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top to bottomMan of War (112) 94x 18 pdr guns, 14x 15pdr guns, 4x 20pdr long guns, 8-10 knots - copper reinforced hull
typical warship
Frigate (36) all 18pdr guns - 8-10 knots - copper reinforced hull
typical escort or patrol vessel
Gunship (14) 14x 15pdr guns - 8-10 knots - copper reinforced hull
typical raider/light escort
Sloop of war (12) 12x 15pdr guns - 10-12 knotts
scout ship/patrol ship/raider
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Just realised I hadn't commented on this, great drawings, love the dhow rig on the sloop, good on yer mate
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Blimey we are in for one, if we head against these guys! O.o. But the ships are most lovely, especially the sails on the sloop-o-war. How manevourable would they be compared to our own?
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hmmm dunno - probably not as maneuverable, because of the crews - but they're better ships in any case :S
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Oh I meant if they were used by capable and willing hands ofcourse! So would be more maneuverable were they to be for example used by one officer of a devian army? Or about the same? Less? 
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they'd be excellent if we owned one, but they are slower than our ships because they are heavier...
their strengths? well look at it this way - think of a modern ship vs an age of sail ship - the modern ship is stronger by far, but the age of sail is more graceful and almsot definitely moves through the water easier than the modern one
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And mind you not, the age of sail ship has more style, greater beauty (fine it is not useful in battle, but perhaps one could actually feel sorry to be destroying such class, while with a new one, the feeling can't even be there
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im gonna start giving my military skyships those kinda bows
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the only thing the man of war needs are one or two steam powered uss monitor turrets, like flat topped cylendrical rotating turrets each housing two muzzle loaders
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hahhaha well too early for steam - and besides these guns have to be tied in place with slips - no other re-coil system! so they couldn't be mounted in a turret :S i really wanted to have some as well!
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holy shit! i love the big ones with the rams, escpecially the top one with the 4 cannon decks, yer getting to my size of skyship!
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I love the odd fronts you've designed!! I'm a sucker for the oddities, and that feature really gives the fleet a distinctive look. Nice job!!
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thanks! you're going to have to board them and take over command eventually you know!
i like the odd-ness of the bows too, it makes them more distinctive - but also much more m,ilitary - and efficient looking...
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Awesome, I look forward to it!!
The bows also look like they'd be more effective at ramming...and it makes them look somewhat like ironclads!! Speaking of ironclads, is it too "early in time" for us to have those in our fleet?? *ducks knife and flintlock shot*
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hahahahaha yeah im afraid so - i wanted some turrets on these but they havent invented decent recoil systems yet - instead the guns are strapped to the ship and the recoil goes through pulleys instead of springs... - these have to be fixed to something solid so they cant be fixed to a moving turret :S
armour's too heavy for sails i think as well - the humble copper plating i have given these takes 2 knots off their speed - but they do protect the ship from rot etc-
the hull IS designed for ramming - and is about as high tech as i dare go in 1795!!! lol
i am however considering a cannon powered turbine on a very small ship - that might give a mighty 20 knots (20mph)
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Alrighty, sounds cool!!
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Strange designs all around - but they look so cool!
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aye! well they very futuristic for the 1795 era they're set in! i wanted to make them better than any other ships of the era - but they're not, neccessarily, as well crewed!
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112 guns... That's almost an Impstar 
And the drawings are bloody well done.
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yeah the man o'war is a slow ship - most of our ships do 10-12 knots, but the man o war's armoured which might mean we have to go toe to toe with it for longer than normal...
if you think 112 guns is good, ive got two men o war in my own fleet - 102, and 106 guns each AND the vanquisher - which is capabel of 226 guns! - but it's basically a floating fortress - 6 knots at best and currently being used as a granary at fort arthur....
thanks btw!
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Well, 112 is 3 times 36 plus 4
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Bwahaha... The gunship or sloop would be perfect for privateering...!
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Ahhaha 
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happy? "why yes i believe i am" ("captain, i demand we sink faster!")
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bloody hell, Donnerwetter, ja cieΕΌ pierdolΔ...that man'o'war looks damn powerful... O_o I'm begining to feel sorry for our boys from the navy
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aye! since you're attacking an outpost - the land battle ought to be easy!
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it depends how strong will the outpost be
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EXACTLY! you assault shall be a master piece - but if the new ships are anything to go by then the sea battle will be the clincher - perhaps you can give the ships fire support from your artillery?
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well I thought that the ships will give ME fire support in extreme-situations but if there is such situation I'll do my best..but I think that my biggest field guns are 12 pounders
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that's about right - you can still make holes in things with them as well! hahahaha so you havent brought any siege artillery to devia with you? tut! lol
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well I landed on Devia with about 300 men ...now I'm re-creating th regiment
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aha! recruiting loyal french colonists eh?
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well I doubt if the English would love to have a
"French Dandy" as a commander
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hahaha, ah well, but you're a nobleman! it shall be no new thing to follow a member of the aristocracy - even a foreign one!
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I'm not also a member of the aristocracy! I'm from the (ex) royal family!
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Wow and I am gonna fight with this. Well I should start training now...
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aha! someone who appreciates the design for its tenacity! yes you will, but armoured ships are nothing against a good commander such as yourself!
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Thank you but in the heat of battle the cannons can make the differnece eh?
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true - but good guns are also nothing without good gunners - this is the beauty of our republic!
ps. the dauphin is a bourbon as are you i think...
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Yes I think too but I have had to return to France after the fall of the Republic. Unless I couldn't have take back my money. And where would have I found a ship?
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