Drydock (FOTS)

Drydock (FOTS)
File:Drydock FOTS.png
Chain	Port Type
Requires	Buildings: MilitaryPort Arts: Iron Plating Resources: Iron
Enables	Units: Gun Boat - Chiyodagata-Class Torpedo Boat - Chiyodagata-Class Armoured Corvette - Kanko Maru-Class Armoured Corvette - Kanrin Maru-Class Armoured Corvette - Kaiten-Class Armoured Corvette - Kasuga-Class Armoured Frigate - Kaiyo Maru-Class Ironclad - Kotetsu-Class
Spawned Defence Forces	-
Basic Building Statistics	Cost: 12500 Improves export capacity (increases trade values) by +180 +5 per turn to town growth from trade within this province +1 to possible trade routes (sea) Recruitment capacity (ship under construction): +3 Coastal defences will be disabled once the port's health falls to 30% Coastal defence range: 12 Coastal defence level: 3 Enables recruitment of Rank 1 Foreign Veteran
Clan Effects	-
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Description

The shipwright who commands the waves can build wonders.

A drydock is an important naval support facility. It allows complicated shipbuilding projects to be undertaken, and the associated port allows for a very substantial amount of trade. Because of its value, it is well provided with coastal defences. A drydock is actually quite a substantial investment for any naval power. For shipbuilding purposes, a vessel can be constructed and then the dock flooded, allowing the vessel to be towed out. Ships for repair can be floated in at high tide through lock gates; the pond is then pumped dry while the ships are propped up on supports. The main drawback of a drydock is the initial cost and its capacity. In effect, it becomes the limiting factor on the size of new ships. Parsimonious politicians are very rarely willing to pay for a ship that will not fit into a dry dock, and even less willing to keep paying for bigger and bigger docks!

Other Information

The Best Provinces for building a Navy are those that have both a Coking Plant and a Drydock since they allow for the mass production of ships at a smaller expense than at any other province that doesn't have a source of coal.