The (My) Imperial Terran Navy

[dgibso29 (OP)]

These are some designs from what is probably my most successful campaign. Unfortunately, it bogged down thanks to constant interrupts, and I got to the point where I started a new game. Looking over the designs today, I realized how much I enjoyed them, and I just thought I would share them for comments/feedback/what have you.

My initial fleet consisted of one Destroyer Squadron of 5 Fletcher class destroyers and 1 Spruance class destroyer leader. The Fletchers proved their worth early on, when I got ambushed by 8 precursor FACs. Fletcher herself took something on the order of 30 strength 6 hits, lost half her engine rooms and most of her offensive capability... but she survived. The rest of the 1st DesRon quickly dispatched the offending FACs. After that engagement, I ordered enough ships to form the 2nd and 3rd DesRons, which became the backbone of my fleet.

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Fletcher class Destroyer    10,000 tons     977 Crew     2250 BP      TCS 200  TH 500  EM 0
5000 km/s     Armour 8-41     Shields 0-0     Sensors 70/70/0/0     Damage Control Rating 13     PPV 40
Maint Life 10.1 Years     MSP 1898    AFR 59%    IFR 0.8%    1YR 34    5YR 508    Max Repair 180 MSP
Magazine 592    

ICF E6 (10)    Power 100    Fuel Use 60%    Signature 50    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 520,000 Litres    Range 156.0 billion km   (361 days at full power)

Standard Missile Launcher (10)    Missile Size 4    Rate of Fire 30
MFC151-R100 (2)     Range 151.2m km    Resolution 100
Striker SM Mk. 1 (148)  Speed: 27,500 km/s   End: 63.6m    Range: 105m km   WH: 8    Size: 4    TH: 165 / 99 / 49

Standard Search Sensor MR252-R100 (1)     GPS 18000     Range 252.0m km    Resolution 100
Emergency Search Sensor MR50-R100 (1)     GPS 3600     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 100
Thermal Sensor TH5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km
EM Detection Sensor EM5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km

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Sommers class Destroyer Escort Leader    9,000 tons     871 Crew     2693.6 BP      TCS 180  TH 450  EM 0
5000 km/s    JR 6-250     Armour 4-38     Shields 0-0     Sensors 70/70/0/0     Damage Control Rating 17     PPV 0
Maint Life 8.38 Years     MSP 3274    AFR 37%    IFR 0.5%    1YR 83    5YR 1247    Max Repair 720 MSP

J9000(6-250) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 9000 tons    Distance 250k km     Squadron Size 6
ICF E6 (9)    Power 100    Fuel Use 60%    Signature 50    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,305,000 Litres    Range 435.0 billion km   (1006 days at full power)

Anti-Missile Search Sensor MR100-R1 (1)     GPS 720     Range 100.8m km    Resolution 1
Emergency Search Sensor MR50-R100 (1)     GPS 3600     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 100
Thermal Sensor TH5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km
EM Detection Sensor EM5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km
After a couple decades of flying around and plopping down colonies, I got inspired: I was going to build a starbase, damnit! I have no idea why, now, but I decided that Earth needed an orbital station along the same grain as the Philadelphia of Command & Conquer fame. After about 20 years of shipyard expansion and over 3 years of construction, Vigilant, the first of the Sentinel class starbases, became operational.

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Sentinel class Starbase    75,000 tons     5238 Crew     14446 BP      TCS 1500  TH 0  EM 0
1 km/s     Armour 20-158     Shields 0-0     Sensors 280/280/0/0     Damage Control Rating 300     PPV 50
Maint Life 16.17 Years     MSP 36115    AFR 150%    IFR 2.1%    1YR 260    5YR 3899    Max Repair 720 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 10000 tons     Troop Capacity: 2 Battalions    Magazine 5570    Cargo Handling Multiplier 5    

Fuel Capacity 2,460,000 Litres    Range N/A

Defender Missile Launcher (50)    Missile Size 1    Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC105-R1 (10)     Range 105.8m km    Resolution 1
Striker SM Mk. 1 (642)  Speed: 27,500 km/s   End: 63.6m    Range: 105m km   WH: 8    Size: 4    TH: 165 / 99 / 49
Defender AMM Mk. 1 (3002)  Speed: 50,000 km/s   End: 3m    Range: 9m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 533 / 320 / 160

Planetary Search Sensor MR1008-R100 (1)     GPS 72000     Range 1,008.0m km    Resolution 100
Anti-Missile Search Sensor MR100-R1 (1)     GPS 720     Range 100.8m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH20-280 (1)     Sensitivity 280     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  280m km
EM Detection Sensor EM20-280 (1)     Sensitivity 280     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  280m km

