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Started by Admiral Yi, July 22, 2009, 03:15:40 PM

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Sophie Scholl

#75
July 29, 2009, 01:56:55 AM
Erm... desperation/lack of options?  They wanted to get a fleet in action as quickly as possible?
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Darth Wagtaros

#76
July 29, 2009, 02:35:59 AM
Quote from: Alatriste on July 29, 2009, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on July 29, 2009, 01:44:52 AM
Usage of inferior wood?  Not aged long enough so it warped or something?  No idea.
Quality building is considered a vice in Russia?

Indeed, the wood the Russians used wasn't 'cured' long enough (a process that took years in English, French, Spanish or Dutch shipyards) but why did they use that wood?
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Sophie Scholl

#77
July 29, 2009, 02:45:52 AM
Seriously Wags?  Now you're just being a retard with your quoting. :rolleyes:
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#78
July 29, 2009, 02:48:58 AM
Quote from: Alatriste on July 29, 2009, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on July 29, 2009, 01:44:52 AM
Usage of inferior wood?  Not aged long enough so it warped or something?  No idea.

Indeed, the wood the Russians used wasn't 'cured' long enough (a process that took years in English, French, Spanish or Dutch shipyards) but why did they use that wood?

Not enough space to cure it?
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#79
July 29, 2009, 03:02:41 AM
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on July 29, 2009, 02:45:52 AM
Seriously Wags?  Now you're just being a retard with your quoting. :rolleyes:
Well fuck you too moron.
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The Brain

#80
July 29, 2009, 03:57:35 AM
Quote from: Alatriste on July 29, 2009, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on July 29, 2009, 01:44:52 AM
Usage of inferior wood?  Not aged long enough so it warped or something?  No idea.

Indeed, the wood the Russians used wasn't 'cured' long enough (a process that took years in English, French, Spanish or Dutch shipyards) but why did they use that wood?

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#81
July 29, 2009, 04:12:09 AM
Quote from: Alatriste on July 29, 2009, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on July 29, 2009, 01:44:52 AM
Usage of inferior wood?  Not aged long enough so it warped or something?  No idea.

Indeed, the wood the Russians used wasn't 'cured' long enough (a process that took years in English, French, Spanish or Dutch shipyards) but why did they use that wood?

The wood could be damaged by cold and they had limited/none heated curing facilities for the wood?
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Caliga

#82
July 29, 2009, 04:59:04 AM
They used larch wood, which sucks for shipbuilding, but is cheap and plentiful in Russia?
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Admiral Yi

#83
July 29, 2009, 05:16:38 AM
I don't see how timber supply can be the answer since Russia's had to have stuff similar to Sweden and Finland, which IIRC supplied high quality shipbuilding wood.

Jaron

#84
July 29, 2009, 06:00:05 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 29, 2009, 02:48:58 AM
Quote from: Alatriste on July 29, 2009, 01:54:22 AM
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on July 29, 2009, 01:44:52 AM
Usage of inferior wood?  Not aged long enough so it warped or something?  No idea.

Indeed, the wood the Russians used wasn't 'cured' long enough (a process that took years in English, French, Spanish or Dutch shipyards) but why did they use that wood?

Not enough space to cure it?

Was it sick? :unsure:
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Alatriste

#85
July 29, 2009, 06:04:30 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 29, 2009, 05:16:38 AM
I don't see how timber supply can be the answer since Russia's had to have stuff similar to Sweden and Finland, which IIRC supplied high quality shipbuilding wood.

Yi is close to the right answer...

Admiral Yi

#86
July 29, 2009, 06:35:01 AM
Quote from: Alatriste on July 29, 2009, 06:04:30 AM
Yi is close to the right answer...
Saying it wasn't timber quality is close to the right answer?:puzzled:

Admiral Yi

#87
July 29, 2009, 06:42:46 AM
I could go for un indicio, vato.

Razgovory

#88
July 29, 2009, 06:45:34 AM
They probably used something inferior to hold the wood together.
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Caliga

#89
July 29, 2009, 06:45:41 AM
They got their wood from Finland and the Finns intentionally provided them with crap wood?
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