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It was late game, 1780's I think. Not sure of the settings probably H/H. The first rate was built when i was playing as the US

I just had an interesting Navel battle with the US as Austria I had three fourth rates 3 third rates and an Admirals 3rd rate. The US had a second rate, bomb ketch, 1 sixth rate 2 fifth rates and 1-2 3rd rates and at least three fourth rates. The wind was at my back going left to right, so I set my fleet to come across their front going from left to right. They had set up in a double line heading strait, my line crossed theirs and I was able to get some good hits in as I kept my fleet at long range so I did not take to much damage. As my ships went beside them, I was able to fire on the weaker ships as they put the heavy's on the side that should have been closer to me. The US ships started to bunch up as they tried to reform with the wind against them that is when the bomb ketch went up, she set two more ships on fire, one of those also ended up sending all hand to Davy Jones locker in proper Pagan Style. By this time, my Fleet had come around to the back of their line and was heading into the wind so I had them double back as to present the undamaged side to the enemy and I would now be again with the wind. This is where it got hairy my first 4 ships made the turn just fine, but the 3 third rates ended up bunching up and not following fast enough as the US fleet had now reformed as was moving with the wind also, sense my ships were not where they were suppose to be they cut my line. I reformed my navy in to two lines and concentrated on the second rate forcing its crew to surrender. However, the damage had been done while reforming all but one of my fourth rates had gone down and a few of the lighter enemies had sunk. Once the second rate surrendered the rest of the US fleet started to make tracks, I was able to capture two of the four rates and sink the rest but in doing so lost my last fourth rate and one of my third rates. It was fortunate that I had just taken Virginia as it gave me a port to repair my ships so I could get my raiding army out of the US.