First forays into ship design in C#

[wildfire142 (OP)]

A few caveats I've been around since SA played a fair bit of VB6 and even made some really boneheaded errors in designs before but never had a chance to really dig into C# (also been a very long time since I had time to really play) so I've forgottten most about ship design I did know.

So now I have time and with 2.5.1 out though I have a go, so set up a new game and made a few design choices that may or may not bite me in the behind later on.

First I'm going to try a keep all ships in use in a Ship of Thesues manor by refiting hulls unless destroyed by combat.

Second I'm going to grow ship tonnage over time as I need to fit more systems, this means many more refits over time.

Third always use maximum thermal signature reduction on drives, not sure why but I put it on the first drive and have decided to keep doing it.


I'm using [Class name] [Alpha] [Roman numeral] to distinguish refits. With Alpha for changes to engines and armour, and numeral for all other system changes

First up my survey ships the Beagle class Survey Frigate

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Beagle class Survey Frigate      10,000 tons       224 Crew       1,706.4 BP       TCS 200    TH 147    EM 0
2100 km/s    JR 4-250      Armour 1-41       Shields 0-0       HTK 58      Sensors 20/20/3/3      DCR 14-14      PPV 0
Maint Life 5.62 Years     MSP 4,436    AFR 200%    IFR 2.8%    1YR 237    5YR 3,558    Max Repair 275.6 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   ENG   SCI   
Intended Deployment Time: 60 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J10000(4-250) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 10000 tons    Distance 250k km     Squadron Size 4

Perkins & Burke Nuclear Gas-Core Engine  EP420.00 (1)    Power 420    Fuel Use 14.41%    Signature 147.00    Explosion 7%
Fuel Capacity 1,867,000 Litres    Range 233.2 billion km (1285 days at full power)

Payne Kinetics CIWS-120 (1x6)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM2.50-20.00 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 20     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  35.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH2.50-20.00 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 20     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  35.4m km
Geological Survey Sensors (3)   3 Survey Points Per Hour
Gravitational Survey Sensors (3)   3 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Survey Ship for auto-assignment purposes
The first upgrade, new engine and armour

Beagle - A I class Survey Frigate

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Beagle - A I class Survey Frigate      10,000 tons       238 Crew       1,988.6 BP       TCS 200    TH 168    EM 0
3500 km/s    JR 4-250      Armour 1-41       Shields 0-0       HTK 58      Sensors 20/20/3/3      DCR 14-14      PPV 0
Maint Life 3.89 Years     MSP 4,507    AFR 200%    IFR 2.8%    1YR 472    5YR 7,078    Max Repair 560 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   ENG   SCI   
Intended Deployment Time: 60 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J10000(4-250) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 10000 tons    Distance 250k km     Squadron Size 4

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (1)    Power 700.0    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.0000    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 1,164,000 Litres    Range 161.4 billion km (533 days at full power)

Payne Kinetics CIWS-120 (1x6)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM2.50-20.00 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 20     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  35.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH2.50-20.00 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 20     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  35.4m km
Geological Survey Sensors (3)   3 Survey Points Per Hour
Gravitational Survey Sensors (3)   3 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Survey Ship for auto-assignment purposes
The second upgrade gave it back its legs and new sensors

Beagle - A II class Survey Frigate

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Beagle - A II class Survey Frigate      12,000 tons       256 Crew       2,612 BP       TCS 240    TH 168    EM 0
2916 km/s    JR 5-500      Armour 1-46       Shields 0-0       HTK 66      Sensors 20/45/6/6      DCR 14-11      PPV 0
Maint Life 5.18 Years     MSP 10,554    AFR 288%    IFR 4.0%    1YR 657    5YR 9,855    Max Repair 560 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   ENG   SCI   
Intended Deployment Time: 60 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J20000(5-500) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 20000 tons    Distance 500k km     Squadron Size 5

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (1)    Power 700    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.00    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 2,247,000 Litres    Range 259.6 billion km (1030 days at full power)

Payne Kinetics CIWS-200 (1x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 20,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM2.50-45.00 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 45.00     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18.0     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH2.50-20.00 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 20     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  35.4m km
Improved Geological Sensors (3)   6 Survey Points Per Hour
Improved Gravitational Sensors (3)   6 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Survey Ship for auto-assignment purposes

[wildfire142 (OP)]

Here are my freighters and colony transports both built of the same base hull to start with.

Tip for new designers include shuttles on colony ships or its really hard to colonise the moon let alone Mars, had to do a quick SM edit to fix that mistake

Basic freighter design a cargo hold and shuttles with fuel added to round out the tonnage.

Loch class Cargo Ship

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Loch class Cargo Ship      45,000 tons       179 Crew       714.3 BP       TCS 900    TH 1,500    EM 0
1666 km/s      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 57      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 9    Max Repair 75 MSP
Cargo 25,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 2   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Nuclear Gas-Core Engine  EP300.00 (5)    Power 1500    Fuel Use 5.05%    Signature 300    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 3,335,000 Litres    Range 264 billion km (1833 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes
First upgrade to new engines.

