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Franklin
American - Special Edition
Type
- Ship
Collector's Number -
148
Piece Ratings:
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 07.23.06 |
Cadet-Captain Mike
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POR
148 - Franklin
Special Edition
Faction: USA
Points: 13 (medium-priced)
Masts: 4 (good)
Cargo: 4 (average)
Speed: S+S (average)
Cannons: 2s, 2s, 2s, 2s (good)
Special ability: If this ship has a Captain crew,
she gets +1 to her cannon rolls.
Ahh, the Franklin. My very favorite ship of all. The
hitman of the seven seas. Where do I start?
Well, don't waste her on gold gathering, that's for
sure. S+S isn't fast enough. Add a Helmsman and your
speed is good, but you're down to 3 cargo, and there
are plenty of ships that can bring in more than 3
cargo for less than 13 points. She'd do better at
ramming and boarding; four masts will usually give
you a win against the 2-masted ships that populate
most fleets. But this ship's purpose is to fight.
I have to chuckle at the "If this ship has a
Captain" part. Who would ever use a ship like this
without one? As she is, she has a 268% chance of
scoring a cannon hit; that means you can count on
two hits per battle, with a good chance of a third.
With the Captain, you not only get the move/shoot,
but the cannons become effectively one-rank, and the
ship's combat odds rise to 333% (three hits almost
every time). You might as well stick a Captain
counter to the Franklin's deck plate with Velcro; I
can't imagine a reason why you'd use this ship
without one.
You'll almost certainly want to add a Helmsman as
well, so she can get into the fight. That's 18
points total, the cost of the feared HMS Leicester
with no crew, but teh Franklin will have higher
speed and much better gunnery odds. The only
drawback is that all her cannons are S range, but if
you use a Helmsman, the S+S+S speed should bring you
within S range of almost any target. You'll still
have two cargo spaces free, either for the fruits of
boarding actions or for crew like Commander Albert
Crenshaw (all ship's guns have L range).
This ship was available only in the special-edition
Revolution boxes, so she may not be easy to find.
I've never seen her for sale in any of the on-line
shops that sell Pirates singles.
Recommendation: get this ship into the thick of the
fighting and keep her there. 13 points is a small
price to pay for four good cannons, and with a
Captain, the ship becomes [I know this word is
overused, but it applies here] awesome.
Can you tell I like this ship?
Cadet-Captain Mike
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