RE: [FT] Scale in Full Thrust

Brendan Robertson wrote:

> > My question is, what scale should I use for mass?  Assuming
"ancient"
>ships
> > (galleons, viking ships, etc), what would I mass them at?  That is
the
> > initial question, because after that it would not be too hard to
plug in
>the
> > rest.  I just need something to base it all on.  HELP.
>
>Doing some quick internet referencing, the seaworthy viking ships
ranged
>between 2000 lbs & 6000 lbs with crew of 15-25.

Um... well. That - particularly the crew size - sounds more like the 
smaller Swedish boats used in the Baltic and the Russian rivers.
Norwegian 
longships - the seagoing types - were rather bigger, with crews in the 
40-100 man range. Not sure of their displacements though.

>EG:  Space Longship
>Bow Catapult (F) [Pulsetorp - seems to fit the all or nothing plunging
fire]
>Port Ballista (FP/AP) [Class 3 battery)
>Starboard Ballista (FS/AS) [Class 3 battery]

Um... there's no place to put a catapult on a Viking longship :-/ You're

thinking of the English warships built to combat longships; they had 
sizable fighting platforms both forward and aft :-/

Later,

Oerjan

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