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Terran Federation Navy: Fighter
« on: April 03, 2019, 06:21:41 AM »
Standard Fighter of the navy up to 2103

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SAAB AJ-37 Viggen MkII class Fighter-bomber    327 tons     2 Crew     217.1 BP      TCS 6.54  TH 96  EM 0
29357 km/s     Armour 1-4     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 1.8
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 65%    IFR 0.9%    1YR 12    5YR 187    Max Repair 48 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 2   
Magazine 12   

Herbert-Farmer Volvo ICF Drive (3)    Power 64    Fuel Use 89.61%    Signature 32    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 10 000 Litres    Range 6.1 billion km   (58 hours at full power)

Begum-Pearce Fighter AMM Launch Rails (2)    Missile Size 1    Hangar Reload 7.5 minutes    MF Reload 1.2 hours
Bradley Engineering Type 5 VLS  (2)    Missile Size 5    Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes    MF Reload 6.2 hours
Blake Electronics AJ-37 Fire Control (1)     Range 488.7m km    Resolution 200
Blake Electronics AJS-37 Fire Control (1)     Range 6.9m km    Resolution 1
ASM Shipwreck MkIII (2)  Speed: 30 000 km/s   End: 343.1m    Range: 617.5m km   WH: 20    Size: 5    TH: 160/96/48
AFM Sidewinder (2)  Speed: 126 700 km/s   End: 1.1m    Range: 8.2m km   WH: 3    Size: 1    TH: 549/329/164

There is 2 proposals of the next generation of fighter bombers, the first one has upgraded engines, armor and electronics and 1 extra medium missile rail. The standard and the Heavy carriers can retain the standrad wing of 25 AJ-37 + 1 AJS-37, 1 wing for Hornet class and 3 wings for Akagi class.
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SAAB AJ-37 Viggen MkIII class Fighter-bomber    355 tons     2 Crew     294.2 BP      TCS 7.09  TH 84  EM 0
33850 km/s     Armour 1-4     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 2.55
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 70%    IFR 1%    1YR 14    5YR 217    Max Repair 70 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 2   
Magazine 17   

Smart-Butcher Turbines Fighter Solid Core AM Drive (3)    Power 80    Fuel Use 70%    Signature 28    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 10 000 Litres    Range 7.3 billion km   (59 hours at full power)

Begum-Pearce Fighter AMM Launch Rails (2)    Missile Size 1    Hangar Reload 7.5 minutes    MF Reload 1.2 hours
Douglas Dynamics Viggen Launcher Rails (3)    Missile Size 5    Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes    MF Reload 6.2 hours
Mellor Cybernetics Fighter Missile Suite (1)     Range 582.9m km    Resolution 160
Mellor Cybernetics Fighter AMM Suite (1)     Range 11.5m km    Resolution 1
ASM Shipwreck IV (2)  Speed: 40 000 km/s   End: 242.7m    Range: 582.5m km   WH: 24    Size: 5    TH: 240/144/72
AFM Starblaze (2)  Speed: 120 000 km/s   End: 0.9m    Range: 6.8m km   WH: 5    Size: 1    TH: 400/240/120

Mellor Cybernetics Emergency Fighter Sensor (1)     GPS 6     Range 1.9m km    MCR 209k km    Resolution 1


The second one is mostly the same but instead of a medium missile rack their is one heavy rack, being able to take larger Nova missile, made to defend warp points in space. The Wing is reduced to 23 AJ-37 +1 AJS-37. In both cases our carriers magazines have to be slightly increased to give them all 4 reloads. The Admiralty votes for the first alternative, mostly because they can take the 3.5 reload and have replenishships with new missiles

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SAAB AJ-37 Viggen MkIV class Fighter-bomber    367 tons     2 Crew     296.6 BP      TCS 7.34  TH 84  EM 0
32697 km/s     Armour 1-4     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 2.7
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 73%    IFR 1%    1YR 15    5YR 226    Max Repair 70 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 2   
Magazine 18   

