-- -Santo "Aum Shanti Shanti Shantih." On 10/9/06, Greg Stafford <Greg_at_...> wrote:
>
> Quoting Santo Sengupta <s.santo.sengupta_at_...<s.santo.sengupta%40gmail.com>
> >:
> asks
>
> > Are their any details on what the Lunar Navy is like in the City of
> > Karse? I imagine whatever Navy the Lunars have is fairly new and
> > "green", as Karse was only recently occupied by the Empire.
>
> Their initial "navy" would be of local fishing boats hired from among
> the locals.
> They *might* have a couple of renegade triremes, or have hired them
> away from the locals if the navy has already been defeated.
>
> A bit later they can import some of their Janube sailors, who of
> course will be more loyal, but unfamiliar with the choralinthor boats.
> They could build some janube type boats here, and they'd not have too
> hard a time (as the Janube is a relatively calm sea).
>
> The Lunar have no tradition of sea-going warships and so they will
> have a long haul getting one up to speed. (The triremes of the
> Empire--some of which may be around--are not the Greek triremes, and
> so they are a bit more seaworthy than the Greek models. Thus they can
> go coastal around Genertela, but dare not venture close to the real
> currents more distant from the coast.)
>
> So, they will hire any of the locals that they can, and put some
> soldier on board to ensure that loyalty.
>
> But again--most of them will be Choralinthor ships hired for the purpose.
> ========================
> Sincerely,
> Greg Stafford
>
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> c/o Greg Stafford
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