1570
Spanish treasure fleet sets sail from Cuba sails past Kingston and into South Atlantic heading for
Azores Fleet consisits of 3 MoW and a galleon.
Henry the Navigator calls and wants to renew the RoP. Done.
Lots of Kongo pikes appear out of the African jungles.
1571
Bombard treasure fleet with no impact. Frigates take up station to south and east of fleet.
Seadogs in Atalntic attempt to set up mulitple intercept course north and west of Azores.
As anticipated the Spanairds head for Madeira
1572
Frigates move to block access to coast of Madeira, lobbing cannonballs in passing and wound a MoW
Spanish MenOWar sail out of Lisbon and sink a Dutch ship and a Sea Dog. Treasure fleet sails north
along coast and encounters a French frigate which sinks a ManoWar and delays the fleet movement
1573
Frigate sails in and bombards treasure fleet, damaging ManoWar. Sea Dog strikes and sinks ManOWar.
Sea Dog attacks from Atlantic, cripples ManOwar but sinks. Sea dog attacks, captures Galleon, a
pike, a musket and two treaures. Galleon heads up French coast escorted by Sea Dog. Crippled
Spanish ManOWar sinks Sea Dog but next Sea Dog sinks the MoW and sails north to join treasure ship
escort. Two more Sea Dogs and a Frigate create picquet around Lisbon to force SPanish MenOWar out
to sea. Oporto is blockaded by French frigate.
Mayflower sets sail up coast to follow Great Circle Route across Atlantic.
Remainder of freebooters sail west to set up picquet at Panama City.
Portugal reneges on the Spanish alliance.
A Spanish treasure fleet sets sail from Vera Cruz heading for the Spanish Main (3 Frigates and a
carrack
France reneges on the Spanish alliance.
We learn how to build MenOWar!! shut off research
Jamestown riots...
French start NewtonU
Aztecs complete Temple of Kukulcan
1574
Spanish treasure galleon reaches London safely(2)
Plymouth builds first ManOWar.skip the cathedral build as the cessation of research gives us plenty
of income to work with and the Thirty-Nine Articles (95 Theses) are due in London in 3.
Spend earnings from Spanish treasure rushing Sea Dogs and a ManOWar.
Position fleets in Atlantic and the Iberian coast to hit the treasure fleet.
Spanish MenOWar sortie out of Lisbon to reinforce treasure fleet which scurries for cover in Panama
City.
1575
Two loads of furs from the Hudson Bay Compnay delivered to London (English furs 3/Spanish Treasures
2)
Setting up freebooter fleet to take or wound spanish treasure fleet. There is a pack of wolves at
the Azores to take the cripples.
Renew Dutch RoP staright up.
Sign RoP with France straight up
Spanish treasure fleet leaves Panama City and enters Spanish Main. It was upgraded at Panama City
to 3 MoW and a Galleon
1576
Wolf pack partially closes the pass between Azores and Madeira (5 Sea Dogs, a MoW, 2 Frigates).
There are two Sea Dogs and a MoW in reerve at Oporto.
Thirty-Nine Articles(95 Theses) are written and published in London.
Spanish sortie three MenOWar out of Madeira, two sink and the third sinks a Sea Dog
Spanish treasure fleet sails through gap. It is reachable by the wolf pack.
1577
HMS Hammer(frigate) and Anvil(MoW) weaken Spanish MenOWar. Wolf pack moves in for the kill. Four
Sea Dogs attack, three are sunk, the fourth captures a Spanish ManOWar(converted to Sea Dog) which
immediately attacks, damages a MoW but sinks. Next Sea Dog attacks and captures another MoW, the
new sea dog attacks and captures the treasure galleon. The last Spanish MoW in the fleet is sunk by
the Sea Dog that captured the first Spanish MoW. There is one Spanish MoW left in the area.
There is another Spanish fleet heading out from Vera Cruz
The elite knight attacks Mexico City and Henry VIII appears. Now how does he get home?
Maya and Iroquois sign a Peace Treaty
Another Spanish Treasure fleet appears in the pass at the Azores
1578
Patrolling wolf packs on the east coast uncover another Spanish fleet heading north of the Spanish
Main. The Spainards may be altering their track. Sea Dogs shadow.
The frigates in the Azores pack bombard the Spanish fleet in the pass and HMS Vulcan(MoW) sails in
and sinks a Spaniard. HMS Anvil is sunk in another attack on the Spaniards. Sea Dog golden Hind
moves in on the exposed Galleon and captures it.