Loch - A I class Cargo Ship

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Loch - A I class Cargo Ship      45,000 tons       189 Crew       1,337.7 BP       TCS 900    TH 480    EM 0
2222 km/s      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 55      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 18    Max Repair 250 MSP
Cargo 25,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 3   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Ion Drive  EP500.00 (4)    Power 2000.0    Fuel Use 3.75%    Signature 120.0000    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 2,461,000 Litres    Range 262.5 billion km (1367 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes
My colony ships can lift 0.1M colonist each and fairly basic design apart from that.

Caerleon class Colony Ship

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Caerleon class Colony Ship      45,000 tons       234 Crew       1,476 BP       TCS 900    TH 1,500    EM 0
1666 km/s      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 59      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 20    Max Repair 400 MSP
Cryogenic Berths 100,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 2   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Nuclear Gas-Core Engine  EP300.00 (5)    Power 1500    Fuel Use 5.05%    Signature 300    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 3,255,000 Litres    Range 257.6 billion km (1789 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Colony Ship for auto-assignment purposes
The first upgrade is just a new engine

Caerleon -A I class Colony Ship

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Caerleon -A I class Colony Ship      45,000 tons       244 Crew       2,099.4 BP       TCS 900    TH 480    EM 0
2222 km/s      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 58      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 29    Max Repair 400 MSP
Cryogenic Berths 100,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 3   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Ion Drive  EP500.00 (4)    Power 2000.0    Fuel Use 3.75%    Signature 120.0000    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 2,381,000 Litres    Range 253.9 billion km (1322 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Colony Ship for auto-assignment purposes

[wildfire142 (OP)]

My first real military ships are a basic destroyer, using a laser and quad gauss cannon mounts as I couldn't work out a decent missile design and just wanted a ship built.

Tribal class Destroyer

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Tribal class Destroyer      20,000 tons       420 Crew       2,593.1 BP       TCS 400    TH 294    EM 0
2100 km/s      Armour 3-65       Shields 0-0       HTK 106      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 20-10      PPV 120.2
Maint Life 3.28 Years     MSP 3,310    AFR 320%    IFR 4.4%    1YR 464    5YR 6,962    Max Repair 275.6 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   ENG   
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Morale Check Required   

Perkins & Burke Nuclear Gas-Core Engine  EP420.00 (2)    Power 840    Fuel Use 14.41%    Signature 147.00    Explosion 7%
Fuel Capacity 2,783,000 Litres    Range 173.8 billion km (957 days at full power)

Hurst-Knight Ordnance 15.0cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser (1)    Range 180,000km     TS: 3,000 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 30,000 km    ROF 10       
Payne Kinetics CIWS-120 (2x6)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Quad Tucker Kinetics Gauss Cannon R300-100 Turret (4x12)    Range 30,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R192-TS12000 (50%) (1)     Max Range: 192,000 km   TS: 12,000 km/s    ECCM-1     95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Davison-Price Magnetic Mirror Fusion Reactor R5 (1)     Total Power Output 5    Exp 5%

Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS14-R1 (50%) (1)     GPS 80     Range 14.3m km    MCR 1.3m km    Resolution 1
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS38-R20 (50%) (1)     GPS 1600     Range 38.7m km    Resolution 20
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS66-R100 (50%) (1)     GPS 8000     Range 66.2m km    Resolution 100
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Warship for auto-assignment purposes
The first upgrade is a new engine and armour change.

Tribal - A I class Destroyer

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Tribal - A I class Destroyer      20,000 tons       448 Crew       3,163.7 BP       TCS 400    TH 336    EM 0
3500 km/s      Armour 3-65       Shields 0-0       HTK 107      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 20-10      PPV 120.2
Maint Life 2.37 Years     MSP 3,488    AFR 320%    IFR 4.4%    1YR 851    5YR 12,770    Max Repair 560 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   ENG   
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Morale Check Required   

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (2)    Power 1400.0    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.0000    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 1,549,000 Litres    Range 107.4 billion km (355 days at full power)

Hurst-Knight Ordnance 15.0cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser (1)    Range 180,000km     TS: 4,000 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 30,000 km    ROF 10       
Payne Kinetics CIWS-120 (2x6)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Quad Tucker Kinetics Gauss Cannon R300-100 Turret (4x12)    Range 30,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R192-TS12000 (50%) (1)     Max Range: 192,000 km   TS: 12,000 km/s    ECCM-1     95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Davison-Price Magnetic Mirror Fusion Reactor R5 (1)     Total Power Output 5    Exp 5%

Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS14-R1 (50%) (1)     GPS 80     Range 14.3m km    MCR 1.3m km    Resolution 1
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS38-R20 (50%) (1)     GPS 1600     Range 38.7m km    Resolution 20
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS66-R100 (50%) (1)     GPS 8000     Range 66.2m km    Resolution 100
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Warship for auto-assignment purposes
Once I had a the research done a new laser, power plant, CWIS and sensors and finally a jump drive were the order of the day.

