VAS: Why are cargo ships so slow?

[TheMackster]

All the warships seem to uniformly get 1" movement per 5 knots of stated speed.

But, the cargo ships are half that speed getting only 1" movement per 10" of stated speed. (Liberty & Tramp)
The exception being the Victory class which gets 3" movement for 17 knots which is in keeping with the warships stats.

Is anyone giving the cargo ship's 2" movement in keeping with the other ships?

 

[MongooseMatt]

The Liberty really was slow. . .

 

[TheMackster]

The Liberty really was slow. . .

Agreed, their rated speed was 10 to 11.5 kts.

But, that should give them a game speed of 2", not 1", if they were given 1" move per 5 kts of speed like every other ship in the rulebook.

Even the "Victry" class ship at 17 kts gets it's proper 3" speed in game.

Not quibbling about the rules but I think it's listed 1" speed is another typo and should be corrected just like the "flank speed" SA is ridiculous. The warships are already listed at their correct maximum speed and there is just no way to "miraculously" give them more.