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Old 11-13-2008, 08:49 AM   #50
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Default Re: Sailing Ships -At least until CCoI (Low-Tech) arrives

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What are the superstructures? Castles and crow's nests for large and small ones?
S is an enclosed hull, sometimes multi-decked, sometimes not. s are castles. Crow's nests are part of M, as far as I can read the examples in Campaigns.

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Also, the Baghlah dhow has a hit location Su. Is that a typo, or just a location I'm not familiar with?
In Fantasy, for some reason, the S location was written Su. I've accidentally imitated it there.
Actually, upon a review of how the Basic Set presents the vehicle hit location of "Superstructure" S and s, I've altered my definitions.

The superstructure of a ship is not the same as the GURPS term 'superstructure'. Instead, it is folded into the 'Body' hit location.

I've edited the stats so that S describes a large castle or other raised component of the vessel and s describes a smaller structure that does not affect the structural integrity of the hull.
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