Tribal - A II class Destroyer

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Tribal - A II class Destroyer      24,000 tons       483 Crew       3,968.4 BP       TCS 480    TH 336    EM 0
2916 km/s      Armour 3-74       Shields 0-0       HTK 124      Sensors 8/90/0/0      DCR 20-8      PPV 125.2
Maint Life 5.37 Years     MSP 18,533    AFR 461%    IFR 6.4%    1YR 1,075    5YR 16,120    Max Repair 560 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   ENG   
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Morale Check Required   

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (2)    Power 1400    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.00    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 3,372,000 Litres    Range 194.8 billion km (773 days at full power)

Hurst-Knight Ordnance 30cm C5 Soft X-ray Laser (1)    Range 320,000km     TS: 5,000 km/s     Power 24-5     RM 60,000 km    ROF 25       
Quad Tucker Kinetics Gauss Cannon R300-100 Turret (4x12)    Range 30,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
Payne Kinetics CIWS-200 (2x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 20,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R320-TS20000 (30%) (1)     Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 20,000 km/s    ECCM-1     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Davison-Price Tokamak Fusion Reactor R8 (1)     Total Power Output 8    Exp 5%

Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS14-R1 (50%) (1)     GPS 80     Range 14.3m km    MCR 1.3m km    Resolution 1
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS38-R20 (50%) (1)     GPS 1600     Range 38.7m km    Resolution 20
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS66-R100 (50%) (1)     GPS 8000     Range 66.2m km    Resolution 100
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM5-90 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18.0     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Warship for auto-assignment purposes

[wildfire142 (OP)]

Having built by Tribal class destroyers I realised one big flaw I forgot the jump drive so rathe than SM edit it in I went the route of a destroyer leader class to carry the jump drive, i also decided to try my hand a missile design.

A hence the Town class Destroyer Leader was born.

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Town class Destroyer Leader      20,000 tons       442 Crew       2,983.8 BP       TCS 400    TH 294    EM 0
2100 km/s    JR 4-250      Armour 3-65       Shields 0-0       HTK 104      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 22-11      PPV 41.8
Maint Life 6.68 Years     MSP 10,453    AFR 267%    IFR 3.7%    1YR 406    5YR 6,087    Max Repair 440 MSP
Magazine 348 / 0   
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   ENG   
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J20000(4-250) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 20000 tons    Distance 250k km     Squadron Size 4

Perkins & Burke Nuclear Gas-Core Engine  EP420.00 (2)    Power 840    Fuel Use 14.41%    Signature 147.00    Explosion 7%
Fuel Capacity 2,783,000 Litres    Range 173.8 billion km (957 days at full power)

Hurst-Knight Ordnance 15.0cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser (1)    Range 180,000km     TS: 3,000 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 30,000 km    ROF 10       
Payne Kinetics CIWS-120 (2x6)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Quad Tucker Kinetics Gauss Cannon R300-100 Turret (1x12)    Range 30,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R192-TS12000 (50%) (1)     Max Range: 192,000 km   TS: 12,000 km/s    ECCM-1     95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Davison-Price Magnetic Mirror Fusion Reactor R5 (1)     Total Power Output 5    Exp 5%

Cooper-Morton Weapon Systems Size 1 Missile Launcher (8)     Missile Size: 1    Rate of Fire 10
Tyler Sensor Systems Missile Fire Control FC40-R1 (50%) (1)     Range 40.4m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-1
Barker Armaments Kukri AMM (348)    Speed: 28,000 km/s    End: 2.8m     Range: 4.8m km    WH: 1.00    Size: 1.00    TH: 93/56/28

Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS14-R1 (50%) (1)     GPS 80     Range 14.3m km    MCR 1.3m km    Resolution 1
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS38-R20 (50%) (1)     GPS 1600     Range 38.7m km    Resolution 20
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS66-R100 (50%) (1)     GPS 8000     Range 66.2m km    Resolution 100
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

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 Warship for auto-assignment purposes
Firing the Kukri AMM

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Kukri AMM
Missile Size: 1.00 MSP  (2.500 Tons)     Warhead: 1.00    Radiation Damage: 1.00
Speed: 28,000 km/s     Fuel: 125     Flight Time: 3 minutes     Range: 4.75m km
Cost Per Missile: 0.95     Development Cost: 154
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 280%   3k km/s 93.3%   5k km/s 56%   10k km/s 28%

Materials Required
Tritanium  0.25
Boronide  0.35
Gallicite  0.35
Fuel:  125
I didn't say I made a good missile, I also forgot to design an ASM so the squadron commander gets stuck in an under armed Anti-missile picket

The first upgrade gave it new engines and armour like all the other vessels

Town - A I class Destroyer Leader

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Town - A I class Destroyer Leader      20,000 tons       470 Crew       3,555.1 BP       TCS 400    TH 336    EM 0
3500 km/s    JR 4-250      Armour 3-65       Shields 0-0       HTK 106      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 22-11      PPV 41.8
Maint Life 4.93 Years     MSP 10,668    AFR 267%    IFR 3.7%    1YR 729    5YR 10,940    Max Repair 560 MSP
Magazine 348 / 0   
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   ENG   
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J20000(4-250) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 20000 tons    Distance 250k km     Squadron Size 4

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (2)    Power 1400.0    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.0000    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 1,544,000 Litres    Range 107 billion km (353 days at full power)

Hurst-Knight Ordnance 15.0cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser (1)    Range 180,000km     TS: 4,000 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 30,000 km    ROF 10       
Payne Kinetics CIWS-120 (2x6)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Quad Tucker Kinetics Gauss Cannon R300-100 Turret (1x12)    Range 30,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R192-TS12000 (50%) (1)     Max Range: 192,000 km   TS: 12,000 km/s    ECCM-1     95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Davison-Price Magnetic Mirror Fusion Reactor R5 (1)     Total Power Output 5    Exp 5%

