Discover the US Navy in all its glory and sail your tall ships into history as the Admiral of your own fleet in Black Seas! The US Navy In 1774, because of growing tensions with Great Britain, 13 British colonies in North America created the first Continental Congress, which would later adopt the Declaration of…
Discover the Spanish Navy in all its glory and sail your tall ships into history as the Almirante of your own fleet in Black Seas! The Spanish Navy The history of the Spanish Navy in the Age of Sail is one of varying fortunes: involving both major successes and massive defeats. At the beginning of…
Our Spanish Battle Line gives you the beginnings of a Spanish Navy led by the Santisima Trinidad, the largest warship in the entire the Age of Sail! Models supplied unassembled and unpainted View in Store Bundle Contains: Spanish Navy Fleet (1 resin 1st Rate, 3 plastic 3rd Rates, 3 plastic frigates, 6 plastic…
Our French Battle Line gives you the beginnings of a French Navy led by L’Orient, the 118-gun 1st Rate famed for its demise at the Battle of the Nile. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted View in Store Bundle Contains: French Navy Fleet (1 resin 1st Rate, 3 plastic 3rd Rates, 3 plastic frigates,…
Our British Battle Line gives you the beginnings of a Royal Navy led by the HMS Sovereign, the flagship of the leeward line at Trafalgar! Models supplied unassembled and unpainted View in Store Bundle Contains: Royal Navy Fleet (1 resin 1st Rate, 3 plastic 3rd Rates, 3 plastic frigates, 6 plastic Brigs, 1…
We’re taking a look at boarding enemy ships in Black Seas, an invaluable technique for securing the contents of a hold, or the ship itself as a prize. There were two chief techniques of boarding in the Age of Sail. The first, and one most pertinent to Black Seas was to bring two ships close…
1st rate ships-of-the-line provide any fleet with an impressive command ship and centrepiece. The French Navy is no exception… 1st Rate ships of the line were extremely large and powerful and were a true display of a Navy’s power. They were, however, expensive to operate, so their service use was limited in times of peace….
1st rate ships-of-the-line are very large and extremely potent vessels in Black Seas. They make for an impressive flagship in a Royal Navy fleet. 1st Rate ships of the line, as defined by the British Rating System, were ships-of-the-line mounting no less than 100 guns. They were very large and expensive to operate and were…
Black Seas enables you to select from a number of different types of ammunition. We examine their usage and impact in the game. At the start of a game of Black Seas, or at the start of a ship’s activation, you can change ammunition at any or all gun positions. Whilst this does lend ships…
New from Sarissa Precision, the Martello Tower. This simple to construct structure not only looks great on the table but is a powerful fortification in Black Seas. View in Store History Martello towers are small defensive forts that were first built during the French Revolutionary Wars across the British Empire. Standing roughly 40…
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