A Spanish fleet is on the coast of Portugal heading north. It could be a treasure fleet returning
to the Americas or.... it could be the precursor to the Spanish Armada!!
Decide to take no chances and kill a ManOWar and cripple the galleon. The battle takes two Sea
Dogs.After battle the fleet sails west to intercept the next Spanish treasure fleet.
Treasure delivered to London. (Totals:Hudson Bay Company 3/Spain 3).
HMS Sea Wolf sinks one Spanish MoW and captures another in the Azores Pass.
Iroquois and Netherlands declare on the Portugese.
1579
Attack Spanish fleet in Virginia waters and capture treasure galleon. Surviving Sea Dog and galleon
take refuge in Jamestown
Blockade the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
Spainards break the line and land treasure.
Netherlands attempts amphib assault on Lisbon with a single MDI, fail
1580
Regrouping fleet and sailing into the North Atlantic to run a circular search pattern for Spanish
fleets. Northwest then west south then east to the Spanish Main.
I suspect the next treasure fleet will return to the southern route. The Mayflower is loaded with
Hudson Bay Furs, there is a Spanish galleon with two Spanish treasures sailing in company. The two
treasure ships will hit the coast in 1, Treasure will have to be unloaded by lighter to keep it
safe from marauders.
Sink the remnants of the Armada
Tactical considerations:
Spanish fleets consistently appear in squadrons of four (3 MoW and the galleon). Head on attacks by Sea Dogs usually don't succeed and the sea dogs are lost, which increases the Spanish score. With three MoW and two Sea Dogs the galleon can be captured and losses minimized. Bombard the MoW until the galleon appears in defense. Then attack with the first Sea Dog. If that attack succeeds the galleon is captured, if it doesn't but the Sea Dog survives, immediately follow up with the second Sea Dog, and press the attack until the galleon is captured. MoW have defensive bombardment and I only saw one Sea DOg retreat after lsoing a skirmish.
If a fleet gets past the Azores it will follow the coast north to the Bay of Biscay. As long as there are warships in the coastal waters between Plymouth and the Bay there will be second and third chances to capture. If it reaches the coast on the border of Spain and France it immediately off-loads and sets sail for the west again. If there is a galleon in Plymouth with three muskets in it it is possible to reach the landing spot and try to capture the treasure on land with an amphib landing.
Maps follow
Spanish treasure fleet sets sail from Cuba sails past Kingston and into South Atlantic heading for
Azores Fleet consisits of 3 MoW and a galleon.
Henry the Navigator calls and wants to renew the RoP. Done.
Lots of Kongo pikes appear out of the African jungles.
1571
Bombard treasure fleet with no impact. Frigates take up station to south and east of fleet.
Seadogs in Atalntic attempt to set up mulitple intercept course north and west of Azores.
As anticipated the Spanairds head for Madeira
1572
Frigates move to block access to coast of Madeira, lobbing cannonballs in passing and wound a MoW
Spanish MenOWar sail out of Lisbon and sink a Dutch ship and a Sea Dog. Treasure fleet sails north
along coast and encounters a French frigate which sinks a ManoWar and delays the fleet movement
1573
Frigate sails in and bombards treasure fleet, damaging ManoWar. Sea Dog strikes and sinks ManOWar.
Sea Dog attacks from Atlantic, cripples ManOwar but sinks. Sea dog attacks, captures Galleon, a
pike, a musket and two treaures. Galleon heads up French coast escorted by Sea Dog. Crippled
Spanish ManOWar sinks Sea Dog but next Sea Dog sinks the MoW and sails north to join treasure ship
escort. Two more Sea Dogs and a Frigate create picquet around Lisbon to force SPanish MenOWar out
to sea. Oporto is blockaded by French frigate.
Mayflower sets sail up coast to follow Great Circle Route across Atlantic.
Remainder of freebooters sail west to set up picquet at Panama City.
Portugal reneges on the Spanish alliance.
A Spanish treasure fleet sets sail from Vera Cruz heading for the Spanish Main (3 Frigates and a
carrack
France reneges on the Spanish alliance.
We learn how to build MenOWar!! shut off research
Jamestown riots...
French start NewtonU
Aztecs complete Temple of Kukulcan
1574
Spanish treasure galleon reaches London safely(2)
Plymouth builds first ManOWar.skip the cathedral build as the cessation of research gives us plenty
of income to work with and the Thirty-Nine Articles (95 Theses) are due in London in 3.
Spend earnings from Spanish treasure rushing Sea Dogs and a ManOWar.
Position fleets in Atlantic and the Iberian coast to hit the treasure fleet.