Cooper-Morton Weapon Systems Size 1 Missile Launcher (8)     Missile Size: 1    Rate of Fire 10
Tyler Sensor Systems Missile Fire Control FC40-R1 (50%) (1)     Range 40.4m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-1
Barker Armaments Kukri AMM (348)    Speed: 28,000 km/s    End: 2.8m     Range: 4.8m km    WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 93/56/28

Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS14-R1 (50%) (1)     GPS 80     Range 14.3m km    MCR 1.3m km    Resolution 1
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS38-R20 (50%) (1)     GPS 1600     Range 38.7m km    Resolution 20
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS66-R100 (50%) (1)     GPS 8000     Range 66.2m km    Resolution 100
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

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 Warship for auto-assignment purposes
and the second upgrade the same laser, power plant jump drive, CWIS and sensor upgrades as the Tribal class.

Town - A II class Destroyer Leader

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Town - A II class Destroyer Leader      24,000 tons       521 Crew       4,540.4 BP       TCS 480    TH 336    EM 0
2916 km/s    JR 3-500      Armour 3-74       Shields 0-0       HTK 123      Sensors 8/90/0/0      DCR 22-9      PPV 46.8
Maint Life 5.90 Years     MSP 20,753    AFR 384%    IFR 5.3%    1YR 1,016    5YR 15,241    Max Repair 650 MSP
Magazine 348 / 0   
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   ENG   
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J40000(3-500) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 40000 tons    Distance 500k km     Squadron Size 3

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (2)    Power 1400    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.00    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 3,410,000 Litres    Range 197 billion km (781 days at full power)

Hurst-Knight Ordnance 30cm C5 Soft X-ray Laser (1)    Range 320,000km     TS: 5,000 km/s     Power 24-5     RM 60,000 km    ROF 25       
Quad Tucker Kinetics Gauss Cannon R300-100 Turret (1x12)    Range 30,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
Payne Kinetics CIWS-200 (2x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 20,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R320-TS20000 (30%) (1)     Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 20,000 km/s    ECCM-1     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Davison-Price Tokamak Fusion Reactor R8 (1)     Total Power Output 8    Exp 5%

Cooper-Morton Weapon Systems Size 1 Missile Launcher (8)     Missile Size: 1    Rate of Fire 10
Tyler Sensor Systems Missile Fire Control FC40-R1 (50%) (1)     Range 40.4m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-1
Barker Armaments Kukri AMM (348)    Speed: 28,000 km/s    End: 2.8m     Range: 4.8m km    WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 93/56/28

Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS14-R1 (50%) (1)     GPS 80     Range 14.3m km    MCR 1.3m km    Resolution 1
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS38-R20 (50%) (1)     GPS 1600     Range 38.7m km    Resolution 20
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS66-R100 (50%) (1)     GPS 8000     Range 66.2m km    Resolution 100
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM5-90 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18.0     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

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 Warship for auto-assignment purposes

[wildfire142 (OP)]

My last post for a now will cover the last major commerical ships, tankers, tugs and a fuel harvester station.

The tanker is nothing special same basic hull as the Loch class freighter with just fuel tanks and refueling system.

Aldersdale class Tanker

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Aldersdale class Tanker      45,000 tons       189 Crew       712.6 BP       TCS 900    TH 1,500    EM 0
1666 km/s      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 57      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 9    Max Repair 75 MSP
Cargo 25,000   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Nuclear Gas-Core Engine  EP300.00 (5)    Power 1500    Fuel Use 5.05%    Signature 300    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 3,320,000 Litres    Range 262.8 billion km (1825 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 80,000 litres per hour     Complete Refuel 41 hours

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes
The first upgrade is the same engine as all the other commerical ship upgrades.

Aldersdale - A I class Tanker

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Aldersdale - A I class Tanker      45,000 tons       199 Crew       1,326 BP       TCS 900    TH 480    EM 0
2222 km/s      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 52      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 18    Max Repair 250 MSP
Cargo 25,000   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Ion Drive  EP500.00 (4)    Power 2000.0    Fuel Use 3.75%    Signature 120.0000    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 2,446,000 Litres    Range 260.9 billion km (1358 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 80,000 litres per hour     Complete Refuel 30 hours

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes
Road class tugs basically engines, fuel and tractor beam

Road class Tug

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Road class Tug      45,000 tons       384 Crew       1,360.7 BP       TCS 900    TH 3,600    EM 0
4000 km/s      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 118      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 18    Max Repair 100 MSP
Tractor Beam     
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Nuclear Gas-Core Engine  EP300.00 (12)    Power 3600    Fuel Use 5.05%    Signature 300    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 7,040,000 Litres    Range 557.4 billion km (1612 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Tug for auto-assignment purposes
The first upgrade is the same engine as all the other commerical ship upgrades.

Road - A I class Tug

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Road - A I class Tug      45,000 tons       384 Crew       2,716.8 BP       TCS 900    TH 1,080    EM 0
5000 km/s      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 108      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 37    Max Repair 250 MSP
Tractor Beam     
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Ion Drive  EP500.00 (9)    Power 4500.0    Fuel Use 3.75%    Signature 120.0000    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 7,181,000 Litres    Range 766 billion km (1773 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Tug for auto-assignment purposes
And last my fuel harvester station the Island class, the largest structure built so far.

