Re: [eia] Battle of the Sicilian straits

["J.J. Young" <jjy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Russians are retreated to the sea space off Corfu/Taranto, ending the
naval phase.

-JJY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gorman" <mpgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: [eia] Battle of the Sicilian straits


> At 10:51 PM 12/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >The Russian III fleet of 27 ships is brought to battle by the British VI
> >fleet with 30 ships, the Spanish II fleet with 17 ships, and the Turkish
I
> >fleet with 18 ships; a total of 65.  The crafty Russians gain the
advantage
> >of the wind guage, inflicting 10% or 3 losses on the Coalition (1 ship
from
> >each fleet).  However, superior numbers carry the day as the combined
fleet
> >sinks 20% of 62 or 12 Russian ships.
> >
> >The Russians must either retreat to the nearest French-controlled port
> >(assuming they have French permission), which would be Naples, or be
> >retreated one sea space by the victors.
> >
> >Russia loses 1 PP, Britain, Spain, and Turkey all gain 1 PP.
> We would have been crafty if we could have arranged the last four dice
> rolls we've made in any other order.  Currently we craftily made sure that
> we found the single worst combination of events possible.
>
> We'll be taking the retreat one sea space option.  So nudge us wherever
and
> I think that will end the naval phase.
>
> Mike
>
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