Bart, always an interesting read. Thank You.
I see where you're coming from. You seem to want the game as authentic as possible. I respect that. (after all, all but one of my pirates is named after a real one) However, it's a Disney game. I think a little willing suspension of disbelief is called for. If we're going to get rid of the Voodo, and have the guns take forever to load, then we may as well do away with teleportaion.
I do, however, really like the idea of the ships Capt being responsible for cannon ammo. I like that a lot
In my feeble state, I'm sure I would forget to stock up before taking on a crew, but that just adds to the fun. "Sorry Mates, break out the spit balls, I forgot to load up" hehe