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Date Reviewed - September
22, 2009
Cadet-Captain Mike
Name: Silverback (Pirates)
Card: SM #PS-010 (Uncommon)
Points: 12
Masts: 3
Cargo: 3
Moves: L
Guns : 2S,4L,2S
Hit %: 167 (S), 33 (L)
Ability: L-range cannons cannot hit this ship.
Like yesterday's ship, the Revenge, the Silverback
is a very average ship. Except for one thing -- that
wonderful defensive ability.
Her immunity to red cannons will thwart roughly
30-40% of the attacks aimed at her. You can use this
immunity defensively (give her a Helmsman and use
her as a costly, hard-to-hit gold ship) or
offensively (give her a Captain and Helmsman and
send her on the attack). Her cannons aren't great,
but they'll do the job for picking on enemy gold
ships and secondary fighters. Compared to the other
SM Pirate ship with this ability, the Batavian Bat,
this ship has better guns and more cargo; the other
ship is faster and costs less.
The word "silverback" usually refers to a mature
gorilla, and this three-master is no gorilla. But
she's a fair fighter with an ability your enemies
will hate. She's pretty average otherwise, though.
