Maiden Voyage of The Terrier

I was given this fabulous little galley a while back and it had been sitting on my mantle piece, waiting for an opportunity to sail a suitably clothed tabletop.  The opportunity came and here we see it on its maiden voyage.

But it's not all fair sailing or rowing, there was a battle to be fought, and The Terrier joined the Maltese Squadron, part of the Venetian and Papal fleet to face their adversaries.  The rules (along with everything else) are Simon's adaption of Skull N Crown.

The galleys approach

The enemy as seen from The Terrier.

The Terrier is on the extreme right of the Christain line.

A seagull's eye view.

The enemy ships have opened fire at long range,

black smoke billowing over their ships.

The Venetians score the first win, sinking an enemy galley,

but the enemy have closed and attempted a number of rams and boardings.

A Venetian and two Papal galleys have been sunk,

but at least one more enemy galley has been wrecked.

The Venetians locked in combat.

The centre galley is down to one crew and two hull factors.

The Papal squadron is down two galleys.

The Maltese squadron and The Terrier are yet to get into serious action.

The seagull is keeping well aloft,

spying four enemy and four Christian wrecks,

Evens.

After ramming galleys have to disengage.

Also, after firing ships have to reload.

It all takes time.

Still four ships per side lost,

but others have been rendered out of combat due to crew losses.

(Denoted by red beads that can be a tad hard to see in the image).

That brings another four enemy ships lost but only a single additional Christian.

At this stage the enemy graciously withdraw.

The Terrier emerges from the smoke without a scratch.