Well, my three captured flatboats in the Norfolk harbor on defensive, managed to sink some 16 Yankee ships, inflicting over 150 hits according to my opponent. I am posting my screenshot below.
We reran the turn with me setting my flatboats on green/green, and moved one of them out of the harbor, trying to evade combat. Same basic results.
So, clearly, flatboats are awesome.
These kinds of bugs (gee, I guess its a bug), are imo, unacceptable in a game that is a redo of an earlier game. My opponent has quit over it thus ending our game up to fall of 1863. Fun for all.....sigh. Maybe he will comment further.
Hmmm, not sure how to copy the screenshot here. These forums are off a new design!