Editing Transport speeds

==Summary==

{| class="wikitable"
! Mode !! Speed !! colspan="2" | Daily range !! Sustainable duration
|-
| '''Man on foot''' || 3–4 mph || 15–25 mi || 24–40 km || Weeks to months
|-
| '''Horseback''' || 4–30 mph|| 30–70 mi || 48–112 km|| Days to weeks
|-
| '''Wagon''' || ~2 mph || 10–20 mi || 16–32 km || Weeks
|-
| '''Sailing ship''' || 3–8 knots || 60–150 nm || 110–275 km || Weeks to months
|}

==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.

A light travelling wagon (horse-litter) could travel at 4-5 mph

==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====

{| class="wikitable"
! Pace/effort !! Speed (knots) !! style="width: 110px;" | Speed<br>(mph/kph) !! Notes
|-
| Sustained/Cruising || 2-3 knots || 2.3-3.5 mph<br>(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<br>(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 afterwards.
|-
| Against Wind/Chop || 1 knot or less || 1.1 mph or less<br>(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====

{| class="wikitable"
! Condition !! Speed (knots) !! style="width: 110px;" | Speed<br>(mph/kph) !! 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. 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 (SMG) || 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 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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