Editing Transport speeds

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! Mode !! Speed !! Daily range !! Sustainable duration
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| Man on foot || 3–4 mph || 15–25 mi / 24–40 km || Weeks to months
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| Horseback || 4–30 mph|| 30–70 mi / 48–112 km|| Days to weeks
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| Wagon || ~2 mph || 10–20 mi / 16–32 km || Weeks
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| Sailing ship || 3–8 knots || 60–150 nm / 110–275 km || Weeks to months
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==Man on Foot==
Speed: ~3–4 mph (5–6.5 km/h)
Daily Distance: 15–25 miles (24–40 km)
Sustainable Duration: Weeks to months, assuming rest days
Notes: Trained messengers (like royal couriers or pilgrims) might manage 30+ miles on good roads. Terrain, load, and weather greatly affect speed.

==Man on Horseback==

Speed:
	Walk: 4–5 mph (6–8 km/h)
	Trot/Gallop (short bursts): Up to 25–30 mph (40–48 km/h)
Daily Distance:
Normal travel: 30–40 miles (48–64 km)
Hard push (military courier or urgent dispatch): 50–70 miles (80–112 km), with horse changes
Sustainable Duration:
With horse changes (relay): Several days
Same horse: 2–3 days at hard push, longer at 30–40 miles/day
Notes: Elite couriers (like Genghis Khan’s Yam system or Roman Cursus Publicus) used relay stations to cover 100+ miles/day.

==Wagon (Ox- or Horse-Drawn)==

Speed: ~2 mph (3 km/h)
Daily Distance: 10–20 miles (16–32 km)
Sustainable Duration: Weeks, but requires frequent maintenance and rest for animals
Notes: Terrain greatly affects wagons; rough roads or mountains slow them significantly. Horse-drawn wagons are faster but tire more easily than oxen.

==Sailing Ship==

Speed: 3–8 knots (3.5–9 mph / 5.5–14.5 km/h), depending on wind and ship type
Daily Distance:
	Average medieval ship: 60–100 nautical miles/day (110–185 km)
	With favourable wind: Up to 150+ nm/day (275+ km)
Sustainable Duration: Weeks to months, depending on supplies
Notes: Coastal navigation was common. Open-sea travel depended on weather, currents, and sailing skill. Cogs and caravels were typical ships later in the medieval period.

==Fishing boat (Fabra’s)==

Rowing
Pace / Effort	Speed (Knots)	Speed (mph / km/h)	Notes
Sustained/Cruising	2 - 3 knots	2.3 - 3.5 mph (3.7 - 5.6 km/h)	This is the speed the fishermen could maintain for several hours on calm water without exhausting themselves. This is the best average to use for travel time
Max Effort/Sprint	3.5 - 4 knots	4.0 - 4.6 mph (6.5 - 7.4 km/h)	Possible for short bursts (5-10 minutes) when escaping danger, racing to a known fishing spot, or desperately manoeuvring in an emergency. They would be exhausted afterward.
Against Wind/Chop	1 knot or less	1.1 mph or less (2 km/h or less)	Any significant headwind or strong current would drop the rowing speed dramatically. Sometimes, simply holding position is the best they can do.

Sailing
Condition	Boat Speed (Knots)	Boat Speed (mph / km/h)	Notes
Ideal Conditions (Reaching)	4 - 6 knots	4.6 - 6.9 mph (7.4 - 11 km/h)	A moderate breeze (Force 3-4 on the Beaufort Scale) coming from the side (reaching). This is the fastest, most comfortable, and most efficient point of sail for a boat of this type.
Favourable (Downwind)	3 - 5 knots	3.5 - 5.8 mph (5.5 - 9.2 km/h)	A wind pushing the boat directly from behind. The boat is heavy and can't outrun the waves, limiting the top speed.
Light Wind	1 - 2 knots	1.1 - 2.3 mph (2 - 3.7 km/h)	When the wind is light, the sail can still make slow, steady progress, but the crew will likely start rowing to supplement the speed.
Upwind (Tacking)	1 - 3 knots (Speed Made Good)	1.1 - 3.5 mph (2 - 5.6 km/h)	A lug-rigged boat is not great at sailing directly against the wind. It must tack (sail zig-zag) to make slow progress into a headwind. A top speed of 3 knots is its actual forward progress toward the destination, even if the boat is moving 4-5 knots through the water.
Maximum Burst	7 - 8 knots	8 - 9.2 mph (13 - 15 km/h)		Possible for brief periods when surfing down a large wave in a strong gale, but the boat would be hard to control and the crew would be highly stressed.


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