BungeeLemming Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 well.. the brits abandoned the idea of having 24 pounders on the mid gundeck because the rate of fire was not to be sustained over a long batle. They "downgraded" back to 18 pound guns in the mid gundecks to keep a good reload rate over a longer period of time.. Gamewise its 24s over 18s. Until crrew changes will affect this dramatically. who knows?.. I dont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Rate of fire over weight of fire eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Bear in mind Swedish 24 pdrs were typically shorter and lighter, and it looks like the lower gun deck guns were mounted on slides rather than carriages, which would also ease handling of such a relatively heavy armament. However, I find mixed information on Wasa's armament: several sources say 26x 24pdr / 26x 18pdr / 8x 6pdr, another says 36 and 24 pdrs on the gun decks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Bear in mind Swedish 24 pdrs were typically shorter and lighter, and it looks like the lower gun deck guns were mounted on slides rather than carriages, which would also ease handling of such a relatively heavy armament. However, I find mixed information on Wasa's armament: several sources say 26x 24pdr / 26x 18pdr / 8x 6pdr, another says 36 and 24 pdrs on the gun decks Both are correct, Wasa carried the 24s/18s after launch, then got the 'upgrade' 3 or 4 years later together with most of the 62-guns Gustoph Adolph-class (there weren´t enough 36-pounders for all ships). And the swedes used traversing slide carriages for all guns above 18-pounders. These required two men less than guns mounted on conventional carriages and were faster to load and aim, but required a lot more maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 A nice addition to our knowledge of Venetian XVIIIth-century Corvettes as one is presented in this Final Poll. Notice her V-shaped hull. Carolina Venetian 20-24 gun Corvette Last quarter of the XVIIIth century (?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTMatt Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Looking at the current list of ships, I think there needs to be more SOLs for the long term gameplay. So my vote goes with Christian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stache1 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I'm not really a big fan of the "modern"looking superfrigates and 3rd rates so De Ruyter like the Trinc and Consti just look boring IMHO ,i switched from dordrecht (we need more 50 to 64 gun ships in game ) to the Christian VII because it looks nice and has a chance of winning the poll. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 1001 votes in. Venus holds 2nd by one vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 not anymore. I believe when devs announce the date of closing this poll things are getting interesting even more. ppl pushing the few leftover ships and abandon their original choice will make a big difference and can be decisive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sella Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Well Venus.. If the devs wont make her Malachi will make her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I was under the assumption that they wouldn't announce a closing date ahead of time; that they'd just close the poll at some point and with no warning, and that we'd just have to hope that our preferred ship was in 1st or 2nd place when it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyShelby Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Yeees! Christian VII in third! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sella Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 You mean second? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Yeees! Christian VII in third! <3 Its in second and lets hope it stays there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyShelby Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Oh my gawd! Even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Venus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomms123 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Yeees! Christian VII in third! <3 Buuuu!! Wasa or Venus! Mostly Venus due to its a frigate and Wasa because its a cool ship and a cool design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Buuuu!! Wasa or Venus! Mostly Venus due to its a frigate and Wasa because its a cool ship and a cool design Christian VII is just as cool in both regards and fills a better niche than either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 http://imgur.com/a/F3riL *hides away* 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sella Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Shameless self-promotion there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomms123 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Christian VII is just as cool in both regards and fills a better niche than either. How does it fill a better niche? Christian VII is a 2nd rate, Wasa is a 4th/3rd rate (depending on how you see it) and Venus is a 4th rate. I agree Christian VII is a cool ship but its a 2nd rate. http://imgur.com/a/F3riL *hides away* I know you have been working on this since before (as you have posted the screenshots in another thread ) Hope they add it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 We don't have a true 90 gun second rate in the game, the gap between the St Pavel and the Victory is too great. The Ingermanland is already in progress to come in game and will fill the 4th rate gap faster than the Wasa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomms123 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 We don't have a true 90 gun second rate in the game, the gap between the St Pavel and the Victory is too great. The Ingermanland is already in progress to come in game and will fill the 4th rate gap faster than the Wasa. I see your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Venus is a 4th rate. Uh, she's a 40-gun ship, isn't she? I think that makes her a 5th rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomms123 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Uh, she's a 40-gun ship, isn't she? I think that makes her a 5th rate. Yeah she is, remembered wrong ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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