The fleet is ordered into line with a plan to concentrate against selected enemy ships. Sixth rates receive the smaller vessels at the back of the Spanish fleet, identified as a sloop and a brig. The heavier opponents are each assigned two third rates. This game battle plan reserves the larger ships for engagements where concentrated firepower is expected to matter most.
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Concentrating heavy ships against selected targets
A fleet battle plan assigns small enemy vessels to sixth rates while concentrating pairs of third rates against stronger opponents.