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Re: Age of Sail Ship Stats (17th century)
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*Away from most of my books currently, but I suspect the HMS Victory built under Spaceships rules would fair better, given I believe it would actually have DR more in line with what you indicated.
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09-15-2021, 12:33 PM | #12 |
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09-15-2021, 01:47 PM | #13 | ||
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Also, if you look at B558, even a chunk of wood gets increasing DR for itself and that DR happens to be DR1/inch of thickness, so Victory absolutely should be getting DR24, though if you used a detailed armour layout some areas would have lower DR. Quote:
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09-15-2021, 01:49 PM | #14 |
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Re: Age of Sail Ship Stats (17th century)
Tons burthen, or some variant thereof. A measure of volume and rough indication of how much volume and weight you could stuff into a ship. It was mainly used as a measure of how large a ship was for taxation and fee purposes, as as a general measure of size for calculating required crews, sail area, etc.
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09-17-2021, 09:20 PM | #15 | |
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03-11-2023, 11:44 AM | #16 |
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Re: Age of Sail Ship Stats (17th century)
Hi All,
Below is a Youtube link that I think you will all enjoy. For those who don't like to willy nilly click on links outright, simply search for: How an 18th Century Sailing Battleship Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nr1AgIfajI The video is filled with DENSE information regarding the HMS VICTORY - what she carried aboard, the weight in tons for specific supplies, ballast, munitions, etc. It is rendered to such a degree that I think you will enjoy the video. I know I did. Hal
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It's perfect for fine-tuning damage or sabotage results ("A cannonball holed the elmwood pump at the orlop deck, now seawater is gushing in every time the ship rolls.") or for shipboard skulduggery ("If you want to hear our plan, come to the fore port carpenter's walk at 3 bells in the fore-noon watch."). |
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