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Published: 2016-07-10 19:49:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 3501; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 11
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Description A junk type warship outfitted with a basic 1,100kw Oscillating steam engine driving two side mounted paddlewheels. She's about 50 meters long (more when the masts are factored in). She's armed with 36 guns (16 per broadside, two forward and two chase), among them being twenty 12 jin (7.164 kg) long guns and sixteen 24 jin (14.238 kg) carronades. All of the latter are in her broadside armament. She is fairly manuverable thanks to her paddle wheels. Her maximum speed is 40 li per hour. Her paddle wheels make her quite maneuverable, but they are somewhat vunerable to enemy fire despite being put into wooden boxes. Never the less her advantage in manuverability gives her and her counterparts an a decided advantage over dedicated sailing ships. She is more than capable of holding her own against the naval forces of uncooth Barbarians.
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Comments: 10

Dilandu [2016-07-14 18:02:39 +0000 UTC]

Quite interesting.

Hm, do you consider Hunter wheels as possibility? Of course, they were generally ineffective, but I think, it may be partially compensated by using paddles, mounted on hinges, which would place them parallel to water flow on the return path.

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Imperator-Zor In reply to Dilandu [2017-04-13 15:08:13 +0000 UTC]

Possibly, but the idea here was that these guys are pretty early in their use of steam power for maritime propulsion.

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Pokermind [2016-07-11 19:12:42 +0000 UTC]

Nice concept like the white ropes to control the sails.

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TankaaKumawani [2016-07-11 11:25:22 +0000 UTC]

I'm guessing we'll see a junkjammer as well, with an iron or steel hull and junk-style rigging.

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Imperator-Zor In reply to TankaaKumawani [2016-07-11 13:52:14 +0000 UTC]

I believe you've repeated yourself

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TankaaKumawani In reply to Imperator-Zor [2016-07-11 16:59:56 +0000 UTC]

Sorry about that.

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Euel [2016-07-11 06:04:37 +0000 UTC]

Nice design!  Is this a timeline where China -wasn't- the whipping boy of various European and other powers?

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Coolmikefromcanada [2016-07-10 21:45:52 +0000 UTC]

I wouldn't put the funnel there the sparks from the fire might set the sails alight

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Imperator-Zor In reply to Coolmikefromcanada [2016-07-10 21:53:59 +0000 UTC]

A lot of steam frigates had the funnels near the sails.

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Coolmikefromcanada In reply to Imperator-Zor [2016-07-10 23:16:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh in that case carry on.
(I have little experience with steam power)

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