Island class Fuel Harvester Station

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Island class Fuel Harvester Station      115,000 tons       434 Crew       1,737.4 BP       TCS 2,300    TH 0    EM 0
1 km/s      Armour 1-210       Shields 0-0       HTK 238      Sensors 8/8/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 9    Max Repair 30 MSP
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   
Fuel Harvester: 40 modules producing 3,200,000 litres per annum

Fuel Capacity 12,967,000 Litres    Range N/A
Refuelling Capability: 80,000 litres per hour     Complete Refuel 162 hours

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-8.0 (50%) (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22.4m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Fuel Harvester for auto-assignment purposes

[Andrew]

One thing I noticed you have a 40,000 ton jump drive on your 24000 ton Jump ship.  The maximum size of ship that can jump with that drive is the smallest of the size of the Jump drive or the ship so , you can't jump any later 40,000 ton designs so it would be more efficient to make a smaller jump drive or Bigger ship.

[wildfire142 (OP)]

One thing I noticed you have a 40,000 ton jump drive on your 24000 ton Jump ship.  The maximum size of ship that can jump with that drive is the smallest of the size of the Jump drive or the ship so , you can't jump any later 40,000 ton designs so it would be more efficient to make a smaller jump drive or Bigger ship.

The plan is to slowly increase the ships size via refits so I built the drive bigger so I don't have to research and built an new one for a while, the destroyers while probably stop growing a some point and I'll design a cruiser to take over as the main fleet combatant otherwise too much mission creep, the destoyers will end up in the tradional escort/screening  roles once the fleet is big enough.

[JacenHan]

One thing I noticed you have a 40,000 ton jump drive on your 24000 ton Jump ship.  The maximum size of ship that can jump with that drive is the smallest of the size of the Jump drive or the ship so , you can't jump any later 40,000 ton designs so it would be more efficient to make a smaller jump drive or Bigger ship.

This used to be the case, but isn't so anymore.

Jump Drive Size Requirements

When using a jump drive to open a jump point for other ships, the only requirement is that the jump drive capacity is large enough for the transiting ship. There is no requirement in C# Aurora for ship mounting the jump drive to be as large as the transiting ship.

Relatively small jump tenders or bases will now be able to open a jump point for much larger ships.

[AlStar]

Huh, that's a new one to me - neat.

However, even if that's not the case, there's still a reason why you wouldn't want to keep using your 40k jump design - jump drive efficiency. If you're putting research into it, your drives get significantly smaller. You can easily shave off hundreds of tons with a newer version.

[wildfire142 (OP)]

Huh, that's a new one to me - neat.

However, even if that's not the case, there's still a reason why you wouldn't want to keep using your 40k jump design - jump drive efficiency. If you're putting research into it, your drives get significantly smaller. You can easily shave off hundreds of tons with a newer version.

Good point I justified for this game as research now use till I can free up the labs for research either the tech and/or the new drives as I have only so many labs and scientists to use - the normal pressures of the game.

I will make new drives later on but currently focusing on kinetics and sensors.

[Ulzgoroth]

Putting a jump drive in every squadron is valid, and may be more so than in the past if you're in the latest versions, but it isn't obligatory.

I've always focused on the jump tender pattern, scattering commercial ships with military jump drives to every jump point.

[wildfire142 (OP)]

Just before I jumped to Magneto-plasma Drives, I did the last of the A series upgrades.

A new series of missile launchers and missiles were created and deployed.

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Barker Armaments Kukri AMM Mk2
Missile Size: 1 MSP  (2.5 Tons)     Warhead: 1.04    Radiation Damage: 1.04
Speed: 69,200 km/s     Fuel: 125     Flight Time: 44.2 seconds     Range: 3,058,640 km
Cost Per Missile: 1.99     Development Cost: 223
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 692%   3k km/s 230.7%   5k km/s 138.4%   10k km/s 69.2%

Materials Required
Tritanium  0.26
Boronide  0.865
Gallicite  0.865
Fuel:  125

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Barker Armaments Halberd ASM
Missile Size: 6.00 MSP  (15.000 Tons)     Warhead: 9.6    Radiation Damage: 9.6
Speed: 35,333 km/s     Fuel: 3,500     Flight Time: 28 minutes     Range: 58.96m km
ATG: 40%     Retarget Capable
Cost Per Missile: 8.60     Development Cost: 463
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 494.7%   3k km/s 164.9%   5k km/s 98.9%   10k km/s 49.5%

Materials Required
Tritanium  2.4
Boronide  2.65
Uridium  0.9
Gallicite  2.65
Fuel:  3500
The Tribal - A III now mounts an offensive ASM armament and defensive AMM's.