Strike Group
36x Falcon Fighter   Speed: 16400 km/s    Size: 5
4x Falcon-C Fighter   Speed: 16400 km/s    Size: 5

Strikegroup:

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Falcon class Fighter    250 tons     7 Crew     93.7 BP      TCS 5  TH 19.68  EM 0
16400 km/s     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 1.8
Maint Life 35.78 Years     MSP 70    AFR 1%    IFR 0%    1YR 0    5YR 2    Max Repair 36 MSP
Magazine 12    

FTR MCFD E720 (1)    Power 82.5    Fuel Use 7200%    Signature 19.8    Armour 0    Exp 50%
Fuel Capacity 25,000 Litres    Range 2.5 billion km   (42 hours at full power)

Standard Box Launcher (3)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
MFC151-R100 (1)     Range 151.2m km    Resolution 100
Striker SM Mk. 1 (3)  Speed: 27,500 km/s   End: 63.6m    Range: 105m km   WH: 8    Size: 4    TH: 165 / 99 / 49

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Falcon-C class Fighter    250 tons     7 Crew     129.1 BP      TCS 5  TH 19.68  EM 0
16400 km/s     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 14/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 7.37 Years     MSP 32    AFR 5%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 1    5YR 15    Max Repair 72 MSP

FTR MCFD E720 (1)    Power 82.5    Fuel Use 7200%    Signature 19.8    Armour 0    Exp 50%
Fuel Capacity 25,000 Litres    Range 2.5 billion km   (42 hours at full power)

Defender AMM Mk. 1 (14)  Speed: 50,000 km/s   End: 3m    Range: 9m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 533 / 320 / 160

Standard Fighter Sensor MR100-R100 (1)     GPS 7200     Range 100.8m km    Resolution 100
Civ Thermal Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 14     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  14m km (Note, the thermal sensor is because I am OCD about my ships being the same size.)

During the 25 year Starbase project, I designed an Escort Destroyer and an Escort Destroyer Leader, and launched 15 and 3, respectively, to form 3 squadrons that operated in conjunction with the DesRons. Unfortunately, I never had to opportunity to test them in battle.

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Gearing Mod A class Destroyer Escort    9,000 tons     708 Crew     2386.8 BP      TCS 180  TH 450  EM 0
5000 km/s     Armour 9-38     Shields 0-0     Sensors 70/70/0/0     Damage Control Rating 10     PPV 10
Maint Life 6.28 Years     MSP 1757    AFR 61%    IFR 0.8%    1YR 77    5YR 1149    Max Repair 360 MSP
Magazine 562    

ICF E6 (9)    Power 100    Fuel Use 60%    Signature 50    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,250,000 Litres    Range 416.7 billion km   (964 days at full power)

Anti-Missile Missile Launcher (10)    Missile Size 1    Rate of Fire 10
AMFC41-R1 (2)     Range 41.6m km    Resolution 1
Defender AMM Mk. 1 (562)  Speed: 50,000 km/s   End: 3m    Range: 9m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 533 / 320 / 160

Emergency Search Sensor MR50-R100 (1)     GPS 3600     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 100
Standard Anti-Missile Sensor MR50-R1 (1)     GPS 360     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km
EM Detection Sensor EM5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km (As you can see, I had to put the Gearings through a refit to bring them up to fleet speed of the destroyers.)

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Sommers class Destroyer Escort Leader    9,000 tons     871 Crew     2693.6 BP      TCS 180  TH 450  EM 0
5000 km/s    JR 6-250     Armour 4-38     Shields 0-0     Sensors 70/70/0/0     Damage Control Rating 17     PPV 0
Maint Life 8.38 Years     MSP 3274    AFR 37%    IFR 0.5%    1YR 83    5YR 1247    Max Repair 720 MSP

J9000(6-250) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 9000 tons    Distance 250k km     Squadron Size 6
ICF E6 (9)    Power 100    Fuel Use 60%    Signature 50    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,305,000 Litres    Range 435.0 billion km   (1006 days at full power)

Anti-Missile Search Sensor MR100-R1 (1)     GPS 720     Range 100.8m km    Resolution 1
Emergency Search Sensor MR50-R100 (1)     GPS 3600     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 100
Thermal Sensor TH5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km
EM Detection Sensor EM5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km

In addition to those, I designed an escort carrier, intending it to accompany either my destroyers or civilian ships going through somewhat unsecured sectors. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to build one, as the yard completed retooling during my increment hell.

