Dexterity-based shooting

A gun in action may fire up to four shots per move, being swung, elevated and aimed by hand. Men knocked over or made to lean so they would fall are dead; a shot that touches but does not topple a man kills him only if it has not already killed one; ricochets and rolling shots also kill. The gun must be left pointing in the direction of its last shot.

When men are knocked over by a shot they are dead, and as many men are dead as a shot knocks over or causes to fall or to lean so that they would fall if unsupported.

For each big gun the player strikes once at the enemy's shooting target, chosen according to range; quick-firing guns are struck in rapid succession without checking results. Targets are drawn to scale so a gun muzzle has roughly its true chance of being hit, and at 45 degrees only the near half counts, at 60 degrees one quarter. The pin is nearly but never quite central, removing certainty.

To fire, a player strikes at a shooting target of the ship fired at, with one of the strikers provided, using target according to range. For each big gun separate shots may be made.