the group missed its starboard tack. It was then I was clearly in danager. Granted the task of guarding the rear of the van, my ship lost sail as the tack into the wind forced me down. It was clearly evident to the pirates they had a target in their midsts and as one the assaulted my valiant crew. It was a tough battle for my lads. the fought hard and long. And just when it looked like we had gotten all our repairs under control a well placed cannon shot from a rat vessel hit just outside our magazine stores. The resulting fire spread quickly. There was little the crew could do to place out the fire. Sadly I must report that the HMS Mary Rose - 74 Guns, of which I of late was granted command of, has unfortunately been destroyed.

==The Result:== Even with the loss of myself and soon thereafter Captain Marc Jones, the Crown was still able to take down 4 of the rats and cause damage to the 3 reinforcements who showed up on the scene. '''

Lessons Learned:
''' Captains, humility is a lessons learned the hard way. I clearly needed to pay closer attention to the weather indicator. Had I taken a starboard tack as opposed to a leeward, I am sure I would not have lost the wind from my sails. Sadly though this was a lesson learned by the loss of a 74 gun ship.