Posted by: TMaekler
« on: February 05, 2016, 03:58:50 PM »Quote from: Havan_IronOak link=topic=8302. msg85897#msg85897 date=1454660010
From what I've read over in Bureau of Ship Design board, a lot of people favor tugs for moving large vessels about. Especially when the large vessel stays on station a long time. The game kind of allows you to make real life style choices. Ever see the fleet of tugs that tow a North Sea Oil Platform into place?That is what is so great about this game. You can find different ways of solving (logistical) problems - and that is the real fun to be able to ;-).
I used to live in Manhattan and always saw the tugs moving large barges up and down the Hudson. Big ugly and slow but almost all engine and slow.
Of course with the slightly different physics at work here, I'm guessing that there will be some pretty speedy space tugs! Since they can be commercial class, it sounds like a great way to move military vessels about too when not actually in battle conditions.
Havn't seen one of these (since I live in central Germany - so no large water bodies here) but I guess it is impressive.