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Date Reviewed - 11.19.07
Cadet-Captain Mike
Name: HMS Dauntless
Card: PotC #002 (Rare)
Points: 16
Faction: England
Masts: 5
Cargo: 5
Moves: L
Guns : 3S, 2L, 2L, 2L, 3S
Hit %: 301 (S), 201 (L)
Link : Admiral James Norrington
Ability: This ship ignores the first hit she takes
each turn as long as she has all of her masts.
HMS Dauntless was the BMOC (Big Man-o-war On the
Caribbean) in the first Pirates movie. Everyone has
been quite eager to see if the WK version would do
her justice. I'm pleased to say they did.
Her cannons have good accuracy, and a mix of S and L
ranges is always a good thing. Her ability isn't
quite as good as the two-hits-to-remove-one-mast
ability, but it's a good one nonetheless, and it
keeps the ship's point cost down. The generous cargo
means you can pack her with generic crew, or use a
mix of generic and named crew and have a slot or two
free for gold. Speed is typical for a five-masted
ship.
If you use Norrington (captain and world-hater) on
her, all she needs for maximum mayhem is a Helmsman
crew, which is something the English don't seem to
have in this release. That's how I'd crew her. Then
I'd stick her in the thick of the action and watch
the enemy masts crumple and fall. Rule Britannia!
