My First Fleet: Early Post, Blob o' Text, Prettier Version Coming Soon...

[xenoscepter (OP)]

As stated in the title, I'm still dolling up and organizing My Very First Fleet; so expect a prettier post soon.      The next post will have the history, fluff and such behind the ships, ordinances and such.     .     .      along with a more organized presentation for those who want the "lore" behind the ships and those who just want the TL;DR short-version.      I intend to take design this fleet in it's entirety first, then Role-Play it out with the premises of, "I have no idea what is waiting for me out there.     .     .     " All the ships here are built with that in mind and using the fewest techs I can possibly get away with.     .     .      with more latitudes given to "Racial Techs" for the components themselves and far, FAR stricter prejudice foisted on 'upgrade' or 'advanced' techs.      The ship roles differ wildly from their current age IRL wet navy counterparts, and the 3, 5, and 9 year deployments are deliberate.      I'm currently polishing out the strategy, but here's the rough overview for anyone interested:

Basically, you have one Athens as the flag ship, with a possible second Athens being used by a Commodore; with the exception of use by a Commodore (who would be commanding from the front), the Athens is meant to stay back from the "front lines".     .     .      and I use that term loosely.      The goal is to have five Athens in total, three for "regular" use, one reserved for the Admiralty and one set aside for the Commodore role.      Each Athens has groups under it serving comprising of Cruisers and Frigates serving in three, three year "tours".      As such, most ships are geared for three year deployments, or a single "tour" with a minimum of nine groups on "active duty" at any given time.      Logistics Vessels serve five year deployments to account for a year's worth of transit round trip (so two years total, one there and one back, just for clarity's sake.     ).      This gives them the options of either being "on haul" with a maximum two way trip range of two and a half years, or being able to go a whole year out and remain "on station" to provide support for a single three year "tour".      This allows a single group to fulfill three "tours" on it's own it when the group is within a year of any resupply point capable of supporting it.      Of note: the Fafnir class serves double duty as a command ship, standing in for the Athens while those behemoths are still being built.      Destroyers and Ranger class Carriers serve as attachments to Cruiser and Frigate groups, among other things, and as such are more independent of formations.      After the Athens can take over command roles, the Fafnir class ships serve as a long range fire support vessel intended to allow the "command group" with the Athens to support a fleet action from afar.     

And that's about it for now, anyone who wants to see the current WIP templates and can stomach the hurried, and therefore crap formatting feel free to read on.      Leave any criticism, feedback, or opinions as desired.      And thanks in advance if you end up reading through them all!

NINJA EDIT: I intend to focus on upgrading existing ships through the "refit to" function of the shipyards, assuming my understanding of the mechanic is correct.  Much like the real world navies (at least here the USA) rather than scrap old hulls and build new ones for EVERY stinking advancement, old hulls are updated and refurbished with newer tech and equipment to expand their longevity.  I still intend to create new classes and vessels, but this fleet is designed under the assumption I can make a new "class" of say. . .  an Intrepid, and just use "refit to" to fit new launchers, engines, sensors and whatnot to make the new "Intrepid".  Much like how the Gearing-Class Destroyer was made, or the Dunkerque-Class Submarine. . .  err. . .  Battlecruiser.  If this is not the how "refit to" works, I may need to scrap the line. . .  although I probably won't since it makes a good first goal before I make some sort of enemy contact.  The plan BTW is to start Conventional (as after playing around a little bit, I found I liked that one best, FYI this is not my first 4x) with 3 NPR non-TN races, have the Precursors and Space Swarm ON, then sort of just. . .  have at it, I suppose.  It will be my first real "game" BTW.  I wan't to have a plan first, then see how my plan crumbles when it makes contact with the enemy.

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Legacy class Sensor Frigate    16,150 tons     219 Crew     1716 BP      TCS 323  TH 350  EM 0
1083 km/s     Armour 3-56     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/100/0/0     Damage Control Rating 13     PPV 0
Maint Life 3.28 Years     MSP 2199    AFR 695%    IFR 9.7%    1YR 309    5YR 4639    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 8   

BFE Drivestar (2)    Power 175    Fuel Use 65%    Signature 175    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 6,800,000 Litres    Range 116.5 billion km   (1245 days at full power)

Stellar Electronics Ltd. 20EM100 Gorgon (1)     Sensitivity 100     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  100m km
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 10EM5 Regalia (2)     Sensitivity 50     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  50m km
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 25EM5 Coronet (3)     Sensitivity 25     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  25m km
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Tortoise class Survey Ship    7,950 tons     70 Crew     377 BP      TCS 159  TH 10  EM 0
62 km/s     Armour 4-35     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Maint Life 10.22 Years     MSP 1030    AFR 505%    IFR 7%    1YR 18    5YR 269    Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 120 months    Flight Crew Berths 2   
Hangar Deck Capacity 500 tons     

ArcaneTech Glidejet (4)    Power 2.5    Fuel Use 13.26%    Signature 2.5    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 180,000 Litres    Range 30.3 billion km   (5656 days at full power)

Strike Group
1x Hare Survey Craft   Speed: 1 km/s    Size: 10

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Hare class Survey Craft    500 tons     12 Crew     122.5 BP      TCS 10  TH 0  EM 0
1 km/s     Armour 1-5     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/1     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 100%    IFR 1.4%    1YR 40    5YR 594    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months    Spare Berths 1   

