[gurps] TL10 ocean going

[Rupert Boleyn]

HK piter wrote:

> On further reflection.   Things will be slightly different.
> Certainly Robert's suggestions hold true.  Submarines will be king
> (especially in open waters).  Like he said, supercavitation will
> probably be used on the smaller vessels (but not the larger ones).
> With weather like that hydrofoils are *OUT* (their fragile foils will
> be broken in those huge swells).

In some ways really big waves make things easier on such things, because 
the ship runs up and down them, rather than smashing into them.

   Depending on how severe the weather
> gets, WiGE (Wings in Ground Effect) or Flarecraft as they are often
> called would be common.  Especially if they *also* had submersible
> hulls to hide out during really bad storms *under* the storms.
> Certainly fast bulk carriers will be WiGE designs.  That technology
> is really good when carrying capacity, speed and efficiency are
> needed.

There's no reason hydrofoil designs can't be submersible too, if you 
want to go that way. I'm just saying you don't have to write off foils 
if you don't want to.

-- 
Rupert Boleyn <rboleyn at ihug.co.nz>