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Balisarda:
Okay, have you ever had something that sounded better in your mind than when you wrote it down? Well, that's kind of what I did with the steam portion on my post. Learned a thing or two about closed steam systems after Thug Willis' post. I was thinking more of open system without any regard for closed systems. Closed systems with superheated steam do perform excellently at altitude. I think an issue would be air induction for heating the boiler, but I don't recall seeing boilers on the ships. And I meant to say the speed to boil water is faster at altitude, and the condensation is quicker. Grah. But thanks for the boot to the rear.
The plane that you're talking about is the SR-71, built in the 60's. Its fuselage and other components would expand into place because of the heat caused by the friction of the molecules in the atmosphere being compressed against the leading edges of the aircraft. The U2 is a high-altitude, relatively slow-speed, jet-powered sailplane.
Marines are a tricky thing, because we're not very good at long-term strategic occupation. We don't have the logistics for that. We're assaulters. Occupation is usually what the army is there for. But that's not saying that the merchant marine had the ability to move vast numbers of troops. Look at the Liberty vessels during the Second World War; Navy civilian merchant marine and moved hundreds of thousands of troops.
The ships that we have in game are more comparable to brown water corvettes or gunships. Relatively lightly armed and armored, with a minimal crew manning it. Could you put troops on them? Sure. We did something similar with Marine Raiders during WWII. Does it have long term viability? Need the logistics. Completely viable in a fictional Steampunk world where the engines don't make any mechanical sense? Absolutely. I look forward to where they go with it.
Charon:
You're saying we a lot up there. What's your MOS?
Thug Willis:
--- Quote from: Balisarda on August 19, 2013, 07:47:10 pm ---Okay, have you ever had something that sounded better in your mind than when you wrote it down? I was thinking more of open system without any regard for closed systems.
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Lol. I haven't looked at the engines, I usually just slap them and move to the next part. About to look. When I was typin I thought it would probably be open system, but pretended like it wasn't.
~I don't see anything besides gears and propellers.
--- Quote from: Balisarda on August 19, 2013, 07:47:10 pm ---The ships that we have in game are more comparable to brown water corvettes or gunships. Relatively lightly armed and armored, with a minimal crew manning it. Could you put troops on them? Sure.
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Seems more comparable to submarines or any surface ship that isnt a carrier to me. I'm thinking of LCSs.
Balisarda:
Quite a big difference between a DD (destroyer), a FF (frigate), a CG (cruiser) and a LCS (I'm assuming that you meant the Littoral); although the LCS is an apt modern day comparison. Small, sleek, lightly armed and armored, minimally crewed, and a survivability of close to nothing. Yep, those're our airships. :P Although I'm a little more old-fashioned when it comes to comparing the airships to waterborne ships; I always think of them as sailing vessels.
Charon, see your PM.
Charon:
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