Fighter designs, how do you designs yours...

[ExChairman (OP)]

Well my carriers is packing 122 of these, newer been used They are meant to go upclose with the enemy, some will bee killed but with 25 missiles each, doing 6 points of damage, I presume that most enemy ship will bee killed... Only problem is to get the fighters enough missiles

F-1 "Hurricane" class Fighter-bomber    318 tons     5 Crew     93 BP      TCS 6,35  TH 11,52  EM 0
15118 km/s     Armour 1-4     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 3,75
Annual Failure Rate: 8%    IFR: 0,1%    Maint Capacity 18 MSP    Max Repair 40 MSP    Est Time: 2,86 Years
Magazine 25   

FTR Inertial Confinement Fusion Drive E300 (1)    Power 96    Fuel Use 3000%    Signature 11,52    Armour 0    Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 10 000 Litres    Range 1,9 billion km   (34 hours at full power)

Size 1 Box Launcher (25)    Missile Size 1    Hangar Reload 7,5 minutes    MF Reload 1,2 hours
Missile Fire Control FC2-R2 (50%) (1)     Range 2,9m km    Resolution 2
ASM "Annihilator" (25)  Speed: 31 800 km/s   End: 0,3m    Range: 0,6m km   WH: 6    Size: 1    TH: 445 / 267 / 133

Active Search Sensor MR2-R2 FTR (1)     GPS 17     Range 2,9m km    Resolution 2

ECM 10

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

[jRides]

I use fighters that look scarily similar to Steves from his NATO vs Soviet Union Campaign AAR.

I generally have Strikefighters, Strikefighter Command Fighters (providing strikefighter sensor coverage), Recon (jump drive equipped), Early warning craft (extending the fleets sensor coverage) and Tankers to extend the Strikefighter range. I have 1 Command and 11 fighters per squadron (my smallest carrier carries two squadrons), at least 1 EW and Recon per carrier, and the tankers are only found on my bigger carriers.

I've never used the small missile approach, I figure they are going to get in close and so why not pack a heavier punch and hence using size 4 missiles. Using size 4 is also the standard size of missile used by my cruisers and everything below - this helps on the logistics of resupply. The idea that fighters can use Anti-missile Missiles on their size 1 rails to supplement missile defence has just never appealed to me, the fighters are my fleets offensive arm, so they should be out there, offending.

I'm not very experienced in Aurora (having only played 1 proper game as it were), but these guys did alright:

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F-14A Corsair class Strikefighter    245 tons     4 Crew     75.7 BP      TCS 4.9  TH 12  EM 0
15306 km/s     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 2.4
Annual Failure Rate: 49%    IFR: 0.7%    Maint Capacity 0 MSP    Max Repair 28 MSP    Est Time: 0 Years
Magazine 16   

Pratt & Whitney MCF-F75 (1)    Power 75    Fuel Use 3000%    Signature 12    Armour 0    Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres    Range 2.4 billion km   (44 hours at full power)

FTR4 Rail Launcher (4)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
SN/SPG-24 CM85 Missile Fire Control (1)     Range 85.2m km    Resolution 120
AGM-1C Sabre Anti-ship Missile (4)  Speed: 43,400 km/s   End: 29.2m    Range: 76.1m km   WH: 9    Size: 4    TH: 506 / 303 / 151

Small Craft ECCM-1 (1)         Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

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F-14AC Corsair Cmd class Strikefighter    245 tons     5 Crew     109.9 BP      TCS 4.9  TH 12  EM 0
15306 km/s     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 1.2
Annual Failure Rate: 49%    IFR: 0.7%    Maint Capacity 0 MSP    Max Repair 36 MSP    Est Time: 0 Years
Magazine 8   

Pratt & Whitney MCF-F75 (1)    Power 75    Fuel Use 3000%    Signature 12    Armour 0    Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 20,000 Litres    Range 4.9 billion km   (3 days at full power)

FTR4 Rail Launcher (2)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
SN/SPG-24 CM85 Missile Fire Control (1)     Range 85.2m km    Resolution 120
AGM-1C Sabre Anti-ship Missile (2)  Speed: 43,400 km/s   End: 29.2m    Range: 76.1m km   WH: 9    Size: 4    TH: 506 / 303 / 151

SN/SPS-11 AF94 Active Search Sensor (1)     GPS 4320     Range 94.6m km    Resolution 120