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Tribal - A III class Destroyer      28,000 tons       636 Crew       6,701.3 BP       TCS 560    TH 336    EM 0
2500 km/s      Armour 3-82       Shields 0-0       HTK 157      Sensors 90/90/0/0      DCR 70-25      PPV 131.6
Maint Life 4.47 Years     MSP 18,995    AFR 627%    IFR 8.7%    1YR 1,536    5YR 23,038    Max Repair 594 MSP
Magazine 400 / 0   
Captain    Control Rating 4   BRG   AUX   ENG   CIC   
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Morale Check Required   

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (2)    Power 1400    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.00    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 3,366,000 Litres    Range 166.7 billion km (771 days at full power)

Hurst-Knight Ordnance 30cm C5 Soft X-ray Laser (1)    Range 320,000km     TS: 5,000 km/s     Power 24-5     RM 60,000 km    ROF 25       
Payne Kinetics CIWS-200 (2x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 20,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Quad Tucker Kinetics Gauss Cannon R500-100 Turret (4x20)    Range 50,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 50,000 km    ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R320-TS20000 (30%) (1)     Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 20,000 km/s    ECCM-1     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Davison-Price Tokamak Fusion Reactor R8 (1)     Total Power Output 8    Exp 5%

Cooper-Morton Weapon Systems Size 6.00 Missile Launcher (2)     Missile Size: 6.00    Rate of Fire 15
Cooper-Morton Weapon Systems Size 1 Missile Launcher Mk2 (4)     Missile Size: 1    Rate of Fire 5
Tyler Sensor Systems Missile Fire Control FC246-R20 (20%) (1)     Range 246.6m km    Resolution 20   ECCM-1
Tyler Sensor Systems Missile Fire Control FC90-R1 (20%) (1)     Range 90.8m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-1
Barker Armaments Halberd ASM (20)    Speed: 35,333 km/s    End: 27.8m     Range: 59m km    WH: 9.6    Size: 6.00    TH: 164/98/49
Barker Armaments Kukri AMM Mk2 (280)    Speed: 69,200 km/s    End: 0.7m     Range: 3.1m km    WH: 1.04    Size: 1    TH: 230/138/69

Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS131-R100 (30%) (1)     GPS 14000     Range 131.5m km    Resolution 100
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS76-R20 (30%) (1)     GPS 2800     Range 76.9m km    Resolution 20
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS28-R1 (30%) (1)     GPS 140     Range 28.3m km    MCR 2.5m km    Resolution 1
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM5-90 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH2.50-45.00 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 45     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH5-90 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

Electronic Warfare Jammers:   Sensor 4    Fire Control 3    Missile 4   

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 Warship for auto-assignment purposes
The new Town - A III also mounts a ASM battery.

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Town - A III class Destroyer Leader      28,000 tons       706 Crew       6,970.2 BP       TCS 560    TH 336    EM 0
2500 km/s    JR 3-500      Armour 3-82       Shields 0-0       HTK 157      Sensors 90/90/0/0      DCR 42-15      PPV 94.8
Maint Life 5.02 Years     MSP 21,202    AFR 523%    IFR 7.3%    1YR 1,402    5YR 21,037    Max Repair 650 MSP
Magazine 416 / 0   
Captain    Control Rating 5   BRG   AUX   ENG   CIC   FLG   
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J40000(3-500) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 40000 tons    Distance 500k km     Squadron Size 3

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (2)    Power 1400    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.00    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 3,080,000 Litres    Range 152.5 billion km (706 days at full power)

Hurst-Knight Ordnance 30cm C5 Soft X-ray Laser (1)    Range 320,000km     TS: 5,000 km/s     Power 24-5     RM 60,000 km    ROF 25       
Quad Tucker Kinetics Gauss Cannon R500-100 Turret (2x20)    Range 50,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 50,000 km    ROF 5       
Payne Kinetics CIWS-200 (2x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 20,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R320-TS20000 (30%) (1)     Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 20,000 km/s    ECCM-1     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Davison-Price Tokamak Fusion Reactor R8 (1)     Total Power Output 8    Exp 5%

Cooper-Morton Weapon Systems Size 6.00 Missile Launcher (4)     Missile Size: 6.00    Rate of Fire 15
Cooper-Morton Weapon Systems Size 1 Missile Launcher Mk2 (8)     Missile Size: 1    Rate of Fire 5
Tyler Sensor Systems Missile Fire Control FC246-R20 (20%) (1)     Range 246.6m km    Resolution 20   ECCM-1
Tyler Sensor Systems Missile Fire Control FC90-R1 (20%) (1)     Range 90.8m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-1
Barker Armaments Kukri AMM Mk2 (176)    Speed: 69,200 km/s    End: 0.7m     Range: 3.1m km    WH: 1.04    Size: 1    TH: 230/138/69
Barker Armaments Halberd ASM (40)    Speed: 35,333 km/s    End: 27.8m     Range: 59m km    WH: 9.6    Size: 6.00    TH: 164/98/49

Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS28-R1 (30%) (1)     GPS 140     Range 28.3m km    MCR 2.5m km    Resolution 1
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS131-R100 (30%) (1)     GPS 14000     Range 131.5m km    Resolution 100
Bell & Hancock Active Search Sensor AS76-R20 (30%) (1)     GPS 2800     Range 76.9m km    Resolution 20
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM5-90 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH2.50-45.00 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 45     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH5-90 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km

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 Warship for auto-assignment purposes

[wildfire142 (OP)]

The last Beagle A series upgrade was mainly to their sensor suite.