ArcaneTech LongThrust R2 (1)    Power 0.45    Fuel Use 47.25%    Signature 0.45    Exp 7%
Fuel Capacity 25,000 Litres    Range N/A

Geological Survey Sensors (1)   1 Survey Points Per Hour

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


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Endeavor class Armoured Cruiser    16,500 tons     231 Crew     1097.25 BP      TCS 330  TH 375  EM 0
1136 km/s     Armour 8-57     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 12     PPV 21
Maint Life 3.83 Years     MSP 2083    AFR 1089%    IFR 15.1%    1YR 224    5YR 3353    Max Repair 31.25 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Flight Crew Berths 5   
Hangar Deck Capacity 250 tons     

StarTech Systems Model A (3)    Power 125    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 125    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 990,000 Litres    Range 122.1 billion km   (1244 days at full power)

Triton Project "Zeus" 15cm Laser Cannon (1)    Range 60,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 6-0.25     RM 1    ROF 120        6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Federal-Colonial Military Laser 10cm (6)    Range 60,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 3-1     RM 2    ROF 15        3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Federal-Colonial M50 "Minuteman" CIWS (1x2)    Range 1000 km     TS: 5000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Westinghouse TP-20K/2.5kms "Fast-Trax" FCS (1)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 2500 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
InteliTech Vangaurd FCS (1)    Max Range: 60,000 km   TS: 5000 km/s     83 67 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0
Class-2 Military Reactor (4)     Total Power Output 8    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Quaker Four Square Sensor Suite (1)     GPS 2000     Range 10.0m km    Resolution 100

Strike Group
1x Valkyrie Interceptor   Speed: 1012 km/s    Size: 4.94

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Valkyrie class Interceptor    247 tons     1 Crew     22.6 BP      TCS 4.94  TH 5  EM 0
1012 km/s     Armour 2-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 2
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 49%    IFR 0.7%    1YR 1    5YR 11    Max Repair 6 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 3   

StarTech Systems Model C (1)    Power 5    Fuel Use 99%    Signature 5    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres    Range 3.7 billion km   (42 days at full power)

MiliTech 2cm Snub-Nose Gauss Cannon (2)    Range 10,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 1    ROF 5        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Valkyrie 2mm Gauss Nose-Turret (1x1)    Range 10,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 1    ROF 5        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winchester Six-Shooter Sweeplock FCS (1)    Max Range: 10,000 km   TS: 1250 km/s     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 250 (1)     GPS 50     Range 500k km    Resolution 25
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 500 (1)     GPS 100     Range 700k km    Resolution 50

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


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Tapper class Tanker    27,750 tons     64 Crew     3099 BP      TCS 555  TH 80  EM 0
144 km/s     Armour 3-81     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 15     PPV 0
Maint Life 5.06 Years     MSP 4349    AFR 1232%    IFR 17.1%    1YR 283    5YR 4252    Max Repair 25 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 56 months    Spare Berths 0   

BFE Bulwark (4)    Power 20    Fuel Use 16.27%    Signature 20    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 22,000,000 Litres    Range 876.2 billion km   (70426 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Fixer class Maintenance Vessel    7,250 tons     76 Crew     573.5 BP      TCS 145  TH 80  EM 0
551 km/s     Armour 4-33     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 23     PPV 0
Maint Life 28.3 Years     MSP 10148    AFR 140%    IFR 1.9%    1YR 24    5YR 367    Max Repair 25 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 56 months    Spare Berths 2   

BFE Bulwark (4)    Power 20    Fuel Use 16.27%    Signature 20    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,000,000 Litres    Range 152.4 billion km   (3201 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Consolidated class Destroyer Escort    10,900 tons     161 Crew     1034.3 BP      TCS 218  TH 350  EM 0
1605 km/s     Armour 6-43     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/25/0/0     Damage Control Rating 11     PPV 8
Maint Life 1.76 Years     MSP 1059    AFR 950%    IFR 13.2%    1YR 422    5YR 6327    Max Repair 87.5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Flight Crew Berths 4   
Hangar Deck Capacity 500 tons     

BFE Drivestar (2)    Power 175    Fuel Use 65%    Signature 175    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 2,330,000 Litres    Range 59.2 billion km   (426 days at full power)

SecuriTech Civil Defense Laser 10cm (4)    Range 30,000km     TS: 1605 km/s     Power 3-0.25     RM 1    ROF 60        3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federal-Colonial M50 "Minuteman" CIWS (1x2)    Range 1000 km     TS: 5000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
SecuriTech Bulldog FCS (1)    Max Range: 80,000 km   TS: 1250 km/s     88 75 62 50 38 25 12 0 0 0
Class-1 Military Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 1    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Pioneer Consolidated Search System (1)     GPS 1000     Range 5.0m km    Resolution 100
SecuriTech Century Warden Scan Suite (1)     GPS 20     Range 1,000k km    MCR 109k km    Resolution 1
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 25EM5 Coronet (1)     Sensitivity 25     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  25m km

Strike Group
2x Valkyrie Interceptor   Speed: 1012 km/s    Size: 4.94

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Fafnir class Bombardment Frigate    22,050 tons     480 Crew     2151.95 BP      TCS 441  TH 250  EM 0
566 km/s     Armour 3-70     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/50/0/0     Damage Control Rating 12     PPV 72
Maint Life 9.31 Years     MSP 10732    AFR 324%    IFR 4.5%    1YR 223    5YR 3346    Max Repair 150 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 108 months    Spare Berths 0   
Flag Bridge    Magazine 1158   

