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Pirate Piece of the Day

HMS Salient
 

Piece Ratings: 2.35

Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst.
3 is average.
5 is the highest rating.


Date Reviewed - 05.28.08

 
Cadet-Captain Mike

Name: HMS Salient (England)

Card: FS #054 (Uncommon)

Points: 20

Masts: 4

Cargo: 5

Moves: L

Guns : 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L

Hit %: 200 (S), 200 (L)

Ability: Switchblade.

 

HMS Salient is an English switchblade, and a pretty good one. She can attack at range with four decent cannons, or close in and slice the enemy to ribbons with her blades.

 

The absence of a second ability after Switchblade means she must rely on crew to make her fully effective. Admiral Norrington (Captain and

world-hater) is always a good choice for a fighter, as is Henry Ducie Chads (SAT and +1 vs Pirates). Roderick the Pure (+1 boarding rolls) would be another good choice, as would Countess Diana Doone (reroll for the SAT). You'll need a Captain of some kind no matter what you do, and a Helmsman as well. You could add another 2-point crew if you've got the points to spend; Shipwright, Cannoneer, or Firepot Specialist would all serve well.

 

20 points for four masts is steep (although not as bad as 23 points for the ship we reviewed yesterday), but the Switchblade keyword is worth it if you can use it aggressively. If your style is to run gold and guard your ships closely, HMS Salient is not your ship, but if you're an English player who loves massive mayhem, you've got to try this bad boy out.

 

Goldship rating: 2.6 / 5

Gun Ship rating: 3.9 / 5

Boarding rating: 3.6 / 5

Value for points: 2.7 / 5

Draco Starcloud HMS Salient

When it came to handing out the new ship types, the British got two Switchblades and one Bombardier while the French got two Bombardiers and one Switchblade. The HMS Salient is the cheaper of the two British Switchblades.

Much like the Saber, the HMS Salient's role is a boarder, but the HMS Salient has no special abilities beyond the Switchblade keyword. She still has four masts, so she'll be a tough boarder, but she's a little more reliant on her guns to soften up targets. She has good guns, but not as good as she needs; four 3Ls are good, but the Saber's 2S guns are more appropriate for a ship that is designed for close-range combat. The HMS Salient has a base move of just L, but she compensates with five cargo spaces; she can use a Helmsman much easier than the Saber could.

For 20 points, you can a boat that, without the Switchblades, would probobly cost at least seven points less. The additional ramming prowess hardly seems worth the high cost to me. That being said, she can still serve as a good gunboat if necessary.

I give the HMS Salient a 2/5.

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