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Beagle - A III class Survey Frigate      14,000 tons       335 Crew       3,623.7 BP       TCS 280    TH 168    EM 0
2500 km/s    JR 5-500      Armour 1-51       Shields 0-0       HTK 83      Sensors 90/90/6/6      DCR 14-10      PPV 0
Maint Life 4.53 Years     MSP 10,657    AFR 392%    IFR 5.4%    1YR 843    5YR 12,650    Max Repair 560 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 5   BRG   AUX   ENG   CIC   SCI   
Intended Deployment Time: 60 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J20000(5-500) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 20000 tons    Distance 500k km     Squadron Size 5

Perkins & Burke Ion Drive  EP700.00 (1)    Power 700    Fuel Use 12.98%    Signature 168.00    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 2,482,000 Litres    Range 245.8 billion km (1138 days at full power)

Payne Kinetics CIWS-200 (2x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 20,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R320-TS20000 (30%) (1)     Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 20,000 km/s    ECCM-1     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69

Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM2.50-45.00 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 45     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH5-90 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH2.50-45.00 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 45     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM5-90 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Improved Geological Sensors (3)   6 Survey Points Per Hour
Improved Gravitational Sensors (3)   6 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Survey Ship for auto-assignment purposes
On a commerical front the last of the A series involved shuttle bays and fuel tanks growing the vessel sizes.

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Loch - A II class Cargo Ship      54,000 tons       199 Crew       1,467.5 BP       TCS 1,080    TH 480    EM 0
1851 km/s      Armour 1-127       Shields 0-0       HTK 61      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 16    Max Repair 250 MSP
Cargo 25,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 10   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Ion Drive  EP500.00 (4)    Power 2000    Fuel Use 3.75%    Signature 120.00    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 10,873,000 Litres    Range 966 billion km (6040 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposesLoch FT orginal design and A series hulls

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Caerleon - A II class Colony Ship      54,000 tons       254 Crew       2,234.9 BP       TCS 1,080    TH 480    EM 0
1851 km/s      Armour 1-127       Shields 0-0       HTK 67      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 25    Max Repair 400 MSP
Cryogenic Berths 100,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 10   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Ion Drive  EP500.00 (4)    Power 2000    Fuel Use 3.75%    Signature 120.00    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 10,793,000 Litres    Range 958.9 billion km (5996 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Colony Ship for auto-assignment purposes

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Aldersdale - A II class Tanker      54,000 tons       199 Crew       1,452.7 BP       TCS 1,080    TH 480    EM 0
1851 km/s      Armour 1-127       Shields 0-0       HTK 59      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 16    Max Repair 250 MSP
Cargo 25,000   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Ion Drive  EP500.00 (4)    Power 2000    Fuel Use 3.75%    Signature 120.00    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 11,373,000 Litres    Range 1,010.5 billion km (6318 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 125,000 litres per hour     Complete Refuel 90 hours

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposesorginal design and A series hulls

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Road - A II class Tug      54,000 tons       464 Crew       3,303.3 BP       TCS 1,080    TH 1,320    EM 0
5092 km/s      Armour 1-127       Shields 0-0       HTK 130      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 38    Max Repair 250 MSP
Tractor Beam     
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Ion Drive  EP500.00 (11)    Power 5500    Fuel Use 3.75%    Signature 120.00    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 7,993,000 Litres    Range 710.4 billion km (1614 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Tug for auto-assignment purposesorginal design and A series hulls

[wildfire142 (OP)]

The B series of ships are marked by Magneto-plasma Drives, for the commerical vessels this was also marked by the hull sizes growing for two cargo holds or 140,000 colonists.

Some one at the design board asked the question of why all the tankers had a cargo hold as part of their design, and after many sighs the cargo hold was slated for removal as part of the planned C series.

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Loch - B I class Cargo Ship       64,000 tons       289 Crew       1,520.3 BP       TCS 1,280    TH 4,000    EM 0
3125 km/s      Armour 1-142       Shields 0-0       HTK 63      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 14    Max Repair 500 MSP
Cargo 25,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 10   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Magneto-plasma Drive  EP2000.00 (2)    Power 4000.0    Fuel Use 1.41%    Signature 2000.00    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 11,904,000 Litres    Range 2,367.4 billion km (8768 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes

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Loch - B II class Cargo Ship      76,000 tons       319 Crew       1,692.5 BP       TCS 1,520    TH 4,000    EM 0
2631 km/s      Armour 1-159       Shields 0-0       HTK 77      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 13    Max Repair 500 MSP
Cargo 25,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 25   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Magneto-plasma Drive  EP2000.00 (2)    Power 4000    Fuel Use 1.41%    Signature 2000    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 22,302,000 Litres    Range 3,734.2 billion km (16426 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes

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Loch - B III class Cargo Ship      90,000 tons       324 Crew       1,695.1 BP       TCS 1,800    TH 4,000    EM 0
2222 km/s      Armour 1-178       Shields 0-0       HTK 69      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 11    Max Repair 500 MSP
Cargo 50,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 25   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Magneto-plasma Drive  EP2000.00 (2)    Power 4000    Fuel Use 1.41%    Signature 2000    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 11,233,000 Litres    Range 1,588.4 billion km (8273 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes

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Caerleon - B I class Colony Ship       64,000 tons       344 Crew       2,287.7 BP       TCS 1,280    TH 4,000    EM 0
3125 km/s      Armour 1-142       Shields 0-0       HTK 68      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 22    Max Repair 500 MSP
Cryogenic Berths 100,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 10   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Magneto-plasma Drive  EP2000.00 (2)    Power 4000.0    Fuel Use 1.41%    Signature 2000.00    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 11,824,000 Litres    Range 2,351.5 billion km (8709 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Colony Ship for auto-assignment purposes

