"The weather of the Battle of Trafalgar:" Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Oct 2015 10:18 p.m. PST |
21st October 1805 Of possible interest? See here PDF link Amicalement
Armand |
| Mark Barker | 10 Oct 2015 5:11 a.m. PST |
Absolutely. As well as this presentation, Dennis Wheeler has produced detail academic papers on the weather conditions during the Trafalgar period. The calm that this battle was fought in, and the large up and down swell that the Combined Fleet were broadside-on to and which complicated their firing are key to the outcome of the battle. True, the light winds slowed the British approach but the swell saved them from much damage as they closed the range. This is one of the reasons why when you replay Trafalgar using most rule sets the British take an absolute hammering on the way in, because the weather does not have an effect. Best wishes, Mark Barker
The Inshore Squadron |
| Tango01 | 10 Oct 2015 11:14 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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