jocknroll | 06 Apr 2020 7:54 a.m. PST |
Sometimes your dreams come true. A flight over the battle area. Loads of shots on the blog here: link Project and reality here
Chatham dockyard
This is it!
Here come the Dutch!
Burning the battleships – the scenario being played. |
KeepYourPowderDry | 06 Apr 2020 9:49 a.m. PST |
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DeRuyter | 06 Apr 2020 10:29 a.m. PST |
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whitejamest | 06 Apr 2020 12:32 p.m. PST |
Really spectacular stuff! |
David O Brien | 06 Apr 2020 12:53 p.m. PST |
I can't wait for the virus to eventually disappear so that we can game this battle. |
jocknroll | 06 Apr 2020 2:30 p.m. PST |
You'll enjoy it Dave. Hand brake turns in a river are pretty tricky! |
Long Valley Gamer | 06 Apr 2020 3:00 p.m. PST |
Hi, who makes the buildings? |
jocknroll | 06 Apr 2020 4:02 p.m. PST |
Brigade Models make the buildings |
mumbasa | 06 Apr 2020 11:00 p.m. PST |
Barry, When is your trip to see a VOC Trading station somewhere in modern day Indonesia going to take place? John |
jocknroll | 07 Apr 2020 2:52 a.m. PST |
Hello John, can't do Indonesia yet but I can do Goa! Portuguese fort of Reis Magos (16th/17th century). read about my visit here: link One of the next scenarios on the blog is The Battle of Goa 1638 (so back to Goa soon!) Some pics here:
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David O Brien | 07 Apr 2020 7:14 a.m. PST |
"You'll enjoy it Dave. Hand brake turns in a river are pretty tricky" Looking again at the photos it's hard to imagine that anyone in their right mind would sail a fleet up there trying to avoid the shore, hostile forts, fight a battle then expect to get away. I wonder if the river was much wider back then? |
jocknroll | 07 Apr 2020 7:26 a.m. PST |
Not to my knowledge. Examination of the maps show much the same configuration. If anything, channels may have been a little narrower and shallower here and there. The dock basin follows the old route of St Mary's Creek. This was dug out and industrialized in Victorian pre-Victorian times connecting the Gillingham Reach to the Upnor Reach. You can see it clearly in the aerial shots. |
David O Brien | 07 Apr 2020 4:01 p.m. PST |
I've sent you some more interesting Ottoman naval illustrations. |
jocknroll | 08 Apr 2020 3:06 a.m. PST |
Thanks Dave, got it all – very interesting! |