StarTech Systems Model A (2)    Power 125    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 125    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 700,000 Litres    Range 64.5 billion km   (1319 days at full power)

Triton Project "Atlas" Class Missile Launcher (3)    Missile Size 24    Rate of Fire 720
Telos 10-5-1 100 Res FCS (3)     Range 15.0m km    Resolution 100
Teloshot 10-5-1 200 Res FCS (3)     Range 21.2m km    Resolution 200
Armaggedon (48)  Speed: 6,200 km/s   End: 70.7m    Range: 26.3m km   WH: 13    Size: 24    TH: 24/14/7

Quaker Four Square Sensor Suite (1)     GPS 2000     Range 10.0m km    Resolution 100
InteliTech Farsight GS200-02 (1)     GPS 4000     Range 14.1m km    Resolution 200
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 10EM5 Regalia (2)     Sensitivity 50     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  50m 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


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Chastity class Monitor    22,900 tons     206 Crew     2304.3 BP      TCS 458  TH 175  EM 0
382 km/s     Armour 8-71     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/50/0/0     Damage Control Rating 14     PPV 236.8
Maint Life 1.08 Years     MSP 2252    AFR 1048%    IFR 14.6%    1YR 1945    5YR 29181    Max Repair 264 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 1   

BFE Drivestar (1)    Power 175    Fuel Use 65%    Signature 175    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 2,200,000 Litres    Range 26.6 billion km   (805 days at full power)

Twin Federal-Colonial Military Laser 12cm Turret (4x2)    Range 40,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 8-2     RM 2    ROF 20        4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Westinghouse TP-20K/2.5kms "Fast-Trax" FCS (1)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 2500 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Class-2 Military Reactor (4)     Total Power Output 8    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Quaker Four Square Sensor Suite (1)     GPS 2000     Range 10.0m km    Resolution 100
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 500 (1)     GPS 100     Range 700k km    Resolution 50
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 250 (1)     GPS 50     Range 500k km    Resolution 25
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 10EM5 Regalia (1)     Sensitivity 50     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  50m km

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Aegis class Battlecruiser    17,300 tons     163 Crew     1245.65 BP      TCS 346  TH 375  EM 0
1083 km/s     Armour 8-59     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 13     PPV 44.4
Maint Life 3.89 Years     MSP 2135    AFR 798%    IFR 11.1%    1YR 224    5YR 3353    Max Repair 40 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Flight Crew Berths 6   
Hangar Deck Capacity 250 tons     

StarTech Systems Model A (3)    Power 125    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 125    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 990,000 Litres    Range 116.4 billion km   (1244 days at full power)

Twin MiliTech 2cm Snub-Nose Gauss Cannon Turret (6x2)    Range 10,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 1    ROF 5        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federal-Colonial M50 "Minuteman" CIWS (1x2)    Range 1000 km     TS: 5000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Winchester Strix Beam FCS (3)    Max Range: 10,000 km   TS: 1875 km/s     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Westinghouse TP-20K/2.5kms "Fast-Trax" FCS (1)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 2500 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 250 (1)     GPS 50     Range 500k km    Resolution 25
Federal-Colonial Binary High-Band (1)     GPS 75     Range 430k km    Resolution 75
MiliTech-RSI Project M007 "Aegis" Sensor System (1)     GPS 40     Range 2.0m km    MCR 218k km    Resolution 1
Federal-Colonial Binary Low-Band (1)     GPS 150     Range 610k km    Resolution 150
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 500 (1)     GPS 100     Range 700k km    Resolution 50

Strike Group
1x Valkyrie Interceptor   Speed: 1012 km/s    Size: 4.94

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Joey class Colony Ship    500 tons     4 Crew     58.5 BP      TCS 10  TH 10  EM 0
1000 km/s     Armour 1-5     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 100%    IFR 1.4%    1YR 3    5YR 40    Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months    Spare Berths 2   
Cryogenic Berths 1000   

StarTech Systems Model C (2)    Power 5    Fuel Use 99%    Signature 5    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 85,000 Litres    Range 30.9 billion km   (357 days at full power)

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


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Kangaroo class Colony Carrier    9,300 tons     85 Crew     520 BP      TCS 186  TH 10  EM 0
53 km/s     Armour 2-39     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Maint Life 9.68 Years     MSP 1035    AFR 691%    IFR 9.6%    1YR 20    5YR 300    Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 108 months    Flight Crew Berths 47   
Hangar Deck Capacity 2000 tons     

ArcaneTech Glidejet (4)    Power 2.5    Fuel Use 13.26%    Signature 2.5    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 450,000 Litres    Range 64.8 billion km   (14140 days at full power)

Strike Group
4x Joey Colony Ship   Speed: 1000 km/s    Size: 10

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Shogun class Corvette    4,050 tons     105 Crew     305.8 BP      TCS 81  TH 60  EM 0
740 km/s     Armour 3-22     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 18
Maint Life 3.28 Years     MSP 47    AFR 131%    IFR 1.8%    1YR 7    5YR 99    Max Repair 22 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 0   

BFE Bulwark (3)    Power 20    Fuel Use 16.27%    Signature 20    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres    Range 81.9 billion km   (1280 days at full power)

