01-03-2007, 06:14 PM
I would prefer the reconstruction by Marcus Fichtinger as opposed to the ones from the Masala site. There is something wrong with the superstructure, mainly the position of the shields on the upperdek. The decking in of the rowers would provide good protection from missiles, so this would be a logical addition, were it not that the Mainz ships, though of a smaller type, use the shields directly for that purpose. The Mainz reconstruction (small scale model, follow the link i posted earlier) also looks great and very plausible. The people at Mainz are briljant and most scientific!