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Caerleon - B II class Colony Ship      76,000 tons       384 Crew       2,756.9 BP       TCS 1,520    TH 4,000    EM 0
2631 km/s      Armour 1-159       Shields 0-0       HTK 83      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 22    Max Repair 500 MSP
Cryogenic Berths 140,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 10   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Magneto-plasma Drive  EP2000.00 (2)    Power 4000    Fuel Use 1.41%    Signature 2000    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 13,712,000 Litres    Range 2,295.9 billion km (10099 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Colony Ship for auto-assignment purposes

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Aldersdale - B I class Tanker       64,000 tons       289 Crew       1,505.5 BP       TCS 1,280    TH 4,000    EM 0
3125 km/s      Armour 1-142       Shields 0-0       HTK 61      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 14    Max Repair 500 MSP
Cargo 25,000   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Magneto-plasma Drive  EP2000.00 (2)    Power 4000.0    Fuel Use 1.41%    Signature 2000.00    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 12,404,000 Litres    Range 2,466.8 billion km (9136 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 125,000 litres per hour     Complete Refuel 99 hours

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes

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Aldersdale - B II class Tanker      74,000 tons       289 Crew       1,635.2 BP       TCS 1,480    TH 4,000    EM 0
2702 km/s      Armour 1-157       Shields 0-0       HTK 73      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 13    Max Repair 500 MSP
Cargo 25,000   
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Magneto-plasma Drive  EP2000.00 (2)    Power 4000    Fuel Use 1.41%    Signature 2000    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 22,356,000 Litres    Range 3,844.2 billion km (16466 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 160,000 litres per hour     Complete Refuel 139 hours

Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Freighter for auto-assignment purposes

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Road - B I class Tug       65,000 tons       524 Crew       2,615.9 BP       TCS 1,300    TH 8,000    EM 0
6153 km/s      Armour 1-144       Shields 0-0       HTK 106      Sensors 18/18/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 25    Max Repair 500 MSP
Tractor Beam     
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months   

Duncan Turbines Commercial Magneto-plasma Drive  EP2000.00 (4)    Power 8000.0    Fuel Use 1.41%    Signature 2000.00    Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 13,059,000 Litres    Range 2,556.8 billion km (4809 days at full power)

Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Tug for auto-assignment purposes

[wildfire142 (OP)]

The Beagle survey ships as part of the B series upgraded their drives, and all sensors over two hulls.

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Beagle - B I class Survey Frigate       16,000 tons       380 Crew       4,474.7 BP       TCS 320    TH 224    EM 0
4377 km/s    JR 5-500      Armour 1-56       Shields 0-0       HTK 90      Sensors 90/90/6/6      DCR 16-10      PPV 0
Maint Life 3.36 Years     MSP 12,558    AFR 341%    IFR 4.7%    1YR 1,691    5YR 25,361    Max Repair 1,339.5 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 5   BRG   AUX   ENG   CIC   SCI   
Intended Deployment Time: 60 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J20000(5-500) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 20000 tons    Distance 500k km     Squadron Size 5

Perkins & Burke Magneto-plasma Drive  EP1400.80 (1)    Power 1400.8    Fuel Use 8.30%    Signature 224.1280    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 2,477,000 Litres    Range 335.6 billion km (887 days at full power)

Payne Kinetics CIWS-200 (2x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 20,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R320-TS20000 (30%) (1)     Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 20,000 km/s    ECCM-1     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69

Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM2.50-45.00 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 45     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH5-90 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH2.50-45.00 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 45     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM5-90 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Improved Geological Sensors (3)   6 Survey Points Per Hour
Improved Gravitational Sensors (3)   6 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Survey Ship for auto-assignment purposes

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Beagle - B II class Survey Frigate      19,000 tons       399 Crew       4,971.2 BP       TCS 380    TH 224    EM 0
3686 km/s    JR 5-500      Armour 1-63       Shields 0-0       HTK 105      Sensors 90/90/9/9      DCR 17-8      PPV 0
Maint Life 5.38 Years     MSP 30,154    AFR 413%    IFR 5.7%    1YR 1,748    5YR 26,217    Max Repair 1,339.5 MSP
Captain    Control Rating 5   BRG   AUX   ENG   CIC   SCI   
Intended Deployment Time: 60 months    Morale Check Required   

Swift Turbines J20000(5-500) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 20000 tons    Distance 500k km     Squadron Size 5

Perkins & Burke Magneto-plasma Drive  EP1400.80 (1)    Power 1400.8    Fuel Use 8.30%    Signature 224.128    Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 3,579,000 Litres    Range 408.4 billion km (1282 days at full power)

Payne Kinetics CIWS-200 (2x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 20,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Wyatt-Townsend Beam Fire Control R320-TS20000 (30%) (1)     Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 20,000 km/s    ECCM-1     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69

Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM2.50-45.00 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 45     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM1.0-18.0 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH5-90 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH1.0-18.0 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 18     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33.5m km
Sykes Electronic Systems Thermal Sensor TH2.50-45.00 (20%) (1)     Sensitivity 45     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  53m km
Sykes Electronic Systems EM Sensor EM5-90 (30%) (1)     Sensitivity 90     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  75m km
Advanced Gravitational Sensors (3)   9 Survey Points Per Hour
Advanced Geological Sensors (3)   9 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Survey Ship for auto-assignment purposes