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Sailor Steve · 10-23-10, 09:15 AM

As Privateer said. One ship I do know the numbers for - the Iowa class battleships. With all eight boilers and full power they were rated for 32 knots. Using four boilers (half speed) they could still make 30 knots. There is an optimum speed for every vehicle, and once you've reached it adding more and more power has less and less effect. That's why a 3000-pound sedan making 200 horsepower can go 100 mph or more, and a 1200-pound Grand Prix car making 1000 horsepower can only go twice as fast.

Here is a great explanation of how it works:
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-029.htm

And an explanation of why the 50-knot nuclear carrier is a myth:
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-028.htm

10-23-10, 09:15 AM	#408
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	As Privateer said. One ship I do know the numbers for - the Iowa class battleships. With all eight boilers and full power they were rated for 32 knots. Using four boilers (half speed) they could still make 30 knots. There is an optimum speed for every vehicle, and once you've reached it adding more and more power has less and less effect. That's why a 3000-pound sedan making 200 horsepower can go 100 mph or more, and a 1200-pound Grand Prix car making 1000 horsepower can only go twice as fast. Here is a great explanation of how it works: http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-029.htm And an explanation of why the 50-knot nuclear carrier is a myth: http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-028.htm __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo