{"product_id":"spanish-navy-fleet-1770-1830","title":"Black Seas: Spanish Navy Fleet (1770 - 1830)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpanish Navy Fleet (1770 - 1830)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spanish Navy was beset by mixed fortunes in the Age of Sail, achieving great victories and major defeats in an interesting balance. Particularly during the Napoleonic era, Spanish allegiances were subject to fluctuations, oftentimes at odds with the British, yet allying with them when the situation suited (such as their rejection of Napoleon in 1808 - even in the wake of Trafalgar in which a quarter of the Spanish Navy had been lost).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spanish Navy was the largest in the world at the outset of the 1700s, though this diminished to third-largest as the century wore on. Not only fighting close to home, the Spanish Navy fought engagements as far away as the Carribean and South America, where they achieved similarly mixed results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy sail the Spanish Navy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen using the National Special Rules, the Spanish Navy allows you to bring a huge level of firepower in your fleets. Spanish 1st Rates are allowed to take the \u003cem\u003eOver Gunned\u003c\/em\u003e upgrade for free adding a heavy and a light cannon to each broadside. This is not without compromise, however, as these vessels need to successfully pass a test to travel at full sails, and can never be crewed by veterans. Additionally, veterans for other ships cost more in Spanish fleets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis means that a Spanish Admiral will need to use extra cunning in the selection of vessels for their fleet, carefully selecting upgrades for the extremely powerful\u003cem\u003e Over Gunned\u003c\/em\u003e vessels, to offset the decreased manoeuvrability and penalty to hit. At the same time, enemy fleets will need to be extremely wary of exposing themselves to the initial broadside of a fully tooled-up Spanish 1st Rate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Navy Fleet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 plastic frigates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 plastic brigs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 plastic third rates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 resin first-rate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 gun boats base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA selection of metal figureheads and backplates for famous Spanish Navy Ships:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Juan Nepomuceno - a 74 gun third-rate ship of the line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeptuno - an 80 gun third-rate ship of the line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMontañés - a 74 gun third-rate ship of the line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCeres - a 40 gun frigate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiana - a 34 gun frigate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNinfa - a 36 gun frigate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish Navy Flags, Sails \u0026amp; ratline sheets + Bobbin for Rigging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGame cards and wake markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warlord Games\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGame System:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Seas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStock Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf this item is not currently in stock at time of order, we will order it for you as a \u003cstrong\u003eDirect Order\u003c\/strong\u003e from Warlord Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirect Order items are sourced directly from the manufacturer on your behalf. Delivery times may be longer than standard in-stock items and can vary depending on supplier availability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e If your order includes a Direct Order item, these items may ship separately from in-stock products.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57785005834621,"sku":"792013001","price":82.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5162\/3999\/files\/792013001-Spanish-Navy-Fleet-_1779-1820_1_28a44da5-8478-44be-a045-d50881775d8b.jpg?v=1779215217","url":"https:\/\/battlecitygames.co.uk\/products\/spanish-navy-fleet-1770-1830","provider":"Battle City Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}