Triton Project "Zeus" 15cm Laser Cannon (1)    Range 60,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 6-0.25     RM 1    ROF 120        6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Valkyrie 2mm Gauss Nose-Turret (1x1)    Range 10,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 1    ROF 5        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MiliTech-RSI "Ravisher" 10cm Railgun (2x4)    Range 10,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 3-1     RM 1    ROF 15        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MiliTech-RSI "Bomblast" 15cm Plasma Carronade (2)    Range 60,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 6-1     RM 1    ROF 30        6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
InteliTech Vangaurd FCS (1)    Max Range: 60,000 km   TS: 5000 km/s     83 67 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0
SecuriTech Bulldog FCS (1)    Max Range: 80,000 km   TS: 1250 km/s     88 75 62 50 38 25 12 0 0 0
Class-1 Military Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 1    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Class-2 Military Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 4    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Pioneer Consolidated Search System (1)     GPS 1000     Range 5.0m km    Resolution 100
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 250 (1)     GPS 50     Range 500k km    Resolution 25
Federal-Colonial Binary High-Band (1)     GPS 75     Range 430k km    Resolution 75
Federal-Colonial Binary Low-Band (1)     GPS 150     Range 610k km    Resolution 150
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 500 (1)     GPS 100     Range 700k km    Resolution 50

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Ranger class Carrier    13,300 tons     171 Crew     1304.2 BP      TCS 266  TH 120  EM 0
451 km/s     Armour 8-50     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 31     PPV 0
Maint Life 2.96 Years     MSP 1061    AFR 1415%    IFR 19.7%    1YR 180    5YR 2704    Max Repair 25 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Flight Crew Berths 60   
Hangar Deck Capacity 4000 tons     Cargo Handling Multiplier 10   

BFE Stalwart (12)    Power 10    Fuel Use 16.97%    Signature 10    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 600,000 Litres    Range 47.8 billion km   (1227 days at full power)

Federal-Colonial M50 "Minuteman" CIWS (2x2)    Range 1000 km     TS: 5000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Strike Group
16x Valkyrie Interceptor   Speed: 1012 km/s    Size: 4.94

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Trinity class Colony Carrier    5,400 tons     66 Crew     425 BP      TCS 108  TH 5  EM 0
46 km/s     Armour 2-27     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/1     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 0
Maint Life 9.73 Years     MSP 2098    AFR 116%    IFR 1.6%    1YR 40    5YR 602    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 98 months    Flight Crew Berths 0   
Hangar Deck Capacity 750 tons     

ArcaneTech MaxThrust R1 (1)    Power 5    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 5    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 225,000 Litres    Range 84.3 billion km   (21210 days at full power)

Pioneer Consolidated Search System (1)     GPS 1000     Range 5.0m km    Resolution 100
Geological Survey Sensors (1)   1 Survey Points Per Hour

Strike Group
3x Longdark Colony Ship   Speed: 202 km/s    Size: 4.94

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Longdark class Colony Ship    247 tons     1 Crew     26.9 BP      TCS 4.94  TH 1  EM 0
202 km/s     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 49%    IFR 0.7%    1YR 1    5YR 19    Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 3   
Cryogenic Berths 200   

ArcaneTech LongThrust R1 (3)    Power 0.2    Fuel Use 99%    Signature 0.2    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres    Range 7.3 billion km   (420 days at full power)

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


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Clark class Colony Ship    1,000 tons     11 Crew     87 BP      TCS 20  TH 10  EM 0
500 km/s     Armour 2-8     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Maint Life 18.14 Years     MSP 54    AFR 8%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 0    5YR 5    Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Spare Berths 0   
Cryogenic Berths 2000   

BFE Stalwart (1)    Power 10    Fuel Use 16.97%    Signature 10    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 53.0 billion km   (1227 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Quaker class Utility Carrier    10,000 tons     175 Crew     982.5 BP      TCS 200  TH 80  EM 0
400 km/s     Armour 2-41     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 16     PPV 0
Maint Life 24.84 Years     MSP 3368    AFR 133%    IFR 1.9%    1YR 10    5YR 157    Max Repair 25 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 48 months    Flight Crew Berths 45   
Hangar Deck Capacity 4000 tons     Cargo Handling Multiplier 20   

BFE Bulwark (4)    Power 20    Fuel Use 16.27%    Signature 20    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 700,000 Litres    Range 77.4 billion km   (2240 days at full power)

InteliTech Farsight GS200-02 (1)     GPS 4000     Range 14.1m km    Resolution 200
Quaker Four Square Sensor Suite (1)     GPS 2000     Range 10.0m km    Resolution 100

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Dragoon class Frigate    12,500 tons     274 Crew     1115.305 BP      TCS 250  TH 188  EM 0
752 km/s     Armour 3-47     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/50/0/0     Damage Control Rating 13     PPV 45
Maint Life 3.34 Years     MSP 1167    AFR 416%    IFR 5.8%    1YR 159    5YR 2385    Max Repair 96 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 0   
Magazine 527   

StarTech Systems Model B (3)    Power 62.5    Fuel Use 13.26%    Signature 62.5    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 750,000 Litres    Range 81.4 billion km   (1253 days at full power)

