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Originally Posted by Maximvs
Just for historical purposes... real pirates used smaller more faster ships (and not the War Frigates we use  ) for attacks unless travelling in large fleets... |
The stories I have read, and the documentary I watched last week on the history channel, both suggest that pirates used the "trading up method" to satiate their need for ships.
Pirate takes a light sloop up against a light frigate - then assumes control of the light frigate until he captures a galleon - trading again ad nauseum until finally Black Sam captures the Whydah (i.e. the ultimate treasure - think the "USS Constitution" with a hull filled with 100 royal's, each with diamonds).
Not - light sloop sinks War Frigate. Too many jumps and skips in the logic chain.
IMHO the light sloop hull needs to be reduced to the point where glancing in its general direction puts it in immediate peril of sinking - or, the war class ships should be increased accordingly (e.g. multiply existing amount x 1000).