And look! A builder! http://www.ganeshagames.net/army_builders/GalleysGalleonsBuilder.html
Here are the manufacturers and my first attempt at working out the values of their various products. I've played with several of these in previous articles using both Flying Lead & Of Armies And Hordes. I'm considering using these regardless of other rules used for mixed games.
I would like to remind you that the clever Steve Blease came up with the solution of tabletop for underwater, ships on CD's mounted on (plastic) pint glasses. Flying vessels on flight mounts on same.
Peter Pig. I'd recommend their small Martian range, plus the ACW has good crew, guns, etc.
Small flyer. 1 or 2 man vessel. Could be a ships boat.
Scout
Points 20
Quality 2+
Combat 0
Special Rules
Aerobatics, Eagle-eyed, Ornithopter, Relay, Steam Engine, Unarmed, Yare
Fighter
Points 80
Quality 2+
Combat 3
Special Rules
Aerobatics, Carronades, Ornithopter, Steam Engine, Trained Gun Crews, Yare
You could add magician as the passenger.
Toying with one Hero pilot who would leap onto an enemy vessel-.
Larger Flyer. I use this one as a European vessel. Could be a ships or other boat. I think its too small for bombs. Carronade – seems a good match for machine guns
Scout
Points 88
Quality 2+
Combat 3 Aerobatics, Carronades, Eagle-eyed, Ornithopter, Relay, Semaphore, Steam Engine, Yare
https://www.peterpig.co.uk/fantasy.html
Martian Empires
Small boat. Scout vessel or raider.
Scout sled
Points 40
Quality 3+
Combat 3
Special Rules
Eagle-eyed, Relay, Steam Engine, Swashbucklers, Unarmed, Yare
Large boat. This can carry a boarding crew & small gun.
Fighter sled
Points 50
Quality 3+
Combat 3 Boats, Carronades, Eagle-eyed, Relay, Steam Engine, Swashbucklers
https://fighting15s.com/product-category/martian-empires/vehicles/?v=79cba1185463
Blotz
Aether launch Small merchant or barge/troop transport.
Barge
Points 1
Quality 4+
Combat 1 Merchantman, Steam Engine, Unarmed
Kohaya. You can add almost anything to this galley. The model I've made as an armed merchant:
Galley
Points 76
Quality 3+
Combat 4 Galley, Heavy Bow Chasers, Indirect Fire - Bow Guns, Master Gunner, Steam Engine, Trained Gun Crews, Yare
Flyer Here is my Russian gunship:
Prince Gerkoff
Points 60
Quality 3+
Combat 3 Heavy Bow Chasers, Master Gunner, Steam Engine, Trained Gun Crews, Yare
https://blotz.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=23_28_298
Dusty Dog Games. Here's the new boy. I've a lot of them still in their bags--.
Steam launch, similar to the Martian Empires large boat. Useful for any European power.
Motorboat
Points 46
Quality 3+
Combat 3 Boats, Heavy Bow Chasers, Steam Engine, Trained Gun Crews, Yare
Aphid – small British gun boat.
HMS Alton
Points 46
Quality 3+
Combat 2 Carronades, Marksmen, Steam Engine, Trained Gun Crews, Yare
Gunboat
Gunboat. You get 2 options, bow gun or torpedo launcher.
HMS Belarus
Points 74
Quality 3+
Combat 3 Drilled Soldiers, Marksmen, Relay, Semaphore, Steam Engine, Torpedoes, Trained Gun Crews, Yare
Or
HMS Belarus
Points 72
Quality 3+
Combat 3 Drilled Soldiers, Heavy Stern Chasers, Marksmen, Relay, Semaphore, Steam Engine, Trained Gun Crews, Yare
Martian Screw Galley
Galley
Points 69
Quality 4+
Combat 5 Galley, Marksmen, Ramming, Reinforced Hull, Steam Engine, Swashbucklers
Martian Kite
Kite
Points 69
Quality 4+
Combat 4
Special Rules
Airship, Galleon Rigged, Marksmen, Merchantman, Ramming, Reinforced Hull, Swashbucklers.
Now all I need is to do a bit of assembly, get a vaccine jab & return to wargaming!
BTW, I don't know what they've done, but blogging is now way harder. Tried putting in pictures- somethings wrong somewhere--.
