Speed among "very fast" ships

Javi · Cutthroat Posts: 458 **2778 Gold** -

Did any of you find any difference among the speed of the "very fast ships"?

I feel my new Pinaze (with cotton sails of course) slower than my last indian canoe... Oops

fossaman · Gunner Posts: 726 **3515 Gold** -

Sorry, but the war canoe, pinnace, and mail runner have the same top speed. That's why I always use a mail runner when possible.
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rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

Javi · Cutthroat Posts: 458 **2778 Gold** -

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fossaman · Gunner Posts: 726 **3515 Gold** -

Mail runners only appear as pirate hunters(I think) and as couriers for escort missions. Part of the reason I like the pinnace and mail runner better than the war canoe is because they can carry more crew, so I can capture more ships without returning to port. I believe the difference is forty-five men. The added cargo room doesn't hurt either.

And the pinnace and mail runner have to be easier to hit. They're bigger! Shocked

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rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

Javi · Cutthroat Posts: 458 **2778 Gold** -

Airsaw · Rigger Posts: 1840 **3281 Gold** -

I've said over and over I prefer a Brig of War. It isn't the fastest. It isn't the most agile. It isn't the strongest. It's enough of a combination of all three to be what I want. It's hard to forget what I've done to various other ships with this one. Pinnace's, mail runners, canoes...I've blasted them into splinters so many times, they seem like matchboxes to me. If they want to stand off and shoot at me, I'm more than happy to oblige. They just don't have as much wood. I know I'll win at attrition. If they want to charge at me to board, why I just let them come. One dose of chain shot and they're a raft so fast, they're begging for mercy. One dose of grapeshot, and they're bobbing about wishing they'd chosen another career.

Larger ships, a BoW's agility is sufficient to make up for it's comparative fragility. Its mix of square and lateen sails keep it moving in any wind. Its crew capacity makes boarding a cinch. None better, to me.

I know I give up trans-oceanic speed. But, it evens out in the overall. Speed isn't everything in this game. Survivability is. I still contend if I were driving these ships war canoe junkies attack with such ease, they would be finding themselves shopping around for something that can take a hit. 'Cause, I'll hit 'em. There'd be no storming the decks for free in that confrontation. There would be a lot of splinters with pirates hanging on, hitching a ride.
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procouchpotato · Powder Monkey Posts: 13 **122 Gold** -

I like the royal sloop. Very nice, quick boat. I've used brigs, I like them, but they've got too many guns for my taste. I like putting only a few rounds into a ship before out-manuvering it and boarding. One great thing about the brig though...Great for sailing into the wind. Better than even the sloop.
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rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

Have you driven a Canoe Lately?

fossaman · Gunner Posts: 726 **3515 Gold** -

I've tried a brig of war, but I just didn't care for it. I can use one in a pinch, but I much prefer the agility of the sloops, or if I can get one, pinnace class ships. I've taken on Ships of the Line and demasted them using a mail runner, without getting hit. Plus, the mail runner's small size means that it's shot will be grouped closely together and most of it will hit. I probably get about the same number of shots to hit with a mail runner as I do with a Royal sloop.
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SubDivi · Powder Monkey Posts: 30 **842 Gold** -

Javi · Cutthroat Posts: 458 **2778 Gold** -

Javi · Cutthroat Posts: 458 **2778 Gold** -