Posted by: Iranon
« on: March 22, 2016, 05:17:48 PM »Scale is very flexible in Aurora, even more so than in real life (a modern destroyer may displace more than an early 20th century battleship).
I tend to rate by function. A cruiser, destroyer and corvette may all be around the same size (usually around 10k tons).
The cruiser will be a respectable warship capable of extended independent operation.
The destroyer will be faster and/or more powerful for its size, at the expense of mission life, sensor suite and fuel consumption. Tends to spend most time at a base.
The corvette will be much less capable, focus is on being cheap to build and run.
I tend to rate by function. A cruiser, destroyer and corvette may all be around the same size (usually around 10k tons).
The cruiser will be a respectable warship capable of extended independent operation.
The destroyer will be faster and/or more powerful for its size, at the expense of mission life, sensor suite and fuel consumption. Tends to spend most time at a base.
The corvette will be much less capable, focus is on being cheap to build and run.