This is an ongoing discussion about 17th Century naval wargaming (really, 1620-1720). Part of what is offered are scenarios for games: orders-of-battle, ship lists, battle descriptions, and scenarios for Age of Sail II-Privateers Bounty (a sailing warfare computer simulation/game), suitable scaled for that environment. Copyright (c) 2003-2004 James C. Bender
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Dutch hired ship armaments
The one Dutch hired ship for which I have so far seen an armament for 1652 had a mix of 12pdrs and 6pdrs on the lower tier, 4pdrs on the quarterdeck (I am guessing), and 2-3pdr, either on the forecastle or the poop. I have seen hired ships, but they were all Directors' ships. They often carried a standard armament, probably with a mix of 12pdrs and 8pdrs on the lower tier, 6pdrs on the quarterdeck, and the same 2-pdrs.
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