So, I've gotten back into the swing of Aurora, and I've decided to start a little differently; instead of early cruisers, since I happened to start in the Magneto-Plasma era, I've gone for early fighters, starting with this AWACs fighter command ship:
F-58 Osprey class Scout Fighter 400 tons 5 Crew 114.6 BP TCS 8 TH 24 EM 0
6000 km/s Armour 2-4 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 3.8 Years MSP 18 AFR 12% IFR 0.2% 1YR 2 5YR 29 Max Repair 36 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.5 months Spare Berths 1
Stardust-48 Fighter Plasma Engine (1) Power 48 Fuel Use 162.04% Signature 24 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 80,000 Litres Range 22.2 billion km (42 days at full power)
DTR-12-100 Fighter Radar (1) GPS 1600 Range 12.8m km Resolution 100
ATX-.278-1 PD Radar (1) GPS 32 Range 2.6m km Resolution 1
This design is classed as a Fighter for production, combat and maintenance purposes
In addition to having the sensor for independent operations, it also acts as a squadron tanker and missile spotter, as well as being slightly better armored(though not by much)
This, however, is my main fighter for anti-ship and fleet protection:
F-60 Peregine class Fighter 400 tons 7 Crew 80.8 BP TCS 8 TH 24 EM 0
6000 km/s Armour 1-4 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 4
Maint Life 2.89 Years MSP 13 AFR 12% IFR 0.2% 1YR 2 5YR 34 Max Repair 36 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.5 months Spare Berths 5
Stardust-48 Fighter Plasma Engine (1) Power 48 Fuel Use 162.04% Signature 24 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres Range 1.4 billion km (64 hours at full power)
DT Defense D-3S4 Gauss Cannon (1x3) Range 30,000km TS: 6000 km/s Accuracy Modifier 67% RM 3 ROF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Altech 24-12 Fighter Beam Targeting (1) Max Range: 48,000 km TS: 12000 km/s 79 58 38 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
This design is classed as a Fighter for production, combat and maintenance purposes
That size 4 Gauss Cannon not only can sandblast enemies to death when in large groups, it also serves as decent point defense, allowing my fighters to survive that much better under fire
As always, critique is welcome(I already know of one you guys might have, pushing the speed up. I'm working on it, this is just the first generation for home defense and crew training)