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Which existing airship belongs to which faction?
Gryphos:
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--- Quote from: Gryphos Felldawning on January 06, 2014, 02:55:15 am ---Chaladonians were late to adopt Airship technology, having to replicate it from Baronies ships that docked there, so Anglea would've had airships before Chaladon.
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This may be true, but I'm fairly certain I've heard somewhere that the current ship designs used by Anglea, most notably the squid, came from Chaledon.
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Yes, you're right, though Chaladon was late to adopt airship technology, they did design the Squid, though I'm not sure how widely used the Squid is in Anglea.
Squidslinger Gilder:
The Anglean concept art has designs which are very squid like. It wouldn't be odd to me to see that. Imagine them capturing one and then seeing the potential for raiding. But what I do wonder is what their designs were before they incorporated Chaladonian elements. They had to be less optimal.
Indreams:
I'm gonna necro this topic. It's a good topic anyways.
From last year to this one, I think we've had more info on which ships are related to which faction. And I want to get this right before I make a mistake.
Junker - Arashi
Pyramidion - Yesha
Galleon - Yesha
Squid - Chaladon
Goldfish - Yesha
Spire - Fjord
Mobula - Mercantile
Looks like Angleans don't have a ship design... Anyways, is this about right?
HamsterIV:
I always thought the Pyramidion was Angelean despite what the fluff might say. It seems to built around operating in a cold climate and by crew that favor pragmatism over artistry in their approach to war.
The back deck engine section is reasonably well sheltered and probably warm if the engines running.
The hole in the middle of the deck looks like it should be used for ice fishing.
It is one of the smallest balloon to ship mass ratios indicating either advanced technology or that warm air produces more lift in the area it operates.
It has the best configuration for chasing down fleeing enemies or doing a fighting retreat.
It is slow but well armored indicating that it intends to absorb damage rather than dance around it.
It uses only light weapons perhaps because heavy weapons are harder to maintain and more prone to malfunction in the cold.
JaegerDelta:
--- Quote from: HamsterIV on March 11, 2015, 05:11:22 pm ---I always thought the Pyramidion was Angelean despite what the fluff might say. It seems to built around operating in a cold climate and by crew that favor pragmatism over artistry in their approach to war.
The back deck engine section is reasonably well sheltered and probably warm if the engines running.
The hole in the middle of the deck looks like it should be used for ice fishing.
It is one of the smallest balloon to ship mass ratios indicating either advanced technology or that warm air produces more lift in the area it operates.
It has the best configuration for chasing down fleeing enemies or doing a fighting retreat.
It is slow but well armored indicating that it intends to absorb damage rather than dance around it.
It uses only light weapons perhaps because heavy weapons are harder to maintain and more prone to malfunction in the cold.
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these reasons may be why the angeleans favor the design, but it does not mean they invented it.
as angleans raid other territories quite frequently it would make sense that they would get their hands on a few stolen ships. with their lands being rich in techological ruins it would be fairly simple for them to copy the design and make a few modifications to suit their needs.
in a way it makes sense that they do not have a design originating in their culture, it is alot easier to modify a fully functioning airship than design one from the ground up. especially if you take that airship by force.
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