Triton Project "Atlas" Class Missile Launcher (1)    Missile Size 24    Rate of Fire 720
Pilum Missile System (3)    Missile Size 3    Rate of Fire 90
Triton Project "Twin Head" Missile Launcher (1)    Missile Size 12    Rate of Fire 360
DDC LLC Death Blossom HF (1)     Range 45.9m km    Resolution 150
Ingram Arms Archimedes FCS (1)     Range 3.8m km    Resolution 1
DDC LLC Death Blossom UHF (1)     Range 65.0m km    Resolution 300
Javelin Anti-Ship Missile (48)  Speed: 4,400 km/s   End: 59.3m    Range: 15.6m km   WH: 3    Size: 3    TH: 16/9/4
Sparrow X-1 (67)  Speed: 2,500 km/s   End: 548.3m    Range: 82.2m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 10/6/3
Pilum Passive Probe (14)  Speed: 1,100 km/s   End: 2.5d    Range: 241.8m km   WH: 0    Size: 1    TH: 3/2/1
Pilum Active Probe (14)  Speed: 1,100 km/s   End: 2.5d    Range: 242.2m km   WH: 0    Size: 1    TH: 3/2/1
Triton Project "Twin Head" XSM (8)  Speed: 5,800 km/s   End: 97.9m    Range: 34.1m km   WH: 9    Size: 12    TH: 19/11/5
Triton Project "Twin Head" ASM (8)  Speed: 6,200 km/s   End: 707.1m    Range: 263m km   WH: 9    Size: 24    TH: 27/16/8

SecuriTech Century Warden Scan Suite (1)     GPS 20     Range 1,000k km    MCR 109k km    Resolution 1
MiliTech-RSI Project M007 "Aegis" Sensor System (1)     GPS 40     Range 2.0m km    MCR 218k km    Resolution 1
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 250 (2)     GPS 50     Range 500k km    Resolution 25
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 500 (2)     GPS 100     Range 700k km    Resolution 50
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 10EM5 Regalia (1)     Sensitivity 50     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  50m 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


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Gugnir class Assault Frigate    38,100 tons     698 Crew     3491.66 BP      TCS 762  TH 500  EM 0
656 km/s     Armour 3-100     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 18     PPV 108
Maint Life 3.1 Years     MSP 4458    AFR 1451%    IFR 20.2%    1YR 695    5YR 10421    Max Repair 96 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 0   
Magazine 3720   

StarTech Systems Model A (4)    Power 125    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 125    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,320,000 Litres    Range 70.5 billion km   (1244 days at full power)

Triton Project "Twin Head" Missile Launcher (2)    Missile Size 12    Rate of Fire 360
Triton Project "Atlas" Class Missile Launcher (2)    Missile Size 24    Rate of Fire 720
Pilum Missile System (12)    Missile Size 3    Rate of Fire 90
DDC LLC Death Blossom HF (2)     Range 45.9m km    Resolution 150
Ingram Arms Archimedes FCS (2)     Range 3.8m km    Resolution 1
DDC LLC Death Blossom UHF (2)     Range 65.0m km    Resolution 300
Teloshot 10-5-1 200 Res FCS (2)     Range 21.2m km    Resolution 200
Telos 10-5-1 100 Res FCS (2)     Range 15.0m km    Resolution 100
Armaggedon (20)  Speed: 6,200 km/s   End: 70.7m    Range: 26.3m km   WH: 13    Size: 24    TH: 24/14/7
Pilum Passive Probe (30)  Speed: 1,100 km/s   End: 2.5d    Range: 241.8m km   WH: 0    Size: 1    TH: 3/2/1
Pilum Active Probe (30)  Speed: 1,100 km/s   End: 2.5d    Range: 242.2m km   WH: 0    Size: 1    TH: 3/2/1
Triton Project "Twin Head" XSM (60)  Speed: 5,800 km/s   End: 97.9m    Range: 34.1m km   WH: 9    Size: 12    TH: 19/11/5
Triton Project "Breakshot" ASM (20)  Speed: 4,200 km/s   End: 1060.7m    Range: 399.3m km   WH: 2    Size: 24    TH: 14/8/4
Triton Project "Twin Head" ASM (20)  Speed: 6,200 km/s   End: 707.1m    Range: 263m km   WH: 9    Size: 24    TH: 27/16/8
Pilum IV JTM (500)  Speed: 6,700 km/s   End: 353.3m    Range: 142m km   WH: 1    Size: 3    TH: 26/16/8

InteliTech Farsight GS200-02 (1)     GPS 4000     Range 14.1m km    Resolution 200
MiliTech-RSI Project M007 "Aegis" Sensor System (1)     GPS 40     Range 2.0m km    MCR 218k km    Resolution 1
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 15MR100 Beholder (1)     GPS 3000     Range 15.0m 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


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Settler class Colony Ship    3,800 tons     34 Crew     156.5 BP      TCS 76  TH 5  EM 0
65 km/s     Armour 2-21     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Maint Life 21.64 Years     MSP 1026    AFR 115%    IFR 1.6%    1YR 4    5YR 63    Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 240 months    Spare Berths 0   
Cryogenic Berths 1000   

ArcaneTech MaxThrust R1 (1)    Power 5    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 5    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 52.9 billion km   (9426 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Explorer class Survey Ship    3,600 tons     42 Crew     217 BP      TCS 72  TH 5  EM 0
69 km/s     Armour 1-20     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/1     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Maint Life 13.18 Years     MSP 1038    AFR 103%    IFR 1.4%    1YR 11    5YR 167    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 156 months    Spare Berths 0   

