linkĢ) Printing multiple copies of a vessel's ‘flat' allows a fleet of any size to be quickly and cheaply produced so that gaming can begin with only a little preparation.ģ) Each ship can be represented by a number of ‘flats' which depict the state of damage sustained during the battle thereby giving a visual sense of the state of play in addition to the usual accounting on roster sheets or use of small damage markers. As an alternative the printed ‘flat' link has several attractions:ġ) The same image can be printed at any convenient size, so the scale of the flats can be chosen to suit the size of the battle and the gaming area available. To build a fleet to game a large battle thus requires a considerable investment of time and money.
They require skill, patience and time to construct and paint before coming to the wargames table. Unfortunately they can be expensive: the finest 1/1200 scale models cost about £10.00 GBP per vessel. Models of Napoleonic ships of the line for these battles are available in a variety of scales, the most popular of which are 1/1200 (Langton Miniatures GHQ micronauts Navwar and Skytrex) or 1/2400 (Hallmark Tumbling Dice) though 1/2000 is available (Fighting Sail from Valiant).
These battles engage from 10 ships to 60 in the case of Trafalgar. The recently published ‘Trafalgar' rules (from Warhammer Historical) for wargaming naval battles from the Napoleonic wars include scenarios for several naval actions including the battle of Trafalgar.
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