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Conquerant
Another Bombardier made it onto our Top Ten list,
France's Conquerant.
Cargo Space: Conquerant only has three spaces, which
is fine for a fighter. You can put some expensive
crew on here since this ship costs a lot of points.
Masts: She only has three masts, but her big gun is
a 3S (technically 3S+S) and her regular guns are an
excellent two 2S and one 2L.
Base Move: Conquerant is a quick bugger with an S+S
base move. She can get in an out of fights quickly
if she has to.
Point Value: This is Conquerant's big flaw, in my
opinion. 21 points is a lot to pay for a 3-mast
ship, even with the double-range cannon. Keep her
well-guarded as this ship is an expensive
investment.
The Conquerant also has the chance for an extra
action if it rolls a 5 or 6 before its turn.
I give the Conquerant a 3.5/5. |
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Cadet-Captain Mike |
Had
this ranked as the #3 card for 2008
Here's Mikes
review from earlier this year:
Name:
Conquerant (France)
Card: FS #015 (Rare)
Points: 21
Masts: 3
Cargo: 3
Moves: S+S
Guns : [3S] 2S,2L,2S
Hit %: 250 (S), 67 (L)
Ability: Bombadier. Once per turn, roll a d6. On a 5
or 6, this ship can be given an extra action.
France did well in Fire & Steel, and this bombardier
is one of the reasons why.
When you look at the Conquerant, the first thing
you're liable to see is the scary price tag. But for
your points, you're getting three excellent cannons
plus the bombardier cannon, adequate speed, and an
extra action.
The ability to light two fires in one turn, plus
deal out damage from six 2-rank shots, is a scary
thing to think about. She needs some good fighting
crew to maximize her potential; I'd recommend the BC
Jordan Dumas (Captain and reroll), the CC Capitaine
Gaston de St. Croix (SAT and +1 vs English), and a
Shipwright (to repair that mighty bombardier cannon
if you roll a 1 and it jams). Now you could get
three move/shoots in one turn, and you'll be getting
your money's worth out of your expensive ship, and
then some.
This is the first time I've even given a three-masted
ship maximum marks as a fighter. I think the
Conquerant deserves it. The only reason her value
marks aren't higher is because she costs so much.
But she's worth it.
Goldship rating: 3.2 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 5.0 / 5
Boarding rating: 3.1 / 5
Value for points: 3.5 / 5 |
