David replied to me: > Metal armour is definitely something the Greeks and Romans understood. > Cataphract warships were armoured with bronze sheet if we cantrust our > sources. Ridiculously expensive and a huge white elephant, but technologically > feasible for Hellenistic engineers.
There is a difference between mounting metal armor to selected parts of the hull, and coating the bottom with relatively thin metal sheets. If the nails or screws are a different metal, they'll fall off sooner than you can blink. So it will probably be 'no' to copper hulls. Besides, rotting hulls are great for adventure. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
