What is difference between copper, armoured and wooden ships?

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[Iron Ben]

Copper ---> impervious to flaming arrows
Armored ---> resistant to flames and explosives
Wooden ---> flimsiest ships, resistant to nothing

[Stevcorp]

Wooden ships have no upgrades. So they're slow, expensive to maintain, catch fire easy and every hit goes through the hull, increasing the chance of a boiler-hit (instakill).

The "copper" in copper ships refers to the hull under the water. It represents the fact that your shipbuilders are learning that metal hulls work better than wooden ones. The ship costs more to buy, but has lower upkeep and has better speed.

"Armoured" ships have actual armour bolted on, meaning they become heavily resistant to normal cannon shot and won't die instantly when hit with incendiary or exploding rounds.

"Ironclad" ships are only obtained from the western powers. These ships are a generation ahead of Japan's current technology, with full metal hulls and massive cannons. They'll easily kill an "armoured" ship one on one, because iron bolted on wood isn't enough to take the hits that "modern" cannons can dish out.

[BastardSword]

I am pretty sure that copper-plating only gives ships more movement range on the campaign map. However I think that this bonus comes from the tech you research to unlock copper-plated ships, and applies to ALL ships. So I don't think there is any point to using copper plated ships because they have the same exact stats as wooden ships. I do know that copper-plating does nothing to resist fire and HE shot.

Iron-plated ships meanwhile are resistant to HE shells and setting on fire.

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Ursprünglich geschrieben von Stevcorp:

Wooden ships have no upgrades. So they're slow, expensive to maintain, catch fire easy and every hit goes through the hull, increasing the chance of a boiler-hit (instakill).

The "copper" in copper ships refers to the hull under the water. It represents the fact that your shipbuilders are learning that metal hulls work better than wooden ones. The ship costs more to buy, but has lower upkeep and has better speed.

"Armoured" ships have actual armour bolted on, meaning they become heavily resistant to normal cannon shot and won't die instantly when hit with incendiary or exploding rounds.

"Ironclad" ships are only obtained from the western powers. These ships are a generation ahead of Japan's current technology, with full metal hulls and massive cannons. They'll easily kill an "armoured" ship one on one, because iron bolted on wood isn't enough to take the hits that "modern" cannons can dish out.

What about Kotetsu?

[BastardSword]

Kotetsu is an ironclad ship.

[Magni]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Shogu******:

What about Kotetsu?

Kotetsu is also aquired from the western powers.

She was originally named CSS Stonewall, and built in France on commission from the Confederate States of America. She didn't arrive before the Confederacy surrendered to the Union, so she was handed over to the US and later sold by the yanks to Japan.