ArcaneTech MaxThrust R1 (1)    Power 5    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 5    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 56.2 billion km   (9426 days at full power)

Geological Survey Sensors (1)   1 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Kegger class Ammunition Transport    28,450 tons     303 Crew     2961.04 BP      TCS 569  TH 80  EM 0
140 km/s     Armour 3-83     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 4     PPV 0
Maint Life 5.74 Years     MSP 3260    AFR 1618%    IFR 22.5%    1YR 168    5YR 2516    Max Repair 20.5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 56 months    Spare Berths 0   
Magazine 5400   

BFE Bulwark (4)    Power 20    Fuel Use 16.27%    Signature 20    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 500,000 Litres    Range 19.4 billion km   (1600 days at full power)

Federal-Colonial M50 "Minuteman" CIWS (4x2)    Range 1000 km     TS: 5000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Armaggedon Mk. II (135)  Speed: 6,200 km/s   End: 70.7m    Range: 26.3m km   WH: 12    Size: 24    TH: 24/14/7
Javelin Anti-Ship Missile (600)  Speed: 4,400 km/s   End: 59.3m    Range: 15.6m km   WH: 3    Size: 3    TH: 16/9/4
Sparrow X-1 (360)  Speed: 2,500 km/s   End: 548.3m    Range: 82.2m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 10/6/3

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


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Athens class Battleship    62,550 tons     812 Crew     5828.25 BP      TCS 1251  TH 750  EM 0
599 km/s     Armour 18-140     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/100/0/0     Damage Control Rating 66     PPV 141.4
Maint Life 9.65 Years     MSP 18096    AFR 869%    IFR 12.1%    1YR 351    5YR 5268    Max Repair 150 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 108 months    Flight Crew Berths 9   
Flag Bridge    Hangar Deck Capacity 2000 tons     Magazine 386   

StarTech Systems Model A (6)    Power 125    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 125    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 2,060,000 Litres    Range 67.0 billion km   (1294 days at full power)

Triton Project "Zeus" 15cm Laser Cannon (1)    Range 60,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 6-0.25     RM 1    ROF 120        6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Quad MiliTech 2cm Snub-Nose Gauss Cannon Turret (8x4)    Range 10,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 1    ROF 5        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federal-Colonial M50 "Minuteman" CIWS (2x2)    Range 1000 km     TS: 5000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
MiliTech-RSI "Ravisher" 10cm Railgun (6x4)    Range 10,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 3-1     RM 1    ROF 15        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MiliTech-RSI "Bomblast" 15cm Plasma Carronade (4)    Range 60,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 6-1     RM 1    ROF 30        6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Winchester Strix Beam FCS (1)    Max Range: 10,000 km   TS: 1875 km/s     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SecuriTech Bulldog FCS (1)    Max Range: 80,000 km   TS: 1250 km/s     88 75 62 50 38 25 12 0 0 0
InteliTech Vangaurd FCS (1)    Max Range: 60,000 km   TS: 5000 km/s     83 67 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0
Westinghouse TP-20K/2.5kms "Fast-Trax" FCS (1)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 2500 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Class-5 Military Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 10    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Class-1 Military Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 1    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Triton Project "Atlas" Class Missile Launcher (1)    Missile Size 24    Rate of Fire 720
Teloshot 10-5-1 200 Res FCS (1)     Range 21.2m km    Resolution 200
Armaggedon (16)  Speed: 6,200 km/s   End: 70.7m    Range: 26.3m km   WH: 13    Size: 24    TH: 24/14/7

InteliTech Farsight GS200-02 (1)     GPS 4000     Range 14.1m km    Resolution 200
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 250 (1)     GPS 50     Range 500k km    Resolution 25
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 40MR10 Beholder (1)     GPS 8000     Range 40.0m km    Resolution 100
MiliTech-RSI Project M007 "Aegis" Sensor System (1)     GPS 40     Range 2.0m km    MCR 218k km    Resolution 1
Federal-Colonial Binary Low-Band (1)     GPS 150     Range 610k km    Resolution 150
MiliTech Tacti-Scan Series 500 (1)     GPS 100     Range 700k km    Resolution 50
Federal-Colonial Binary High-Band (1)     GPS 75     Range 430k km    Resolution 75
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 20EM100 Gorgon (1)     Sensitivity 100     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  100m km

Strike Group
8x Valkyrie Interceptor   Speed: 1012 km/s    Size: 4.94

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


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Intrepid class Missile Frigate    10,200 tons     178 Crew     1010.33 BP      TCS 204  TH 125  EM 0
612 km/s     Armour 3-41     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/50/0/0     Damage Control Rating 12     PPV 18
Maint Life 5.51 Years     MSP 1124    AFR 416%    IFR 5.8%    1YR 62    5YR 934    Max Repair 50 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 55   
Magazine 738   

StarTech Systems Model B (2)    Power 62.5    Fuel Use 13.26%    Signature 62.5    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 550,000 Litres    Range 73.1 billion km   (1382 days at full power)

Pilum Missile System (6)    Missile Size 3    Rate of Fire 90
Teloshot 10-5-1 200 Res FCS (1)     Range 21.2m km    Resolution 200
Telos 10-5-1 100 Res FCS (1)     Range 15.0m km    Resolution 100
Javelin Anti-Ship Missile (206)  Speed: 4,400 km/s   End: 59.3m    Range: 15.6m km   WH: 3    Size: 3    TH: 16/9/4
Sparrow X-1 (120)  Speed: 2,500 km/s   End: 548.3m    Range: 82.2m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 10/6/3