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Forrestal class Escort Carrier    10,000 tons     689 Crew     2569.6 BP      TCS 200  TH 330  EM 0
6875 km/s     Armour 4-41     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 16     PPV 0
Maint Life 10.1 Years     MSP 2570    AFR 50%    IFR 0.7%    1YR 46    5YR 688    Max Repair 138 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 2500 tons     Magazine 368    

MCFD E7.2 (10)    Power 137.5    Fuel Use 72%    Signature 33    Armour 0    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 2,060,000 Litres    Range 515.0 billion km   (867 days at full power)

Striker SM Mk. 1 (92)  Speed: 27,500 km/s   End: 63.6m    Range: 105m km   WH: 8    Size: 4    TH: 165 / 99 / 49

Emergency Search Sensor MR50-R100 (1)     GPS 3600     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 100

Strike Group
9x Falcon Fighter   Speed: 16400 km/s    Size: 5
1x Falcon-C Fighter   Speed: 16400 km/s    Size: 5
During all this, I read over Steve's posts about Boarding, and I decided I would incorporate that into this campaign. To that end, I designed two ships and one fighter.

Meant to operate in groups of 5 transports and 1 assault ship:

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Long Beach Mod A class Troop Transport    25,000 tons     1100 Crew     3200 BP      TCS 500  TH 1000  EM 0
4000 km/s     Armour 6-76     Shields 0-0     Sensors 70/70/0/0     Damage Control Rating 27     PPV 0
Maint Life 8.74 Years     MSP 3184    AFR 183%    IFR 2.5%    1YR 75    5YR 1120    Max Repair 75 MSP
Troop Capacity: 5 Battalions    Cargo Handling Multiplier 15    

ICF E6 (20)    Power 100    Fuel Use 60%    Signature 50    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 2,500,000 Litres    Range 300.0 billion km   (868 days at full power)

Thermal Sensor TH5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km
EM Detection Sensor EM5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km

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Tarawa class Assault Ship    20,000 tons     968 Crew     3727.8 BP      TCS 400  TH 1000  EM 0
5000 km/s     Armour 4-65     Shields 0-0     Sensors 14/14/0/0     Damage Control Rating 27     PPV 0
Maint Life 9.51 Years     MSP 3157    AFR 118%    IFR 1.6%    1YR 63    5YR 945    Max Repair 75 MSP
Drop Capacity: 21 Battalions    Cargo Handling Multiplier 15    

ICF E6 (20)    Power 100    Fuel Use 60%    Signature 50    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,350,000 Litres    Range 202.5 billion km   (468 days at full power)

Emergency Search Sensor MR50-R100 (1)     GPS 3600     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 100
Civ Thermal Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 14     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  14m km
Civ EM Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 14     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  14m km
Finally, the fighter:

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Akula class Assault Shuttle    170 tons     2 Crew     49.9 BP      TCS 3.4  TH 19.68  EM 0
24117 km/s     Armour 1-2     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 34%    IFR 0.5%    1YR 4    5YR 59    Max Repair 28 MSP
Drop Capacity: 1 Company    

FTR MCFD E720 (1)    Power 82.5    Fuel Use 7200%    Signature 19.8    Armour 0    Exp 50%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres    Range 0.7 billion km   (8 hours at full power)
Although I never found an NPR, I did enjoy combat dropping a full division on precursor listening posts. I mean, hey, I can just RP that there could have been all sorts of nasties down there

Towards the end of this game, I decided to build my next generation of warships.

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New Orleans class Heavy Cruiser    30,000 tons     2808 Crew     10600.6 BP      TCS 600  TH 990  EM 0
6875 km/s     Armour 14-86     Shields 0-0     Sensors 70/70/0/0     Damage Control Rating 120     PPV 125.52
Maint Life 14.48 Years     MSP 15457    AFR 102%    IFR 1.4%    1YR 138    5YR 2066    Max Repair 600 MSP
Magazine 200    

MCFD E7.2 (30)    Power 137.5    Fuel Use 72%    Signature 33    Armour 0    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 2,485,000 Litres    Range 207.1 billion km   (348 days at full power)

Twin 15cm C5 Ultraviolet Laser Turret (4x2)    Range 240,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 12-10     RM 4    ROF 10        6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
Triple 20cm C5 Ultraviolet Laser Turret (2x3)    Range 320,000km     TS: 13900 km/s     Power 30-15     RM 4    ROF 10        10 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 4
AMFC S16 160-25000 (2)    Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 25000 km/s     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
ASFC S12 160-15000 (1)    Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
ICFR PB-1.1 (6)     Total Power Output 79.2    Armour 0    Exp 10%

