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 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem Posted: October 19th, 2013, 10:53 pm 

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Hi klagldsf, I understand, I think part of what's been confusing people is my stance that if I can't at least rationalise away the design issues within the setting, it doesn't belong in the setting. It's probably made me look a little schizophrenic as I switch between what I know isn't possible (why...

 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem Posted: October 18th, 2013, 8:36 am 

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In fact, that's the plan for the second class - this one's supposed to be a single-ship class to test the thing. Second ship would have a single 203mm triple turret up front with a Stupid Gun superfiring (or the other way around, depending on the relative sizes of the turrets), with two 203mm triple...

 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem Posted: October 18th, 2013, 8:08 am 

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Hi Ace, OK, I suspect we're coming back to one of klagldsf's points - do I need to move this to somewhere where it's clear that this is not expected to actually work? I agree with you, history is the best lesson. Given that gatling guns were invented in, what, 1860s?, I'm sure that were the idea eve...

 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem Posted: October 17th, 2013, 10:38 pm 

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Hi all, apologies for the somewhat tardy response. Between work and babies I don't get an enormous amount of time for ship bucket. Will start on the re-done drawing soon, just hoping to clarify some more points before I do; only really queries from shipright to answer to I'll get straight to it: To ...

 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem Posted: October 11th, 2013, 9:57 am 

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Hi all, I can see a lot of suggestions there, some helpful, some not, so probably best to address them in order. KHT: Yep, expected a kicking, got a kicking. I could have made things easier on myself, however, by explaining what on earth was up with the design. So, here we go: The unfeasible giganti...

 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: The Republic of North Point

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: The Republic of North Point Posted: October 10th, 2013, 8:52 am 

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Hi Colo, denodon, One other thing that you may want to look at is the aeroscraft stuff - essentially a zeppelin with plumbing rigged to pump the helium into a low-pressure (10s of bars rather than hundreds or thousands) tank to reduce static lift. In your scenarion, would permit longer times on stat...

 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem

apdsmith
 Post subject: AU ship - Drachenodem Atem Posted: October 7th, 2013, 6:56 pm 

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Hi all, Well, I've kinda-sorta got a first ship, still pretty heavily in WIP stage, but thought I'd post it and get comment on it before I go further - fully cognisant of the fact that it needs further work, more hoping to get your impressions and feedback on the whole concept. Anyway, without furth...

 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: Rhineland designs

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: Rhineland designs Posted: September 15th, 2013, 6:32 pm 

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Hi Morten, I figure you guys must be worn out by now, so it falls to the new guys (I hestitate to call it a hazing, but if the shoe fits...) On a serious note, it's clear APDAF isn't daft, but I think he gets overcome with "!!!111 MOAR GUNZ111". Which is fine, but I get the impression that this is *...

 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: Rhineland designs

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: Rhineland designs Posted: September 15th, 2013, 5:38 pm 

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Hi APDAF, OK, so the next questions are "Have you thought of the other effects?" Oil at the price means, effectively, little to no plastics, for instance. By the time you reach $400/barrel, I think you're back at the point where whaling becomes useful as a source of hydrocarbons again. From what I'v...

 Forum: Beginners Only  Topic: Rhineland designs

apdsmith
 Post subject: Re: Rhineland designs Posted: September 14th, 2013, 9:14 pm 

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Hi all, I'm aware that this is my 3rd post, so if I'm stepping over the line, please say, but I've been reading the APDAF epic (you lot should really group them up somewhere, perhaps as a "There but for the grace of god..." thing) and, for all my evident lack of experience, feel compelled to offer w...
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