Quaker Four Square Sensor Suite (1)     GPS 2000     Range 10.0m km    Resolution 100
InteliTech Farsight GS200-02 (1)     GPS 4000     Range 14.1m km    Resolution 200
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 10EM5 Regalia (1)     Sensitivity 50     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  50m 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


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Mjolnir class Heavy Corvette    17,500 tons     274 Crew     931 BP      TCS 350  TH 500  EM 0
1428 km/s     Armour 4-60     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 12     PPV 32
Maint Life 3.22 Years     MSP 2066    AFR 1225%    IFR 17%    1YR 300    5YR 4494    Max Repair 31.25 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 0   

StarTech Systems Model A (4)    Power 125    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 125    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,320,000 Litres    Range 153.5 billion km   (1244 days at full power)

MiliTech-RSI "Ravisher" 10cm Railgun (8x4)    Range 10,000km     TS: 1428 km/s     Power 3-1     RM 1    ROF 15        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MiliTech-RSI "Bomblast" 15cm Plasma Carronade (2)    Range 60,000km     TS: 1428 km/s     Power 6-1     RM 1    ROF 30        6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
SecuriTech Bulldog FCS (1)    Max Range: 80,000 km   TS: 1250 km/s     88 75 62 50 38 25 12 0 0 0
InteliTech Vangaurd FCS (1)    Max Range: 60,000 km   TS: 5000 km/s     83 67 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0
Westinghouse TP-20K/2.5kms "Fast-Trax" FCS (1)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 2500 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Class-5 Military Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 10    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Pioneer Consolidated Search System (1)     GPS 1000     Range 5.0m km    Resolution 100

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Nautilus class Cruiser    16,900 tons     217 Crew     1225.15 BP      TCS 338  TH 375  EM 0
1109 km/s     Armour 5-58     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/25/0/0     Damage Control Rating 25     PPV 60.2
Maint Life 3.16 Years     MSP 2227    AFR 456%    IFR 6.3%    1YR 336    5YR 5046    Max Repair 264 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 1   

StarTech Systems Model A (3)    Power 125    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 125    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 990,000 Litres    Range 119.2 billion km   (1244 days at full power)

Twin Federal-Colonial Military Laser 12cm Turret (1x2)    Range 80,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 8-2     RM 2    ROF 20        4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
MiliTech 2cm Snub-Nose Gauss Cannon (2)    Range 10,000km     TS: 1250 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 1    ROF 5        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
InteliTech Vangaurd FCS (1)    Max Range: 60,000 km   TS: 5000 km/s     83 67 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0
SecuriTech Bulldog FCS (1)    Max Range: 80,000 km   TS: 1250 km/s     88 75 62 50 38 25 12 0 0 0
Class-2 Military Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 2    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Stellar Electronics Ltd. 15MR100 Prophet (1)     GPS 3000     Range 15.0m km    Resolution 100
MiliTech-RSI Project M007 "Aegis" Sensor System (1)     GPS 40     Range 2.0m km    MCR 218k km    Resolution 1
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 25EM5 Coronet (1)     Sensitivity 25     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  25m km

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Vanguard class Destroyer    13,500 tons     190 Crew     1068.34 BP      TCS 270  TH 250  EM 0
925 km/s     Armour 4-50     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/25/0/0     Damage Control Rating 15     PPV 74.68
Maint Life 3.13 Years     MSP 1247    AFR 291%    IFR 4%    1YR 191    5YR 2864    Max Repair 163 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 0   
Magazine 63   

StarTech Systems Model A (2)    Power 125    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 125    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 660,000 Litres    Range 99.4 billion km   (1244 days at full power)

Triple Federal-Colonial Military Laser 10cm Turret (2x3)    Range 60,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 9-3     RM 2    ROF 15        3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
SecuriTech Bulldog FCS (1)    Max Range: 80,000 km   TS: 1250 km/s     88 75 62 50 38 25 12 0 0 0
Class-2 Military Reactor (3)     Total Power Output 6    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Pilum Missile System (1)    Missile Size 3    Rate of Fire 90
Teloshot 10-5-1 100 Res FCS (1)     Range 15.0m km    Resolution 100
Teloshot 10-5-1 200 Res FCS (1)     Range 21.2m km    Resolution 200
Javelin Anti-Ship Missile (21)  Speed: 4,400 km/s   End: 59.3m    Range: 15.6m km   WH: 3    Size: 3    TH: 16/9/4

Quaker Four Square Sensor Suite (1)     GPS 2000     Range 10.0m km    Resolution 100
SecuriTech Century Warden Scan Suite (1)     GPS 20     Range 1,000k km    MCR 109k km    Resolution 1
Stellar Electronics Ltd. 25EM5 Coronet (1)     Sensitivity 25     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  25m 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


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Higgs Higgens class Landing Craft Light    1,000 tons     1 Crew     44.9 BP      TCS 20  TH 10  EM 0
500 km/s     Armour 3-8     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 200%    IFR 2.8%    1YR 15    5YR 225    Max Repair 10 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 3   
Troop Capacity: 1 Company   

BFE Stalwart (1)    Power 10    Fuel Use 16.97%    Signature 10    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres    Range 10.6 billion km   (245 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


[Father Tim]

Some of your ships are REALLY slow.  At 65 km/s, one of your colony ships will take on average 40 days Earth-to-Mars (one way).  Heck, the orbital speed of Mars is about 24 km/s!  They'll need a lot of upgrading before they're fit for travel to even a neighbouring system, never mind three or four jumps.