ECM 10

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FJ-119A Intruder class Scout Fighter    265 tons     7 Crew     127.1 BP      TCS 5.3  TH 12  EM 0
14150 km/s    JR 1-50     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 53%    IFR: 0.7%    Maint Capacity 0 MSP    Max Repair 72 MSP    Est Time: 0 Years

Westinghouse WE-F4 Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 400 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 1
Pratt & Whitney MCF-F75 (1)    Power 75    Fuel Use 3000%    Signature 12    Armour 0    Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 20,000 Litres    Range 4.5 billion km   (3 days at full power)

SN/SPS-08 AG130 Active Search Sensor (1)     GPS 7200     Range 129.6m km    Resolution 100

ECM 10

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FE-5A Sentinel class Early Warning Craft    375 tons     10 Crew     215.8 BP      TCS 7.5  TH 12  EM 0
10000 km/s     Armour 1-4     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 2%    IFR: 0%    Maint Capacity 180 MSP    Max Repair 144 MSP    Est Time: 10.05 Years

Pratt & Whitney MCF-F75 (1)    Power 75    Fuel Use 3000%    Signature 12    Armour 0    Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 45,000 Litres    Range 7.2 billion km   (8 days at full power)

SN/SPS-10B AG345 Active Search Sensor (1)     GPS 14400     Range 345.6m km    Resolution 100

ECM 10

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FK-510A Shaper class Tanker    393 tons     8 Crew     100.3 BP      TCS 7.85  TH 12  EM 0
9554 km/s     Armour 1-4     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 4%    IFR: 0.1%    Maint Capacity 40 MSP    Max Repair 28 MSP    Est Time: 7.12 Years

Pratt & Whitney MCF-F75 (1)    Power 75    Fuel Use 3000%    Signature 12    Armour 0    Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres    Range 45.9 billion km   (55 days at full power)

[Starkiller]

Me too. But my current tech lets me use much bigger than a size 4.

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Araçatuba class Fighter/Bomber    495 tons     6 Crew     156 BP      TCS 9.9  TH 20.16  EM 0
16969 km/s     Armour 1-5     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 6
Annual Failure Rate: 19%    IFR: 0.3%    Maint Capacity 20 MSP    Max Repair 70 MSP    Est Time: 1.23 Years
Magazine 40   

FTR Solid Core Anti-matter Drive E540 (1)    Power 168    Fuel Use 5400%    Signature 20.16    Armour 0    Exp 150%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres    Range 0.7 billion km   (11 hours at full power)

Size 10 Box Launcher (4)    Missile Size 10    Hangar Reload 75 minutes    MF Reload 12.5 hours
Missile Fire Control FC79-R100 (1)     Range 79.4m km    Resolution 100
Size 10 Anti-ship Missile Mk II (4)  Speed: 74,000 km/s   End: 17.6m    Range: 78m km   WH: 35    Size: 10    TH: 394 / 236 / 118

Active Search Sensor MR39-R100 (1)     GPS 2800     Range 39.2m km    Resolution 100

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Fighter for production and combat purposes

This baby can fire 4 size 10s with a range of 78 million km. And my Harrington class CVs carry 20 of these. ^_-

Eric

[Rastaman]

I also have a similar strike group as Steve in his Soviet AAR:

One fleet carrier holds:
48x 250 ton fighters with 4x4 size missiles, organized into 4 squadrons.
4x 250 ton fire control fighters, implemented into the 4 squadrons
3x 800 ton recon FAC, which has much more sensor range and endurance than a fighter would have, and importantly with the same speed as the strike fighters. Recon is most essential so I thought I build that baby.

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F-21A Sentinel class Recon Fighter    800 tons     68 Crew     520.7 BP      TCS 16  TH 44.8  EM 0
17500 km/s     Armour 1-7     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 20%    IFR: 0.3%    Maint Capacity 102 MSP    Max Repair 294 MSP    Est Time: 1.35 Years

Kuznetsov NK-450 (1)    Power 280    Fuel Use 540%    Signature 44.8    Armour 2    Exp 90%
Fuel Capacity 80,000 Litres    Range 33.3 billion km   (22 days at full power)

Morgenrot Radar-S (1)     GPS 16800     Range 403.2m km    Resolution 100

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The engine is Internal Confinement tech.