The Corparation wrote:The Kievan People wrote:
Why...?
Ships carry more than enough fuel for most practical purposes. Not everything needs to have INFINITE RANGE.
To help give the appearance of a luxury yacht.
Not for infinite range. For looks. At any rate it's not something I see as a serious idea, just a random thought.Spirit of Hope wrote:Why not just use a regular cargo ship with some marines on it? It could also carry cargo and not waste space on sails and require the additional training to use them.
Because rule of cool.
I can't remember which thread this was, but a while back I had an idea for a weaponized man-o-war for this very reason. However, it wasn't the most useful.