5th Rate Model = 4th Rate?

[NimitsTexan]

Correct, it is based on the 44-gun ships used by the Royal Navy that were used in a similar role to frigates. And it is not the same as the 4th Rate.

Well, that's sort of depressing . . . the demi-batteries were generally useless (and in my opinon, ugly as well) and phased out in favor a single deck 38s by the second half of the E:TW period . . . I really wish E:TW had used one of the various 32/36/38 gun 5th Rates as a model, especially as the ship in game is descrivebed (and used) as a traditional frigate.

That, or a traditional frigate should have been offered as an upgrade to the demi-batterie 5th rate (same firepower, but more manuverable).