Colony protection

[Kamilo (OP)]

What is your way to protect the - poor - colonists of your empire?

[Demonides]

MND Discovery 001  (Discovery class Defence Monitor)      5 000 tons       134 Crew       475,4 BP       TCS 100    TH 160    EM 0
1600 km/s      Armour 4-26       Shields 0-0       HTK 35      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 8      PPV 12
Maint Life 9,41 Years     MSP 490    AFR 24%    IFR 0,3%    1YR 10    5YR 150    Max Repair 100 MSP
Kapitan    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Morale Check Required   

Improved Nuclear Thermal Engine  EP160,00 (1)    Power 160,0    Fuel Use 63,25%    Signature 160,00    Explosion 10%
Fuel Capacity 565 000 Litres    Range 32,2 billion km (232 days at full power)

10cm C1 Infrared Laser (4)    Range 30 000km     TS: 2 000 km/s     Power 3-1     RM 10 000 km    ROF 15       
Beam Fire Control R48-TS4000 (1)     Max Range: 48 000 km   TS: 4 000 km/s     79 58 38 17 0 0 0 0 0 0

Active Search Sensor AS64-R100 (1)     GPS 10000     Range 64,1m km    Resolution 100

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

[bankshot]

Here's what I went with.  2x size 4 engines set to 35% power so I could send them to another system without worrying about refueling.  And it has its own hull type since even though it is below 1000 tons it is decidedly not a FAC.  It's just there to keep the masses happy until I have the resources to make something that is good for more than pleasing the crowds. 

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Atlas class Slow Attack Craft      992 tons       40 Crew       72.9 BP       TCS 20    TH 14    EM 0
706 km/s      Armour 1-8       Shields 0-0       HTK 9      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 1      PPV 9
Maint Life 14.23 Years     MSP 45    AFR 8%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 0    5YR 6    Max Repair 18.9 MSP
Junior Kadar    Control Rating 1   
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Morale Check Required   

SAC 35% 4HS INP Engine  EP14.00 (1)    Power 14    Fuel Use 9.17%    Signature 14    Explosion 3%
Fuel Capacity 20,000 Litres    Range 39.6 billion km (649 days at full power)

10cm C2 Infrared Laser (3)    Range 30,000km     TS: 1,250 km/s     Power 3-2     RM 10,000 km    ROF 10       
Beam Fire Control R40-TS1250 (1)     Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 1,250 km/s     23 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Improved Pebble Bed Reactor R6 (1)     Total Power Output 6.3    Exp 5%

Active Search Sensor AS2-R6 (1)     GPS 6     Range 2.3m km    Resolution 6

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


[Black]

Very basic design with railguns, mainly for anti missile defence.

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Watchdog class Orbital Weapon Platform      5,000 tons       193 Crew       759.9 BP       TCS 100    TH 0    EM 0
1 km/s      Armour 7-26       Shields 0-0       HTK 34      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 8      PPV 36
Maint Life 18.04 Years     MSP 760    AFR 25%    IFR 0.3%    1YR 4    5YR 66    Max Repair 48 MSP
Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 5 months    Morale Check Required   


10cm Railgun V30/C3 (12x4)    Range 30,000km     TS: 4,000 km/s     Power 3-3     Accuracy Modifier 100%     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
SPG-B-32 Railgun Fire Control R32-TS3000 (4)     Max Range: 32,000 km   TS: 3,000 km/s     52 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pebble Bed Reactor R9-2 (4)     Total Power Output 36.4    Exp 5%

SPD-1 Missile Detection System (1)     GPS 48     Range 9.6m km    MCR 1m km    Resolution 1
SPS-10 Proximity Detection System (1)     GPS 240     Range 14.6m km    Resolution 10
SPS-60 Space Search Sensor (1)     GPS 1440     Range 26.5m km    Resolution 60

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


[Droll]

By the time colony protection becomes an issue I usually have some fighter factories and maintenance facilities set up. The fact that fighters can operate from the ground means I can spam out like 300 cheap fighters with cheap gauss weaponry.

This is also a useful way to avoid unassigned min rank officers - just make sure you set officer priority to the lowest so that the ships you actually want officers on actually get them.

[Father Tim]

Militia Company

1  HQ-INF (1000 tons command rating)
330  PWL-INF


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Edited because it was indeed a typo.

[Alsadius]

Militia Company

1  HQ-INF (1000 tons command rating)
330  PW-INF

Typo - you mean PWL-INF. 330x PW-INF is 1650 tons, so you'd need a bigger HQ. (Though HQs of under 2000 tons are all the same weight, so you could easily do 398x PW-INF and 1x HQ-2k if you wanted a bit more firepower)

[Froggiest1982]

I recreate Police structure.

Police Officers, Police Precincts and moving on the ladder. I also drop a couple of Anti-terrorism units just for the flavor.