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Old 03-05-09, 08:03 PM   #2
Rockin Robbins
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Question: is the same set of adjustments going to affect acceleration and deceleration? I would think (non-researched opinion that could be dead wrong) that deceleration would be considerably faster than acceleration. Tater could really help here I think, with some real ship numbers.

I'm thinking a 20 knot ship should go about 15 knots when maneuvering, decelerate like #1 and take over 30 minutes to go from 1 knot to 20 knots. So I would say acceleration like #3 and deceleration like #1. And of course, the limited controls will probably make it impossible!

That's my opinion right now, subject to correction by hard numbers from real surface craft.
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