Good luck!

[sublight]

Interesting. A couple minor points:

1) Multiple passive sensors of the same type provide redundancy but do not stack, only the strongest in any one location applies. So the Legacy Sensor Frigate would probably do better with a mix of passive EM, passive TH, and active scanners than six different EM sensors.

2) Traditionally Colony ships, Tankers, and Freighters are designed as commercial ships because commercial ships never expend maintenance supplies unless repairing battle damage.

3) I still think your fleet has excessive range for a civilization with no jump tech, but if you expect the first generation to have the same operational range as your mid-game ships then never mind.

4) I've seen cryogenic fighter lifeboats, but I've never seen anyone design fighter-sized colony ships! Very unique. Please report back on their utility.

[misanthropope]

coming at this from a bean counting standpoint, such a large ship (athens) at such a low tech level probably has unacceptable costs in your industrial and research expansion. 

there are various ways to skirt the maintenance facilities requirement, which is the real killer.  i personally would have the shipyard and maybe some of the components ready to go, and build the ship on first contact (with the maintenance facilities not built).  you war all over the hapless bug eyed monsters and your battleship is possibly dead, probably redundant or obsolete by the time it needs overhaul, and if those arent the case, at least liberated maintenance facilities will pick up a good chunk of your cost.

also, looking at your text instead of just your designs:  starting conventional exacerbates the maintenance facility problem, and ISTR that NPRs that start non-TN never develop into threats.

[xenoscepter (OP)]

The Colony Ships are using Conventional Engines.  However, I'm going to change that considering the non-TN don't develop into threats.  So I'll just do a TN start with TN NPRs and use Nuclear Thermal engines on those ships.  I didn't know Passive Thermal Sensors existed for ships, and knowing that they don't stack is good.  Do Active Sensors stack in any way?

[amram]

Nope, as far as I am aware, each sensor operates as if it is the only sensor on any ship in the area.  So mounting two size-1 active sensors, will not get you a size-2 active sensor....but a size-2 will fit where those 2 size-1's did.

edit:  upon further reading, looks like the hare has a very ironic name,  might want to give that survey fighter an engine if you plan on it being able to catch orbiting bodies.

[Michael Sandy]

I am trying to think of what starting conditions would allow you to have such a multiplicity of types, and therefore multiple shipyards while staying relatively low tech so that they didn't become obsolete really quickly.

Maybe if research costs were a lot higher or something.  Because otherwise, the same BP investment in Research Labs would render that collection obsolete in a single year.  It is difficult to have a large economy and stay low tech.

The Tortoise is rather peculiar.  It is 8k tons of ship with a 500 ton payload, the hangar?

Why does the Hare even have an engine if its speed is 1 km/s?  That is rather peculiar.  Part of the problem is that for fighters and missiles, speed is rounded to the nearest 100 km/s, I think.  So if you have insufficient engine power to get to 100 km/s, you are stuck at 1 km/s.

I like the Valkyrie concept, except you don't have a fire control that can make use of the turret's tracking.  You need to create a fighter specific beam fire control to take advantage of the x4 tracking speed fighters get.

Support ships should be commercial, not military.  Those tankers should definitely be commercial.

I have a REAL problem that you spend about 30k RP to get space marine companies and 6k for boarding pod company without a whole bunch of other techs that would improve your fighting capacity a lot more.  Boarding pods are normally something I get around Magnetic Plasma tech.  And my first boarding pods are Battalion sized, because the 20k to research Marine Company is a lot slower than just boarding with Assault Infantry.

[Barkhorn]

The turret on your Valkyrie interceptor is pointless.  Your fire-control only has 1250kms tracking speed.  You won't get any benefit from the turret.

Your colony ship is also way too tiny, it'll take thousands of trips to move a reasonable amount of population.

[Michael Sandy]

The Valkyrie concept is salvageable.  You can research a fighter only FC that gets the full benefit of the turret.  I just don't see the point of both a turret and a straight firing gauss.  One or the other, on a platform that small.

I do hope those ships with thousands of MSP have Maintenance Storage, because that would be ridiculously expensive to do that with engineering spaces.

And it is sort of odd to have ships with HUGE endurance that are going to become obsolete so fast.  I suppose if you go to racial info and artificially reduce your research rate, then you stay at low tech for low enough for those ships to see some service.

[Father Tim]

The turret on your Valkyrie interceptor is pointless.  Your fire-control only has 1250kms tracking speed.  You won't get any benefit from the turret.

Your colony ship is also way too tiny, it'll take thousands of trips to move a reasonable amount of population.

Turrets are never pointless, they look cool!

(Plus, it's a lot easier to refit a barely- or not-even-faster turret to a new set of gears than to install a turret from scratch in a ship that was never designed for one.)

[Michael Sandy]

Fighters can't be refit at all.

[Father Tim]

Heh, oops.  I'm not sure I've ever tried.

Fair enough.  I suspect it does wonders for the life expectancy of the ball turret gunner to replace said turret with a fixed gun position.