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Saturday, August 28, 2004

A Lowestoft scenario--let's analyze the numbers

To do a Privateers Bounty scenario for the Battle of Lowestoft (3 June 1665), we will need to scale the fleets to fit. To do that, we need to know actual numbers. For now, we will omit smallcraft, although I like to have them. English fleet: (104 ships) White Squadron: (33 ships)
  • Van: 1-2nd Rate, 2-3rd Rates, 4-4th Rates, 1-5th Rate, and 4-hired merchantmen (11 ships)
  • Center: 1-1st Rate, 1-2nd Rate, 2-3rd Rates, 4-4th Rates, 1-5th Rate, 2-fireships, and 2-hired merchantmen (13 ships)
  • Rear: 1-2nd Rate, 2-3rd Rates, 3-4th Rates, 1-5th Rate, and 2-hired merchantmen (9 ships)

Red Squadron: (39 ships)

  • Van: 2-2nd Rates, 1-3rd Rate, 4-4th Rates, 1-5th Rate, 1-6th Rate, and 2-hired merchantmen (11 ships)
  • Center: 1-1st Rate, 2-2nd Rates, 2-3rd Rates, 5-4th Rates, 2-5th Rates, 1-6th Rate, 2-fireships, and 2-hired merchantmen (17 ships)
  • Rear: 1-2nd Rate, 1-3rd Rate, 5-4th Rates, and 4-hired merchantmen (11 ships)

Blue Squadron: (32 ships)

  • Van: 1-2nd Rate, 2-3rd Rates, 3-4th Rates, 1-5th Rate, and 3-hired merchantmen (10 ships)
  • Center: 1-1st Rate, 2-3rd Rates, 4-4th Rates, 2-5th Rates, 1-fireship, and 2-hired merchantmen (12 ships)
  • Rear: 2-2nd Rates, 1-3rd Rate, 4-4th Rates, 1-5th Rate, and 2-hired merchantmen (10 ships)

Dutch fleet: (122 ships)

  • First Squadron: 1-78 (VOC), 1-73, 1-68, 2-58, 1-56, 4-48, 2-46, 1-38, 1-36, 1-18, and 2-fireships (17 ships)
  • Second Squadron: 1-76 (VOC), 1-58, 1-57, 1-53, 1-50, 2-46, 3-36, 2-34, 1-29, 1-25, 1-8, 1-6, and 2-fireships (18 ships)
  • Third Squadron: 1-70 (VOC), 2-68, 1-58, 1-50, 4-48, 1-46, 1-41 (VOC), 2-38, 1-36, and 1 fireship (15 ships)
  • Fourth Squadron: 1-70 (VOC), 1-68, 1-58, 1-54, 2-52, 1-50 (VOC), 1-44, 4-40, 1-38, 1-36, 1-18, and 1-fireship (16 ships)
  • Fifth Squadron: 1-70, 1-58, 2-56, 1-50 (VOC), 6-48, 1-40, 2-38, 1-36, 1-30, 1-14, and 1-fireship (18 ships)
  • Sixth Squadron: 1-50, 1-48, 4-46, 1-40, 1-36, 1-34, 2-30, 1-26, 1-24, 1-21, 1-20, 1-16, 1-4, 1-3, and 2-fireships (20 ships)
  • Seventh Squadron: 1-60, 2-56, 1-54 (VOC), 3-52 (VOC), 2-50, 1-46, 2-44, 1-36, 1-32 (VOC), 2-30, and 2-fireships (18 ships)

The English are 104 ships while the Dutch are 122 ships. If the total in the game is 84, then the English would have 39 ships and the Dutch would have 45 ships. The squadrons would need to be scaled accordingly.

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