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Fleet "Who Says Mercs Can't Run Gold?" - 40 Points (standard format) show extended format
created by danomight 

The Mercenary faction is easily the most disadvantaged in the game when it comes to treasure running since the Mercenary keyword prevents ships from docking at their home island. However, a sneaky way to get around this is Bianco's Haulers, who lets you unload gold when you are within S of your home island.

The Merc sub Slipstream can use crew of any nationality, and is thus equipped with Bianco's Haulers and Master Bianco. Since they are linked and Master Bianco gives +1 cargo spaces, the net bonus gives Slipstream four cargo holds. The idea is to move her out with Hidden Cove and have her load up at a wild island. Then she can submerge and head back home, almost unstoppable.

Santa Molina is a tidy little four-master that I had never noticed before. She offers quite a lot for her cost and becomes quite a threat when crewed with canceler Christian Fiore.

This fleet is vulnerable against a runner swarm and offensive events, but would probably hold its own if facing a combo fleet. In any case, this is the Merc faction we're talking about, so any chance of victory at all is a great accomplishment.

I wish I had come up with this before the end of the fleet contest ...
 
Miniature list Group miniatures by  
Section: Ship #1 (3 miniatures)
    Miniature Set Number Type Rarity
1 x Bianco's Haulers PofSM SC-009 Crew C
1 x Master Bianco PofSM SC-004 Crew C
1 x Slipstream PofMI 301 Ship R
 
Section: Ship #2 (4 miniatures)
    Miniature Set Number Type Rarity
1 x Captain PofMI 109 Crew C
1 x Christian Fiore PofMI 025 Crew C
1 x Helmsman PofMI 122 Crew C
1 x Santa Molina PofMI 010 Ship U
 
Section: Events (1 miniatures)
    Miniature Set Number Type Rarity
1 x Hidden Cove PofSCS 057B Event C
 
 
Fleet Statistics
Distribution by Base Move
- 6  75 %  
L 2  25 %  
 
Distribution by Cargo Space
- 6  75 %  
3 2  25 %  
 
Distribution by Faction Affiliation
Mercenaries 5  63 %  
Spain 2  25 %  
Treasure 1  13 %  
 
Distribution by Point Value
10 1  13 %  
11 1  13 %  
2 2  25 %  
3 3  38 %  
6 1  13 %  
 
Distribution by Rarity
C 6  75 %  
R 1  13 %  
U 1  13 %  
 
Distribution by Type
Crew 5  63 %  
Event 1  13 %  
Ship 2  25 %  
 


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algorab 



Subject:    Posted: July 17, 2007 02:28 am Reply with quote  Report content icon
Bianco's Haulers are a very good idea, though you'll have to be very precise and place your ship exactly at S from your HI...

Too bad Slipstream is so slow. I would have tried and squeeze in an Helmsman, renouncing to a cargo space. With just an L movement, considering the help of Hidden Cove, Slipstream will need at least 4 turns to unload his first gold (and 6 for the second), that's enough for an average treasure fleet to clean the remaining wild islands...
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chenhsi2 



Subject:    Posted: December 24, 2007 11:12 pm Reply with quote  Report content icon
Better idea. Don't use the Slipstream to get gold. Instead, use another ship to get the gold and bring it back to the Slipstream. I created a variation of this fleet.


Saragoza S 5 cargo When this ship unloads gold, one of the
treasures is worth +1 gold.

Bianco's Haulers
A crew that lets crew of all nationality be placed on this ship
A crew like Genny Gallows with a +2 gold ability.

Other small, cheap, fast ships with lots of cargo.

Use other shps to get the gold and bring it to the Saragoza, who brings it to your home island, one by one, each worth +3.
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danomight 



Subject:    Posted: December 25, 2007 12:05 am Reply with quote  Report content icon

quote from chenhsi2:

Better idea. Don't use the Slipstream to get gold. Instead, use another ship to get the gold and bring it back to the Slipstream. I created a variation of this fleet.


Saragoza S 5 cargo When this ship unloads gold, one of the
treasures is worth +1 gold.

Bianco's Haulers
A crew that lets crew of all nationality be placed on this ship
A crew like Genny Gallows with a +2 gold ability.

Other small, cheap, fast ships with lots of cargo.

Use other shps to get the gold and bring it to the Saragoza, who brings it to your home island, one by one, each worth +3.


Yeah, but Saragoza isn't Mercenary, so that kind of defeats the purpose ...
Obviously this would not be the first choice of ships for a fleet like this. I only selected these because they're the best this faction can do.
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