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HMS Gallows
Collector's Number -
MI #
046 (Uncommon)
Piece Ratings:
4.00
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 2.28.07 |
Cadet-Captain Mike
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Name: HMS Gallows
Card: MI # 046 (Uncommon)
Points: 16
Faction: England
Masts: 4 (rating: 4 / 5)
Cargo: 5 (rating: 3.5 / 5)
Moves: L (rating: 2 / 5)
Guns : 2L,2L,2L,2L (rating: 5 / 5)
Hit %: 268 (S), 268 (L)
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls
against any ship.
Holy Hannah, this ship scares me!
The English are best known for their fighting ships,
and this one is a superb example. Her speed isn't
great, but it's typical for big gunships, and a
Helmsman puts her into the "fast enough" category.
Her cargo is above average; you could use it for
gold, but you wouldn't want to. This ship was built
for fighting, and she's devastatingly good at it.
Four 2L cannons is just about as good as it gets.
When you're shooting at ships, they essentially
become 1L cannons, and that really IS as good as it
gets. Her hit percentage jumps to a phenomenal 333%.
She's in the same league as the awesome five-masted
HMS Titan, the double-hitting HMS Leicester, or my
favorite killer, the special-edition USS Franklin.
The only thing worse than a salvo from HMS Gallows
is two salvos in the same turn, and a crew like
Commander Spencer Portland can make that happen.
I'm getting nightmares just thinking about it.
Does HMS Gallows have any drawbacks? She doesn't get
the +1 gunnery bonus against forts or Marines on
land, but those are rarities, and even then, her
2-rank cannons are more than good enough. A ship
that can't be hit by L cannons could pound her to
bits with impunity. If this worries you, put a
Musketeer or a Marine on her, along with her
Helmsman and Captain. Her point cost is not small,
but you're most emphatically getting what you pay
for, and the high cost lets you load her up with
crew.
Realistically, there's nothing wrong with this ship.
I give her full marks, something I almost never do.
HMS Gallows will be the centerpiece of many a fine
English fighting fleet. Just warn me if you're going
to use her, so I can be out of town when it happens.
Total rating: 5 / 5 |
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Sumpbeast |
HMS
Gallows
Before I write anything let me state that I like the
English warships. This ship is on my “want list”.
Big guns, four masts and a good cargo hold means I
can load up the ship with crew. The “world hater”
ability adds to the effectiveness of this warship.
With four guns hitting on 2’s at long range there is
no worry about scoring at least a few hits. Ships
that cannot be hit by L range cannons could cause a
problem, but I have not seen many of those around
lately. Like most English warships HMS Gallows is
slow and expensive, so the obligatory helmsman and
captain are going to push the point cost into the
early twenties. I would take the HMS Gallows over my
favoured HMS Bretwalda even though HMS Gallows
weighs is at 16 points.
This expensive and fearsome ship gets a 3/5.
--Sumpbeast
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