KE designs with 1 kn speed are valid

[Echo]

They shouldn't.

For reference, the minimum speed for 200-1000 t DDs is 21 kn and for 1100-3800 t DDs is 26 kn (at least in 1970+).

[golingarf]

Why would a KE need to go faster than 1 knot?

[Echo]

Because 1 nmi/h * 24 h/day * 30.4375 days/month (assuming Julian year because it's cool I'm lazy) = 730.5 nmi/month at full steam. For comparison, Italy is 630 nmi long, give or take, much less than an average sea zone.

[williammiller]

Thanks Echo - we prob ought to put a min speed of at least ~ 10+ knots on KEs to avoid min-maxing such designs.

[Echo]

AMCs, too.

[golingarf]

You ruined the only tactically effective KE before missiles.

At 1 knot, it functions as oceanic coastal artillery.

At higher speed, it just relentlessly moves out of action.

[golingarf]

I'm half-kidding. I never actually built that. I should have, though.

[Echo]

Ahah! You'd better build at least one before the next patch and keep it as a museum ship! Not that it's going to go much farther than that