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Harpoon gun discussion
Captain Smollett:
Seems to me getting shot at with a giant harpoon would pierce the armor but maybe that's just me.
The Djinn:
Honestly, one of my biggest issues with the gun is that harpoons were not used against ships, and the only reason to use one against a whale (given how dangerous they often were to the whalers) was so that you knew where it was when it died. SO WHY ARE WE USING THEM ON AIRSHIPS?!?
Seriously. I'd much rather a huge armor-piercing ballista than a harpoon, because there really isn't a logical reason to keep a ship tied to you when you don't have boarding and you don't need to find it once it's died to harvest its fat for oil.
Captain Smollett:
Why would a ballista do more damage than a steam/gunpowder propelled harpoon? The force applied on the current model I think would be greater.
The Djinn:
--- Quote from: Captain Smollett on October 31, 2013, 11:54:10 pm ---Why would a ballista do more damage than a steam/gunpowder propelled harpoon? The force applied on the current model I think would be greater.
--- End quote ---
By ballista I didn't mean a medieval ballista...I guess I meant a non-harpoon piercing weapon, probably without a connecting rope.
Spud Nick:
I would like to see shatter damage on the harpoon instead of piercing.
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