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[Graknorke]

So let's have a go at a proposal:

Spoiler: Mulard-RT (click to show/hide)

A retrofit of the Mulard design that does away with the engine and paddles, slimming down the hull to accommodate a single deck of 6 pounder cannons. The propulsion is instead given by sails, which are rather large for the RT's scale, as they are intended to allow it to move very quickly.
The RT is at its best when it can use speed to its advantage, quickly entering and exiting conflicts in order to pick the most advantageous battles.

Did I miss anything?

[Beneviento]

All I might add is a number of cannon. I'd say 15, for two six-gun broadsides, two stern-chasers and a bow-chaser. Other than that +1.

[flazeo25]

All I might add is a number of cannon. I'd say 15, for two six-gun broadsides, two stern-chasers and a bow-chaser. Other than that +1.

Just seems like it wouldnt do much against their ships though.

[Beneviento]

It's literally three less than the Loyalists have on their London-class, and only two less per broadside. The Loyalists took down the pirates' ships easily enough. Dover-classes are even less armed than the pirates' Jaegars, so I think we should be fine.

[evilcherry]

Spoiler: rant (click to show/hide)

C'mon. If we need the boat so badly why don't we use our design action on this?

Spoiler: alternative proposal (click to show/hide)

Mulard-RT(C)
A retrofit of the Mulard design that does away with the engine and paddles, and replaced by three mastfuls of bermuda rig. The superstructure is cut down to only one deck, with an AM-R-II mounted on the center-front of the boat as a very powerful chaser gun. Any remaining space on the deck is filled by at least 4 6-lbers each side.

Their guns give them an advantage broadside (with the numbers or not), so we need to be inventive. This boat is designed to be fast enough to decide when and where battles should be fought.

[flazeo25]

Spoiler: rant (click to show/hide)

C'mon. If we need the boat so badly why don't we use our design action on this?

Spoiler: alternative proposal (click to show/hide)

Mulard-RT(C)
A retrofit of the Mulard design that does away with the engine and paddles, and replaced by three mastfuls of bermuda rig. The superstructure is cut down to only one deck, with an AM-R-II mounted on the center-front of the boat as a very powerful chaser gun. Any remaining space on the deck is filled by at least 4 6-lbers each side.

Their guns give them an advantage broadside (with the numbers or not), so we need to be inventive. This boat is designed to be fast enough to decide when and where battles should be fought.

+1 That does sound better, since it suitable for hit and run.

Just asking but would our new steam tech not be stronger than current one on it? since low pressure and paddle wheel worked on  SS Savannah which is bigger than our current mulard and was built fairly soon as it was first steamship to sail across ocean I believe?

[Beneviento]

I'd rather be able to use all varieties of shot in our chasers, and also I think the problem of the moving firing platform is always a huge problem for indirect fire artillery on ships, one that won't be solved until the dreadnought era. Therefore, I'd rather just use conventional cannon. Bermuda rig sounds like a good idea.

[flazeo25]

I'd rather be able to use all varieties of shot in our chasers, and also I think the problem of the moving firing platform is always a huge problem for indirect fire artillery on ships, one that won't be solved until the dreadnought era. Therefore, I'd rather just use conventional cannon. Bermuda rig sounds like a good idea.

Arnt most ship weaponary fixed to areas on the ship those days since it was time consuming and labourless to try move them.

[Beneviento]

The whole ship is moving in the waves, which throws accuracy way off for indirect fire like howitzers and mortars.

[flazeo25]

The whole ship is moving in the waves, which throws accuracy way off for indirect fire like howitzers and mortars.

Well R-2 fires only mounted on the front it be so all it need to be is foward facing enemy ships to set them on fire.

[evilcherry]

1. SS Savannah is smaller than our Mullard by some 20 ft in length.
2. I can work with conventional cannons, though I'd push strongly for designing carronades that can be used in place of 6-lbers next turn if we wanted to rely on the broadside.

[Graknorke]

We didn't design the ship this turn because resources are more important to our performance long-term than design effectiveness. Our weapons are outdated we suffer for a year, our resources fall too far behind and our enemies get a lot of momentum.

[evilcherry]

We didn't design the ship this turn because resources are more important to our performance long-term than design effectiveness. Our weapons are outdated we suffer for a year, our resources fall too far behind and our enemies get a lot of momentum.

We could design a better boat then revise roadways.

Though the long-term benefits of powered railways is not to be belittled.

[flazeo25]

We didn't design the ship this turn because resources are more important to our performance long-term than design effectiveness. Our weapons are outdated we suffer for a year, our resources fall too far behind and our enemies get a lot of momentum.

We could design a better boat then revise roadways.

Though the long-term benefits of powered railways is not to be belittled.

Yeah gaining resource advantage would better since we could go crazier with designs then.

[Kashyyk]

In my opinion, you've changed so many things about the Mulard that it is basically a new design.