So as someone guilty of exceedingly long games, I would like to express that I'm unlikely to pursue Vassal tournaments in the future, not because I haven't found it enjoyable or because I think I'm playing slow or anything.
Put simply the internet connection from my desktop is dubious at best, one of the joys of living in Australia, exacerbated by our specific set-up. Now I play as fast as I can, and for the most part this fleet does not require very long periods of thought, but as people can attest, I was just having frequent connection drop outs and lagging generally. The lag added imperceptible amounts of time, but which over a full game of Armada I'm sure add up. The drop outs however added drastic amounts of time.
It's really unfortunate, and I really want to thank my opponents from the two first rounds for being exceedingly patient.
On this note @Dorrin314 - what's up! Hopefully connection won't be so sh*tty and we can have an enjoyable game. I hope you have voice chat because I love talking.
Let me know when you're free.