WesWorld

Would it sound reasonable for a ship that is 10 years old only to be able to be refreshed to 95% to represent her age? In my view after a certain period of time the ship would become worn but perhaps persistant maintenance would prevent her from deteriorating to that state.

I vote for simplicity. Hooman's rules would be nice if we were to write this as a computer game, IRL I think it does not add as much that it is worth the hassle. Sorry hooman :-)

cheers

Bernhard

Came across this thread last night, and had a flash of inspiration.

While it may not be a 'rule', Filipino ships will be aged according to the following formula:

Age 1-15: 0.5 pt a year
Age 16-30, refit at or before 15: 1 pt a year
Age 16-30, not refit: 1.5 pts a year
Age 30+, not rebuilt: 2 pts a year
Age 30+, not refit or rebuilt: 3 pts a year

If not refit before age 15, refit will only 'restore' 15 yrs.
(I.E., ship 4 years over (19 y.o.) = refit to 98%)

Ship refit at 10 and 20:
Built in 1910
1920, 95% (0.5 pts a year, refit to 100%)
1930, 92.5% (0.5 pts a year to 1915, 1 pt/yr after, refit to 100%)
1940, 90% (1 pt/yr, rebuild needed)

Ship refit at 15:
Built in 1910
1925, 92.5% (0.5 pts/yr, refit to 100%)
1940, 85% (1 pt/yr, rebuild needed)

Ship refit at 20:
Built in 1910
1930, 85% (0.5 pts/yr to 1915, 1.5pts/yr after, refit to 97.5%)
1940, 87.5% (1 pt/yr, rebuild needed)

Ship not refit before age 30:
Built in 1910
1940, 70% (0.5 pts/yr to 1915, 1.5pts/yr after, rebuild needed)

Rebuilds and reconstructions always 'reset the clock'

We definately need a simple system to calculate a ships condition at a cetain age, and I stress the word SIMPLE.

Wow, an old thread that gets reanimated... *g*

We never agreed on anything and meanwhile I used my imagination to handle the wear on my ships. Those stationed near the Antarctic for example suffered a heavier wear than others... Did work quite good.