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Name:
Naegling (Vikings)
Card:
FN #004 (Common)
Points:
18
Masts: 3
Cargo: 3
Moves: L
Guns : 2L x2, 2L x2, 2L x2
Hit %: 200 (S), 200 (L)
Ability: Longship. If this ship
shoots at a ship that was previously shot at by
another ship this turn, she gets +1 to her cannon
rolls against that ship this turn.
The Naegling is the most expensive
Common ship in the entire game, equalled only by the
lesser longship Muninn and the hopelessly overpriced
USS Springfield. For 18 points, do you get something
that equals HMS Leicester or the USS Enterprise?
Let's take a look.
L speed is now considered
"average," so I can't complain too loudly there. 3
cargo isn't much for such a costly ship, especially
since there is no linked crew to save a space. Her
cannons... well, the ability to fire six 2L shots
speaks for itself. I once watched in awe as this
ship took out the five-masted Le Superbe in one
superb shoot action. The down side is that you've
got only three masts. With dice luck that's just a
little above average, a ship like the Longshanks
could leave the Naegling derelict in one turn, and
the Longshanks costs only 1/3 as much. Longships
like these tend to be fire magnets with short life
spans.
Captain and Helmsman should be
mandatory. Think hard about using Shayna Duex for
your Captain; she costs 3 points more, but adds a
reroll, which could save your dragon figurehead if
you attack a powerful enemy and miss one too many
shots. A Shipwright could be a very useful third
crew, since fixing one mast gives you two shots
back. A Firepot Specialist might also earn his keep,
since he can keep on hurting the enemy even after
his own ship sinks (which is likely).
This is almost certainly the
Vikings' best fighter. But 18 points is huge for a
ship that can't take a pounding. The Naegling
embodies all that is good and bad about the Viking
faction, so if you like the Norsemen, you'll love
this ship, and if you don't like them, you'll hate
this ship.
Goldship rating: 2.4 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 5.0 / 5
Boarding rating: 2.8 / 5
Value for points: 2.6 / 5
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