Naval Ships and Tech discussion (LONG)

[Scott Adams]

*** Quoting scott.cohan at SSA.GOV from a message to longshot ***

sc> the coast west tow= ards=20 Rogh'sa.  Therefore, they must have ships
sc> capable of travelling 240 mil= es (11=20 and 2 =BDhexes) in, at most,
sc> 3 days.  That's 80 miles a day, assuming a=  bee-line=20 course, with
sc> no drifting, etc.  That is at the outer limit of possibili= ty.
sc> Also, the poor Climans must make a 550 mile trip (27=BD hexes) fro= m

Well I seem to read somewhere in the books (can't find it in the typed rules I
typed up long ago) the movement rate for sea was 60 miles per day (so I assume
that assumes a 'standard' ship - ie a merchant ship or something).  So that 80
mile figure isn't too far fetched.

As you implied the polynesian ships were small but they travelled ALL over the
pacific which is obviously greater than the Sea of Tears (G)


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