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 Extreme wind forces, greater than 10, produce survival conditions. Naval combat is impossible as the crew and all aboard are busy preserving the ship and avoiding the possibility of a wreck.
-== Conditions ==
+=== Wind Effects on Ship Handling ===
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 |+Best possible ship speed for a 100 ton vessel under full sail

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 :'''Force-9.''' Similar conditions to force-7 above, except that boarding approaches, backing the sail or grappling cannot be performed. Fouling may permit boarding. Ships cannot be unfouled unless a cessation of conflict occurs and both ships attempt to perform the necessity. Shortening the sail requires five times the normal length of time.
 See also,<br>
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 [[Wind Effects on Movement]]
-[[Category: Naval Combat]]
+[[Category: Naval Combat]][[Category: Incomplete]]

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 The following outlines describe the general limits placed upon a ship’s manoeuvrability at each wind force from 0 to 9. These limits assume a 100-ton vessel moving under the best possible conditions for that force, as shown in the table above. They do not replace the movement rules, but provide guidance for how readily a ship answers the helm, corrects its position, avoids danger or attempts close action while moving under that wind.
-: '''Force-0:''' Becalmed and cannot manoeuvre under sail. The ship may [[Drift|drift]] with current or tide, but it cannot turn, close, withdraw, bring weapons to bear by sailing movement or recover from a poor facing by use of the wind. Any change of position must come from oars, towing, anchoring, warping, current or outside force.
+: '''Force-0:''' Becalmed and cannot manoeuvre under sail. The ship may [[Drift|drift]] with current or tide, but it cannot [[Turning Ships|turn]], close, withdraw, bring weapons to bear by sailing movement or recover from a poor facing by use of the wind. Any change of position must come from oars, towing, anchoring, warping, current or outside force.
 :'''Force-1.''' Barely has steerage. The ship may change facing only slowly, and any [[Ship Turn|ship turn]] should be treated as uncertain or delayed unless assisted by oars or towing. The vessel cannot rely on sail to evade, pursue or correct its position quickly, and may fail to answer the helm in time to avoid collision, fouling or loss of advantage.
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-See [[Naval Combat]]
+See also,<br>
 [[Category: Naval Combat]]

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	:'''Force-9.''' Similar conditions to force-7 above, except that boarding approaches, backing the sail or grappling cannot be performed. Fouling may permit boarding. Ships cannot be unfouled unless a cessation of conflict occurs and both ships attempt to perform the necessity. Shortening the sail requires five times the normal length of time.		:'''Force-9.''' Similar conditions to force-7 above, except that boarding approaches, backing the sail or grappling cannot be performed. Fouling may permit boarding. Ships cannot be unfouled unless a cessation of conflict occurs and both ships attempt to perform the necessity. Shortening the sail requires five times the normal length of time.
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		+	See [[Naval Combat]]
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		+	[[Category: Naval Combat]]

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 :'''Force-5.''' The ship reaches its strongest easily managed sailing condition. It may use its speed aggressively while still retaining good command of the helm, sails and rigging. This is the best general condition for combat manoeuvre, pursuit, withdrawal, boarding approach or bringing deck weapons to bear.
-:'''Force-6.''' The ship is pressed. It may gain greater movement, but its manoeuvring ability begins to lessen. Turns of greater than 30° cannot be made; [[Crew Quality|D crews]] cannot [[Backing Sail|back sail]] or succeed in grappling enemy ships; attempts to avoid [[Unfouling and Fouling Ships|fouling]] are penalised (qv.) depending upon the crew quality. Any crew attempting to [[Sail Handling|shorten sail]] or back sail will require twice the normal time to do so.
+:'''Force-6.''' The ship is pressed. It may gain greater movement, but its manoeuvring ability begins to lessen. Turns of greater than 30° cannot be made; [[Crew Quality|D crews]] cannot [[Backing Sail|back sail]] or succeed in [[Grappling (naval)|grappling]] enemy ships; attempts to avoid [[Unfouling and Fouling Ships|fouling]] are penalised (qv.) depending upon the crew quality. Any crew attempting to [[Sail Handling|shorten sail]] or back sail will require twice the normal time to do so.
 :'''Force-7.''' Handling worses. The ship remains capable of movement, but handling worsens noticeably. Turns of greater than 30° cannot be made; C and D crews cannot back sail effectively during the present ship turn; D crews cannot succeed in grappling enemy ships; attempts to avoid fouling are further penalised. Any crew attempting to shorten sail or back sail will require thrice the normal time to do so.

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	\| 1 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|Barely moving; steerage doubtful \|\| 0.4 \|\| 2		\| 1 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|Barely moving; steerage doubtful \|\| 0.4 \|\| 2
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		+	\| 2 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|Slow movement; sail draws weakly \|\| 1.2 \|\| 6
		+	\|-
		+	\| 3 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|Reliable movement begins \|\| 2.4 \|\| 12
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|Good sailing wind \|\| 4 \|\| 20
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		+	\| 5 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|Strongest easily managed sailing wind \|\| 5.2 \|\| 26
		+	\|-
		+	\| 6 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|Ship pressed; greater movement, but lessening of manoeuvring ability \|\| 5.6 \|\| 28
		+	\|-
		+	\| 7 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|heavy wind; handling worsens \|\| 4.8 \|\| 24
		+	\|-
		+	\| 8 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|dangerous wind; sail must be reduced \|\| 3.6 \|\| 18
		+	\|-
		+	\| 9 \|\| style="text-align:left"\|severe wind; movement is unstable \|\| 2.4 \|\| 12
		+	\|}

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 == Conditions ==
-{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 25px; background-color:#d4f2f2; max-width:525px"
+{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 25px; text-align: center; background-color:#d4f2f2; max-width:525px"
 |+Best possible ship speed for a 100 ton vessel
 ! rowspan="2"|Wind Force!! rowspan="2"|Ship's Headway !! colspan="2"|Hexes per [[Combat Round|round]]
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 ! [[Ship Hex|Ship Hexes]] !! [[Combat Hex|Combat Hexes]]
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-| 0 || Becalmed; no headway || 0 || 0
+| 0 || style="text-align:left"|Becalmed; no headway || 0 || 0
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-| 1 || Barely moving; steerage doubtful || 0.4 || 2
+| 1 || style="text-align:left"|Barely moving; steerage doubtful || 0.4 || 2