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Sailor Steve · 01-31-07, 11:40 AM

No, it's not right. It takes time for the orders to be understood and carried out, even with an engine telegraph. It takes time to drag 1500 tons of steel to a stop and get it going again in another direction. Granted, the power-to-weight ratio of a destroyer is immense compared to other ships, so it's not as bad as when merchants do it; but it's still a little too much.

01-31-07, 11:40 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No, it's not right. It takes time for the orders to be understood and carried out, even with an engine telegraph. It takes time to drag 1500 tons of steel to a stop and get it going again in another direction. Granted, the power-to-weight ratio of a destroyer is immense compared to other ships, so it's not as bad as when merchants do it; but it's still a little too much. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 02-05-07 at 12:27 PM.