Smart-Butcher Turbines Fighter Solid Core AM Drive (3)    Power 80    Fuel Use 70%    Signature 28    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 10 000 Litres    Range 7.0 billion km   (59 hours at full power)

Begum-Pearce Fighter AMM Launch Rails (2)    Missile Size 1    Hangar Reload 7.5 minutes    MF Reload 1.2 hours
Douglas Dynamics Viggen Launcher Rails (2)    Missile Size 5    Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes    MF Reload 6.2 hours
Douglas Dynamics Viggen Heavy Launcher Rails (1)    Missile Size 6    Hangar Reload 45 minutes    MF Reload 7.5 hours
Mellor Cybernetics Fighter Missile Suite (1)     Range 582.9m km    Resolution 160
Mellor Cybernetics Fighter AMM Suite (1)     Range 11.5m km    Resolution 1
ASM Nova (1)  Speed: 27 200 km/s   End: 3.1m    Range: 5.1m km   WH: 48    Size: 6    TH: 272/163/81
ASM Shipwreck IV (2)  Speed: 40 000 km/s   End: 242.7m    Range: 582.5m km   WH: 24    Size: 5    TH: 240/144/72
AFM Starblaze (2)  Speed: 120 000 km/s   End: 0.9m    Range: 6.8m km   WH: 5    Size: 1    TH: 400/240/120

Mellor Cybernetics Emergency Fighter Sensor (1)     GPS 6     Range 1.9m km    MCR 209k km    Resolution 1
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Re: Terran Federation Navy: Fighter
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2019, 10:28:12 AM »
i only have quibbles

i feel, for starters, that you are *way* into the tech stratum where AMMs make big missiles ineffective in open space.  i don't have a suggestion to address this that isn't a major change of concept, so i'll just move on.  big honking missiles at jump points never go out of style, i'll agree.

your ASMs are just a hair faster than your fighters, and the fighters themselves aren't speed-at-all-costs designs.  so, you're up against the possibility that opposing fighters or even FAC might be fast enough to get into a missile wave and run with it and point defense down the whole volley.  your missile tech is so capable i feel it will be trivial to address this.

over 300 tons, you're definitely above the resolution level for anybody who happens to have an active tuned to find fighters.  it would be a complete redesign to try to fight that, but you can just lean into it and go up to 500 tons.  a little range and maintenance might open up some tactical options, obviously that depends on a lot of things i can't see from here.
 

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Re: Terran Federation Navy: Fighter
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2019, 11:56:54 AM »
That's... really, really fast.

Since I'm not familiar with that tech level I'm not sure what wrong can really be done here.  However, I will say that when it comes to warhead sizes, I prefer to keep my warhead strengths limited to the products of square numbers.  For example 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, etc.  Because of the way that missile damage affects armor belts, your strength-24 "Shipwreck" is only cutting a gouge 4 armor levels deep, where a strength-25 missile would be piercing 5 levels deep.  The aurora wiki goes in to some detail about this.  Size 5 and 6 warheads are also much less efficient than either size 4 or size 9 warheads, imo. 


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Re: Terran Federation Navy: Fighter
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2019, 09:01:37 PM »
I think you should have at least enough crew endurance for 5 days, because you don't want a morale hit interfering with accuracy just because a 5-day turn processed at an inconvenient time.

That is some serious stand off range on your missiles.  Unfortunately, late game, long range missile fire is effective against civilian shipping, and that is about it.  You need such a huge throw weight to get through AMMs that you will waste a lot of missiles on overkill.  You should at least have a sensor on board that can retarget against ships of 200 HS and larger.

Part of the problem with long ranged missiles is you can't do it half-assed.  If you don't have enough missiles to kill the majority of the enemy fleet in a volley, you are being inefficient, and might have to retreat to reload.