Spanish MenOWar sortie out of Lisbon to reinforce treasure fleet which scurries for cover in Panama
City.
1575
Two loads of furs from the Hudson Bay Compnay delivered to London (English furs 3/Spanish Treasures
2)
Setting up freebooter fleet to take or wound spanish treasure fleet. There is a pack of wolves at
the Azores to take the cripples.
Renew Dutch RoP staright up.
Sign RoP with France straight up
Spanish treasure fleet leaves Panama City and enters Spanish Main. It was upgraded at Panama City
to 3 MoW and a Galleon
1576
Wolf pack partially closes the pass between Azores and Madeira (5 Sea Dogs, a MoW, 2 Frigates).
There are two Sea Dogs and a MoW in reerve at Oporto.
Thirty-Nine Articles(95 Theses) are written and published in London.
Spanish sortie three MenOWar out of Madeira, two sink and the third sinks a Sea Dog
Spanish treasure fleet sails through gap. It is reachable by the wolf pack.
1577
HMS Hammer(frigate) and Anvil(MoW) weaken Spanish MenOWar. Wolf pack moves in for the kill. Four
Sea Dogs attack, three are sunk, the fourth captures a Spanish ManOWar(converted to Sea Dog) which
immediately attacks, damages a MoW but sinks. Next Sea Dog attacks and captures another MoW, the
new sea dog attacks and captures the treasure galleon. The last Spanish MoW in the fleet is sunk by
the Sea Dog that captured the first Spanish MoW. There is one Spanish MoW left in the area.
There is another Spanish fleet heading out from Vera Cruz
The elite knight attacks Mexico City and Henry VIII appears. Now how does he get home?
Maya and Iroquois sign a Peace Treaty
Another Spanish Treasure fleet appears in the pass at the Azores
1578
Patrolling wolf packs on the east coast uncover another Spanish fleet heading north of the Spanish
Main. The Spainards may be altering their track. Sea Dogs shadow.
The frigates in the Azores pack bombard the Spanish fleet in the pass and HMS Vulcan(MoW) sails in
and sinks a Spaniard. HMS Anvil is sunk in another attack on the Spaniards. Sea Dog golden Hind
moves in on the exposed Galleon and captures it.
A Spanish fleet is on the coast of Portugal heading north. It could be a treasure fleet returning
to the Americas or.... it could be the precursor to the Spanish Armada!!
Decide to take no chances and kill a ManOWar and cripple the galleon. The battle takes two Sea
Dogs.After battle the fleet sails west to intercept the next Spanish treasure fleet.
Treasure delivered to London. (Totals:Hudson Bay Company 3/Spain 3).
HMS Sea Wolf sinks one Spanish MoW and captures another in the Azores Pass.
Iroquois and Netherlands declare on the Portugese.
1579
Attack Spanish fleet in Virginia waters and capture treasure galleon. Surviving Sea Dog and galleon
take refuge in Jamestown
Blockade the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
Spainards break the line and land treasure.
Netherlands attempts amphib assault on Lisbon with a single MDI, fail
1580
Regrouping fleet and sailing into the North Atlantic to run a circular search pattern for Spanish
fleets. Northwest then west south then east to the Spanish Main.
I suspect the next treasure fleet will return to the southern route. The Mayflower is loaded with
Hudson Bay Furs, there is a Spanish galleon with two Spanish treasures sailing in company. The two
treasure ships will hit the coast in 1, Treasure will have to be unloaded by lighter to keep it
safe from marauders.
Sink the remnants of the Armada
Tactical considerations:
Spanish fleets consistently appear in squadrons of four (3 MoW and the galleon). Head on attacks by Sea Dogs usually don't succeed and the sea dogs are lost, which increases the Spanish score. With three MoW and two Sea Dogs the galleon can be captured and losses minimized. Bombard the MoW until the galleon appears in defense. Then attack with the first Sea Dog. If that attack succeeds the galleon is captured, if it doesn't but the Sea Dog survives, immediately follow up with the second Sea Dog, and press the attack until the galleon is captured. MoW have defensive bombardment and I only saw one Sea DOg retreat after lsoing a skirmish.
If a fleet gets past the Azores it will follow the coast north to the Bay of Biscay. As long as there are warships in the coastal waters between Plymouth and the Bay there will be second and third chances to capture. If it reaches the coast on the border of Spain and France it immediately off-loads and sets sail for the west again. If there is a galleon in Plymouth with three muskets in it it is possible to reach the landing spot and try to capture the treasure on land with an amphib landing.
Maps follow
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