TopGun
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Re: fictional units for middle-eastern civs the age of sail... (my 2 cents):
The Ottoman Empire, it being the dominant power in that region during the 1700-1800s, had "modern" ship-of-the-lines and frigates as the mainstay of their navy - very much like the European naval powers. Hence, it would be perfectly legitimate to assume that Egypt, Arabia, or (in Civ-terms) Babylonia, Sumeria, and Hatti would sail similar capital ships.
Of course I don't want to squash any creativity on part of our master shipwrights, but these are just my 2 cents.
The Ottoman Empire, it being the dominant power in that region during the 1700-1800s, had "modern" ship-of-the-lines and frigates as the mainstay of their navy - very much like the European naval powers. Hence, it would be perfectly legitimate to assume that Egypt, Arabia, or (in Civ-terms) Babylonia, Sumeria, and Hatti would sail similar capital ships.
Of course I don't want to squash any creativity on part of our master shipwrights, but these are just my 2 cents.