Also, if you had some fighters with anti-ship fire controls and launchers and others with anti-missile fire controls and launchers you would be spending less on fire controls, and have faster, more efficient strike groups.  Fire controls are EXPENSIVE in late game.

You are also getting to the tech level where cloaked warships are going to have smaller cross-sections than fighters, and more space for fire controls for outranging them.  Plus more space for ECCM and ECM.

That said, there IS a late game role for fighter bombers in late game.  You can use them for colony security, for taking out probing survey vessels, buying important time for the rest of your fleet to show up.

Missiles are great in low tempo games, where you have years between wars to build up missile stocks.  They are great in that you don't have to pay maintenance on a planet-load of missiles.  But even when you win, you have thrown away a tenth of your build cost in those missiles.

As an RP, where you might have artificial limitations in the size or cost of your fleets, but no limitations in your missile stocks, it is GREAT.  Having RP issues driving your fleet design can be FUN.
 

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Re: Terran Federation Navy: Fighter
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2019, 10:20:22 PM »
Yea I know, missiles are being relegated to harrasment tactics, 24 is the strenght that worked before... Yes I can build smaller missiles that are faster and with less punch and probobly get them to hit better and awamp his defences, but bigger is better ;D
My current enemy is using 6 layers on his destroyers... Have to se whats on his capital ships, as of now I need 6-14 missiles per destroyed destroyer, a little luck can go a loong way sometimes. His missiles are even loooonger ranged, only size 4...

In a game earlier I lost my BC Hood to a large laser that only penetrated my armour and blew up my only and large magazine... How historical... ;)
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Re: Terran Federation Navy: Fighter
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2019, 03:56:29 AM »
Next generation missile fighter. A lot faster missiles but still the same strenght, it will take 12 years before I researched the next lvl.

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Cobra class Heavy Fighter    498 tons     7 Crew     308 BP      TCS 9.95  TH 360  EM 0
36180 km/s     Armour 1-5     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 3.15
Maint Life 3.14 Years     MSP 39    AFR 19%    IFR 0.3%    1YR 6    5YR 89    Max Repair 180 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.3 months    Spare Berths 0   
Magazine 21   

May-Nash Limited Heavy Fighter Engine (1)    Power 360    Fuel Use 189.01%    Signature 360    Exp 30%
Fuel Capacity 100 000 Litres    Range 19.1 billion km   (6 days at full power)

Douglas Dynamics Viggen Heavy Launcher Rails (1)    Missile Size 6    Hangar Reload 45 minutes    MF Reload 7.5 hours
Douglas Dynamics Viggen Launcher Rails (3)    Missile Size 5    Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes    MF Reload 6.2 hours
Rees Techsystems Long range Cobra Fire Control (1)     Range 244.4m km    Resolution 200
ASM SAAB RB-02 (1)  Speed: 80 000 km/s   End: 42.9m    Range: 206.2m km   WH: 24    Size: 6    TH: 266/160/80
ASM SAAB RB-01 (3)  Speed: 96 000 km/s   End: 19.4m    Range: 111.8m km   WH: 24    Size: 5    TH: 320/192/96

Hobbs Electronics Industries Cobra Longrange Sensor (1)     GPS 7200     Range 210.3m km    Resolution 120

Also being finished is the laser armed Scimitar Fighter, this one will be loaded on the huge Arizona Battleship carrier...

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Scimtar class Fighter    370 tons     10 Crew     286.4 BP      TCS 7.4  TH 84  EM 0
32432 km/s     Armour 1-4     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 3
Maint Life 5.59 Years     MSP 48    AFR 10%    IFR 0.2%    1YR 3    5YR 39    Max Repair 105 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.4 months    Spare Berths 3   

Hodgson Biotech Fighter Solid Core AM Drive (2)    Power 120    Fuel Use 192.91%    Signature 42    Exp 30%
Fuel Capacity 60 000 Litres    Range 15.1 billion km   (5 days at full power)

