Apr

30

In Vic's recently cited Nutmeg of Consolation, my favorite so far, Aubrey has his ship dressed as a sloppy merchantman, and he and the deckhands are in costume as merchantmen in a level 1 deception as they try to trick Cornelie a French Ship to allow them to get close enough at anchor to blast them by surprise. They ruse is pierced, and a chase ensues in a level 2 deception. Aubrey is trying to lure the French Ship out in to the Straight where he can turn up wind on him and blast him at close quarters with his powerful but short range guns. Aubrey sails slow enough to make the French captain want to chase him, and has to pretend he can't sail faster, without being obvious that he is sailing slower than he can in order to convince the French captain to not give up, and to give chase. Aubrey rigs a decoy for the French ship to follow at night as he plans to set up an ambush. They lob cannon shots at each other during the lengthy "chase". Rather than the plan coming to fruition, a lucky shot holes the French ship which takes on so much water that it founders, all hands exhausted from pumping. Victory by different means.


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