Post by akmatov on Oct 30, 2015 1:57:21 GMT -6
Just got RTW up and running tonight and barely getting my feet wet. However, reading the Manual there seem to be a lot of design nuances that are mysteries only known to the initiates who have slaved over the Ship Design process for days.
For example, just what are the effects of Gun Quality? In the middle of a thread this pearl of wisdom is shared by Fredrik W:
"Guns of the same calibre weigh the same regardless of quality. The quality values can represent a lot of things, either short barrelled or simply inferior designs. Like for example the British 9.2 in that was considered a poor gun and apparently never got better, or the German 11 in of WW1 that was considered almost equivalent to British 12 in. Note though that quality affects only range and penetration, not damage done by hits. So if a 9 in -1 gun hits and penetrates, it will do more damage than an 8 in +1."
So quality is an way to quantify the difference between great guns and not great gun by tweaks to range and penetration, but not damage. This seems sensible, regardless of ballistic problems if a projectile manages to actually hit, it is still x number of pounds of projectile (though this is assuming that all projectiles are equal upon impact which we all know isn't true, but I'm still too new to know if there are tweaks to reflect different quality projectiles. Equality of penetration is also clearly suspect, as it is at least partly a function of shell construction, design and materials.)
However, my basic question is: does a 12" +3 have greater accuracy than a 12" -3?
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For example, just what are the effects of Gun Quality? In the middle of a thread this pearl of wisdom is shared by Fredrik W:
"Guns of the same calibre weigh the same regardless of quality. The quality values can represent a lot of things, either short barrelled or simply inferior designs. Like for example the British 9.2 in that was considered a poor gun and apparently never got better, or the German 11 in of WW1 that was considered almost equivalent to British 12 in. Note though that quality affects only range and penetration, not damage done by hits. So if a 9 in -1 gun hits and penetrates, it will do more damage than an 8 in +1."
So quality is an way to quantify the difference between great guns and not great gun by tweaks to range and penetration, but not damage. This seems sensible, regardless of ballistic problems if a projectile manages to actually hit, it is still x number of pounds of projectile (though this is assuming that all projectiles are equal upon impact which we all know isn't true, but I'm still too new to know if there are tweaks to reflect different quality projectiles. Equality of penetration is also clearly suspect, as it is at least partly a function of shell construction, design and materials.)
However, my basic question is: does a 12" +3 have greater accuracy than a 12" -3?
?
