The Angler

This ship was at first intended to be a very simple and cost effective starter craft for Neter, however it spun out of control and became a bit of a detailed art project, but not at the cost of resources (thanks to decorations, most are without added cost). The end result is this high endurance and low cost "fishing" schooner named Angler. Pros: -Low resource cost (about 28k) -No fuel costs (all wind or RTG propulsion) -Cost effective missile battery for anti-ship and anti-air -A heavy HE cram turret amidship -High speed (18m/s into the wind, and up to 26m/s with the wind) -Can navigate through waves greater than its height (testing for this was done in the Cauldron of Eriwik with wave size set to 1, the ship never capsized, flipped or overturned) -Redundant propulsion -Heavily compartmentalized (cannot be sunk through flooding) -Fish in a Barrel (a slimy surprise) -A cozy captain's quarters -Once you have some more powerful ships, she can easily be converted into a cargo vessel by removing the CRAM turret and filling the turret well with material storage. This makes for a nice high speed, and resource efficient hauler that doesn't consume any of your precious resources. Cons: -mostly wood construction, only armored where it is absolutely necessary. Even the it is relatively thin. -The AI likes to go go go, so if you want it to sit still, click it over to the patrol mode, but don't touch any of the controls if you want to sit still (for some reason this triggers the AI into raising the sails) -weak to advanced cannons and high velocity projectiles -weak to massed central battery ship salvos (such as many OW sailing ships) -can outrun slow torpedoes, but has no defense against those faster than 20 m/s **EDIT: An issue with the cram cannon shooting the foremast boom has been dealt with by raising the booms up. Lost mainsail area was compensated for with the addition of a second jib sail. The Cram cannon's accuracy has been improved and the cab house roof has been re-d