The damaged end state points to a narrow force-balance result, not proof that one design is universally superior. One or two additional British ships would turn the current balance and place the American squadron in serious trouble. At equal numbers or below, however, American twelve-gun broadsides remain a decisive destructive capability and leave even the winning British squadron badly damaged. The result illustrates local force concentration within this scenario's game model, ship designs and engagement geometry.
Notable Point · 44:16-47:07
Why a one-ship margin could decide the squadron action
Even one extra ship could decide whether British speed or American broadside weight dominates the damaged end state.