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Carcharodon
Piece Ratings:
2.00
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 5.25.07 |
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Cadet-Captain Mike |
Name: Carcharodon
Card: OE #079 (Uncommon)
Points: 13
Faction: France
Masts: 2 (rating: 2 / 5)
Cargo: 0 (rating: 1 / 5)
Moves: S+S (rating: 3 / 5)
Guns : 3S,3S (rating: 2.5 / 5)
Hit %: 100 (S), 0 (L)
Keyword: Sea Monster.
Ability: This sea monster gets +2 to its ram rolls.
"Carcharodon" is the scientific name for the great
white shark (and its extinct kin), some of the most
effective killers in the sea. That can't be said of
this shark, though.
Sea monsters do most of their damage by ramming and
boarding. +2 on ramming rolls means she hits as hard
as a sea serpent, which is good.
But she's only a 2-masted ship for a boarding roll,
which is bad if the enemy had 3 or more masts to
start with. Like any 2-masted ship, Carcharodon dies
too easily under gunfire. The solution is to pick on
1- and 2-masted ships, and stay under water when the
big boats come around. Her speed is adequate for
harassing gold ships or blockading a home island.
Her cannons are just average; the damage they'll do
isn't worth the risk of taking irreparable battle
damage in return. Lurk under water, and strike when
a small ship blunders into range.
My big issue with this shark is its price. For the
same cost, you could get the sea serpent Shaihulud,
with better speed and twice the cannons, plus the
ability to attack submerged ships. If you have to
have a shark, get Squalo; she's a little slower, but
a lot cheaper (9 points) and she has Fear, which
works even while under water.
I can't give this critter high marks, because she's
basically average and very overpriced.
Total rating: 2 / 5 |
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