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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP24 Nov 2024 4:53 p.m. PST

" This article is my personal interpretation of the battle. Any mistakes are my own.

By now the War was being waged in deadly earnest.. The Confederacy needed much of its supplies and weapons bought from countries abroad. The main currency used for purchase was cotton which had to be shipped out. In addition, the Confederate Government were sending out Commerce Raiders to attack any Union Merchant ships.

Lacking the large industrial capacity of the Union, this was the only way that the Confederate States could supplement the material needed to maintain their forces…"

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Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP25 Nov 2024 9:38 a.m. PST

Interesting game. I particularly like the side wheels on you gunboats. Are those plastic ramekins cut in half?

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP25 Nov 2024 3:58 p.m. PST

Glad you like it my good friend…

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