:34:00
You'll lead your gun crew, then when
we board, you'll take command of the ship.
:34:04
- Do I make myself clear?
- Take command of the ship... thank you, sir.
:34:08
- Back to your station.
- Yes, sir.
:34:14
On your right upper arm,
to tell friend from foe!
:34:17
Davies, this arm. Starboard arm.
:34:19
- Is that the arm you got or don't got?
- Less of that cheek, Davies.
:34:23
Take your neck cloths
and put them round your right upper arm.
:34:27
Make way for the captain.
:34:31
Congratulations, Lieutenant.
:34:33
Right, lads.
:34:34
I know there's not a faint
heart among you,
:34:37
and I know you're as anxious as I am
to get into close action.
:34:40
But we must bring him right up beside us
before we spring this trap.
:34:44
That will test our nerve.
:34:46
And discipline will count
just as much as courage.
:34:50
The Acheron is a tough nut to crack.
More than twice our guns and numbers.
:34:55
And they will sell their lives dearly.
:35:00
Topmen, your handling of the sheets
to be lubberly and un-navylike,
:35:04
until the signal
to spill the wind from our sails.
:35:07
This will bring us almost
to a complete stop.
:35:10
Gun crews, you must run out and tie down
in double-quick time.
:35:14
With the rear wheels removed you've gained
elevation, but without recoil you can't reload.
:35:19
So, gun captains, that gives you one shot
from the larboard battery. One shot only.
:35:24
You'll fire for her mainmast.
Much will depend on your accuracy.
:35:29
However, even crippled she will still
be dangerous, like a wounded beast.
:35:38
Captain Howard and the marines
:35:40
will sweep their weather deck with swivel gun
and musket fire from the tops.
:35:44
They'll try and even the odds for us
before we board.
:35:49
They mean to take us as a prize.
:35:52
And we are worth more to them undamaged.
Their greed... will be their downfall.