On 20 Apr 2015 at 7:33, Onno Meyer wrote: > As far as game mechanics go, there are 150 tons of wooden structure > and 1,125 tons of wooden armor. Obviously I'm counting the reinforced > scantlings towards armor, not hull, where in reality they're both. > According to the armor volume formula in the Expansion, the hull would > be 22 inches thick.
That's in the right general range for a warship's hull. Two feet of English Oak, and all that. > I had some volume problems on the gun decks. When she clears for > action, the hammocks are folded away and this creates the standing > room to work her guns. Under the rules, I had to allocate both hammock > space AND standing room. That's one reason why it is cramped standing > room. > > The coal lasts for 5 days at nominal fuel consumption. Clearly the > sails are the main propulsion and the steam is auxiliary. That's reasonable - it's why historical steam warships started out as steam plus sails. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