Bentley-Iqbal Limited 12cm Fighter Spinal Laser (1)    Range 32 000km     TS: 32432 km/s     Power 4-1.25     RM 5    ROF 20        4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simmons Kinetics Standard Beam Fire Control (1)    Max Range: 32 000 km   TS: 3000 km/s     69 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hermundrson-Áslson Solid-core Anti-matter Power Plant Technology PB-1 (1)     Total Power Output 1.6    Armour 0    Exp 5%

The Arizona BBV

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Arizona V class Battleship Carrier    296 800 tons     5363 Crew     81904.2 BP      TCS 5936  TH 60000  EM 15000
10107 km/s     Armour 18-396     Shields 500-300     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 407     PPV 1123.3
Maint Life 4.63 Years     MSP 66752    AFR 1820%    IFR 25.3%    1YR 5079    5YR 76192    Max Repair 2400 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Flight Crew Berths 201   
Flag Bridge    Hangar Deck Capacity 30000 tons     Troop Capacity: 4 Battalions    Magazine 1000    Cargo Handling Multiplier 40   

Burgess-Graham 500 EP Solid Core AM Drive (120)    Power 500    Fuel Use 19.65%    Signature 500    Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 66 000 000 Litres    Range 203.7 billion km   (233 days at full power)
Dyer Defence Technologies Xi R300/150 Shields (100)   Total Fuel Cost  625 Litres per hour  (15 000 per day)

Sullivan-Hewitt 25cm C8 Far Ultraviolet Laser (10)    Range 800 000km     TS: 10107 km/s     Power 16-8     RM 5    ROF 10        16 16 16 16 16 13 11 10 8 8
James & Page 31cm C10 Far Ultraviolet Laser (1)    Range 800 000km     TS: 10107 km/s     Power 25-10     RM 5    ROF 15        25 25 25 25 25 20 17 15 13 12
Twin Frost & May 20cm C10 Far Ultraviolet Laser Turret (5x2)    Range 500 000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 20-20     RM 5    ROF 5        10 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 5 5
Quad Simmons Kinetics Medium Gauss Cannon R3-50 Turret (20x12)    Range 30 000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hunt Engineering CIWS-400 (10x16)    Range 1000 km     TS: 40000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Morrison Limited Fire Control S08 400-40000 (5)    Max Range: 800 000 km   TS: 40000 km/s     99 98 96 95 94 92 91 90 89 88
Gordon & Wilkinson Fire Control S02 60-40000 (10)    Max Range: 120 000 km   TS: 40000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Hewitt-Baldwin Magnetic Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (19)     Total Power Output 190    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Bradley Engineering Type 5 VLS  (200)    Missile Size 5    Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes    MF Reload 6.2 hours
Morley & May Missile Fire Control FC806-R100 (2)     Range 806.4m km    Resolution 100
ASM Shipwreck IV (200)  Speed: 40 000 km/s   End: 242.7m    Range: 582.5m km   WH: 24    Size: 5    TH: 240/144/72

West Electronic Systems Active Search Sensor MR3840-R100 (1)     GPS 120000     Range 3 840.0m km    Resolution 100
Carroll Engineering Active Search Sensor MR10-R1 (1)     GPS 56     Range 10.1m km    MCR 1.1m km    Resolution 1

ECCM-1 (5)         ECM 10

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80x Scimtar Fighter   Speed: 32432 km/s    Size: 7.4


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Re: Terran Federation Navy: Fighter
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2019, 05:38:18 PM »
I don't think you have enough Flight Crew Berths for your intended strike group.
Also that is a massive range that the Arizona BBV has.
 

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Re: Terran Federation Navy: Fighter
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2019, 01:52:30 AM »
A question: Why not design the Scimitar around a 10cm railgun? You'll get more damage output as it can fire every 5s for 4 damage instead of 20s for 4 damage. I believe it'll also end up smaller then the spinal laser version, and has the advantage that a mass of railgun fighters can help serve as escorts and thicken the anti-missile screen.