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HMS Victory (ETW Unit)

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HMS Victory (ETW Unit)
HMSVictory.png
Class Over 1st Rate
Unit Size 268 men
Weaponry 102 guns
Morale
Melee Attack
Ranged Attack
Defence
Charge Bonus
Accuracy
Range
Ammunition
Region England
Recruitment Cost 4740
Upkeep Cost 1180
Turns to Build
Unit Limit
Building Requirements Steam Drydock
Technology Requirements None
Attributes Broadside


Hms victorythumb.pngA unique ship for the British.

Game Description

Like all first rates, Victory is not a handy ship, being both slow and unresponsive. Good sailing qualities, however, are secondary to the weight of broadside that she can both deliver and withstand. This is important in a warship that is intended to form the centrepiece of any squadron and act as an admiral’s flagship.

Completed in 1765, Victory is probably the most famous first rate in history, and the only one still in existence. The work of naval architect and genius Sir Thomas Slade, Victory was always intended to be a flagship; the Royal Navy preferred the smaller 74s as battleships. Forty years later, in 1805, she was Horatio Nelson’s flagship at Trafalgar, a battle which gave the Royal Navy undisputed mastery of the world’s oceans for more than a century.

As of 2008, the ship is still the flagship to “CINCNAVHOME”, a rather unromantic NATO-speak acronym for the Royal Navy’s Second Sea Lord. The ship is in dry dock in southern England as part of the Portsmouth Dockyards museum. Modern RN warships still salute the Victory as they enter and leave harbour.

Overview

The magnificent HMS Victory is recruitable only by Great Britain and the pride of the British fleet. A stronger, sturdier, morale-inspired first rate, Victory is ideal as a flag ship and can best almost any other ship of the line in broadside action.

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