Naval Ships and Tech discussion (LONG)

[Matijs_van Zuijlen]

First posting for me...
I've been following the ship tech discussion a bit, and something
sparked an idea:

> Oh, yes.  Definately something on the large side, like whatever the Portugese
> used to get to Japan.
>
I remember watching a TV programme about china, and it mentioned
China's incredible ship technology. This allowed them to build, long
before these portugese sailed by, large ships that could have
conquered Europe. Luckily, they were to centered on their own country
for conquest.
The point I want to make here is: Perhaps it's a good idea to look at
how some non-westerns technology evolved, both for ships and armor
(e.g., how does Japanese armor tech synchronize with their ship tech.
Same for China). This might lead us to be a little more lenient about
tech levels in P&P.

Matijs van Zuijlen.