¶ 'Otter' Skuda
¶ History
A Skuda is a baltic clinker-built small sailing ship built for coastal trade. Used mostly in Sweden, Finland and Denmark they follow a tradition of V shaped hulls and simple sails that allows them to keep the crew very small. While they could carry one or two masts, later examples are mostly rigged as krejare. This type of rig has three masts, the fore and main being pole type and having two square sails. The mizzen mast has a small fore and aft sail and the there are two small stay sails forward. While the V shaped hull gives the ship a more streamlined appearance it makes cargo space below deck limited. Much of the cargo would have been stored on the open deck and covered. They can be run up on the beach at high tide and left to be unloaded when the tide is out. These ships are generally about 60 tons displacement, about 45 to 60 feet long and have a crew of five to eight.
¶ Strategy and Use
Small coastal trader and Military Recon she is not intended as a combat vessal and should be kept out of fights if possible.
This is the Freetrader starting ship. The Otter is slow to gain speed and turn, but she can take a lot of punishment and sail fast downwind. This makes her a solid choice for small merchant convoys. Alone it's too vulnerable to fast ships to deliver risky cargo. You should upgrade past a Skuda as soon as possible.
¶ Variants
Other variants of the Otter:
- 'Otter' Skuda (Civilian)
- 'Otter' Skuda (Fallback)
¶ Comparable Ships
In general size the skuda is similar to the medium and large schooners. She differs in having a square rig which should giver her a better down wind speed. The sharp lines of the hull will help with this but limit her capacity.
¶ Distinguishing Characteristics
The Skuda is a clinker built ship with a single deck and simple pole masts.
¶ Version History
(2.12.39.0) 2013-03-10
- Changed Insurance Value
- Changed Sailing, Range, and Accuracy Stats
¶ Sources
This ship was modelled by Michael O'Dwyer (aka Michiel van Duijer).
¶ Strategy and Use
¶ Tactics
¶ Additional information
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¶ Ship statistics
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| SAILING Sailing These parameters determine how your ship sails. Max Speed: Maximum Speed SHIPHow fast your ship can move in battles. Improving battle speed does not improve Open Sea speed. Acceleration: Acceleration Determines how fast the ship gains speed. Deceleration: Deceleration Determines how fast the ship loses speed. Lower values are better if you want to maintain speed, higher values are better if you want to stop quickly. Turning (Fast): Fast Turn Rate The Ship's turn rate in degrees per second. This is how fast the ship turns if it is moving at maximum speed. Turning (Slow): Slow Turn Rate The Ship's turn rate in degrees per second. This is how fast the ship turns if it is moving at a speed of at least 4 knots. Turning Accel: Max Turning Acceleration This shows how fast a ship accelerates into a turn. The higher the value, the faster the ship reaches its maximum turn rate. Turning Decel: Min Turning Deceleration Ships gradually suffer less deceleration as they turn. This shows a minimum amount of deceleration a ship has when turning. Lower numbers (relative to other acceleration stats) are better. Best Point: Best Point The wind angle at which the ship can attain its maximum speed. The wind comes from angle 0o, and angle 180o is running with the wind at your back. Capacity: Capacity How many units of cargo the ship can hold. O.S. Visibility: Open Sea Visibility How far away other ships will spot you on the open sea. O.S. Spotting: Open Sea Spotting Increases your spotting range, allowing you to detect ships beyond their O.S. Visibility. Crew: Crew The maximum number of crew on your ship. Shows the fighting strength of your crew. Target Tracking: Target Tracking Reduces the accuracy penalties you suffer due to your movement and your target's movement. Improves your chance to hit fast moving ships. |
16.80 3.56 4.48 13.65 8.00 9.56 11.25 135 300 31.0 0.0 54 20 |
5 ( Small) LEVEL (SIZE): Level and Size8 812 The level required to use this ship, and the size of the hull. DURABILITY: Durability The number of ships you have left. Decreases by 1 whenever the ship is defeated in combat (with the exception of skirmish). INSURANCE VALUE: Insurance Value Amount of doubloons you will receive for this ship if she is sunk or scuttled. |
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| HEALTH Health The ship's Health stats show how much damage it can sustain. Hull: Hull (Structure) The internal structure of your ship. When your structure runs out, your ship sinks. Port: Port (Left) The ship's port armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Stbd: Starboard (Right) The ship's starboard armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Bow: Bow (Front) The ship's bow armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Stern: Stern (Rear) The ship's stern armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Sails: Sails & Masts Shows how much damage the ship's sails and masts can sustain. Ships lose speed as they take sail damage. |
Integ. Integrity The ship's Integrity stats show how much damage it can sustain. 500 360 360 180 90 695 |
DR Damage Reduction Shows how much the ship's armor reduces the damage it receives. - 1 1 1 0 0 |
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| MODIFIERS Modifiers These change your chance to hit, chance to get hit and the damage you take. Sails: Sails Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's sails and masts. Crew: Crew Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's crew. Bow: Bow (Front) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's bow armor. Stern: Stern (Rear) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's stern armor. Sides: Broadsides (Left & Right) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's broadsides. Grapple: Grappling Grappling offense makes it easier to board ships. Grappling defense protects you against hostile boarding attempts. |
OFF Offense Offensive modifiers are a percentage increase to your chance to hit. The numbers here include any benefits from 'Accuracy, All' items. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 |
DEF Defense Defensive modifiers are a percentage decrease to the chance enemies will hit you. The numbers here include any benefits from 'Defense, All' items. 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 0.0 |
RES Resistance Resistance is a percentage reduction in the damage you take. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - |
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Polars
Upwind & Luffing
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Haul Close
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Reach Broad
Reach Broad
Reach Running
26% - 36% 4.37 - 6.05 knots 50° 10.92 knots 65% 10.92 knots 65% 14.28 knots85% 85%14.28 knots 16.8 knots 100% 16.8 knots 100% 15.46 knots 92% Open Sea Speed: 59
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