Standard Box Launcher (50)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
MFC151-R100 (1)     Range 151.2m km    Resolution 100
Striker SM Mk. 1 (50)  Speed: 27,500 km/s   End: 63.6m    Range: 105m km   WH: 8    Size: 4    TH: 165 / 99 / 49

Standard Anti-Missile Sensor MR50-R1 (1)     GPS 360     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 1
Standard Search Sensor MR252-R100 (1)     GPS 18000     Range 252.0m km    Resolution 100
Emergency Search Sensor MR50-R100 (1)     GPS 3600     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 100
Thermal Sensor TH5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km
EM Detection Sensor EM5-70 (1)     Sensitivity 70     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  70m km

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Suffolk class Command Cruiser    30,000 tons     3063 Crew     13364.6 BP      TCS 600  TH 990  EM 0
6875 km/s    JR 6-50     Armour 8-86     Shields 0-0     Sensors 280/280/0/0     Damage Control Rating 122     PPV 20.76
Maint Life 5.47 Years     MSP 20188    AFR 99%    IFR 1.4%    1YR 1132    5YR 16982    Max Repair 4225 MSP
Troop Capacity: 1 Company    

J30000(6-50) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 30000 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 6
MCFD E7.2 (30)    Power 137.5    Fuel Use 72%    Signature 33    Armour 0    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 1,600,000 Litres    Range 133.3 billion km   (224 days at full power)

Twin 15cm C5 Ultraviolet Laser Turret (2x2)    Range 240,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 12-10     RM 4    ROF 10        6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
AMFC S16 160-25000 (1)    Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 25000 km/s     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
ICFR PB-1.1 (2)     Total Power Output 26.4    Armour 0    Exp 10%

Planetary Search Sensor MR1008-R100 (1)     GPS 72000     Range 1,008.0m km    Resolution 100
Anti-Missile Search Sensor MR100-R1 (1)     GPS 720     Range 100.8m km    Resolution 1
Emergency Search Sensor MR50-R100 (1)     GPS 3600     Range 50.4m km    Resolution 100
Thermal Sensor TH20-280 (1)     Sensitivity 280     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  280m km
EM Detection Sensor EM20-280 (1)     Sensitivity 280     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  280m km

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Saratoga class Light Carrier    30,000 tons     1943 Crew     7935.4 BP      TCS 600  TH 990  EM 0
6875 km/s     Armour 10-86     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 50     PPV 0
Maint Life 8.68 Years     MSP 8266    AFR 144%    IFR 2%    1YR 196    5YR 2944    Max Repair 360 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 3500 tons     Troop Capacity: 1 Battalion    Magazine 1104    

MCFD E7.2 (30)    Power 137.5    Fuel Use 72%    Signature 33    Armour 0    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 6,215,000 Litres    Range 517.9 billion km   (871 days at full power)

Striker SM Mk. 1 (276)  Speed: 27,500 km/s   End: 63.6m    Range: 105m km   WH: 8    Size: 4    TH: 165 / 99 / 49

Area Search Sensor MR504-R100 (1)     GPS 36000     Range 504.0m km    Resolution 100

Strike Group
9x Falcon Fighter   Speed: 16400 km/s    Size: 5
5x Akula Assault Shuttle   Speed: 24117 km/s    Size: 3.4
1x Falcon-C Fighter   Speed: 16400 km/s    Size: 5
Meant to operate in squadrons of 3 CA, 1 CC, 2 CVL. I intended to form fleets consisting on 1 CruRon and 1 DesRon (By this time a combination of my Fletcher and Gearing squadrons into 3 squadrons of 12 ships). At the time of giving up on this game, the first four New Orleans were in the yards and about 50% completed, with 2 Suffolks about a year behind, and a yard was retooling for the Saratogas.

As much as I would love to continue this game, I fear that it is hopelessly bogged down in increments, and will soon be broken by 5.70. And I am afraid I no longer remember all of my plans in this game, making getting back in to it much harder.

Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed reading through all this.

[Erik L]

What's the intended role of the Falcon-C?

[MehMuffin]

What's the intended role of the Falcon-C?

Active sensor coverage, I presume.

[Erik L]

The missiles threw me. I was thinking a collier, but that would be very impractical with a fighter.

[dgibso29 (OP)]

..Whoop. That was just a leftover from another iteration of that design, and I did not catch it until today.. And then I forgot to fix the post!

It's purely an active sensor platform. With the RP being that it's the CO's bird, of course. I considered designing a tanker, but, squadrons get so damned complex for me once I go past more than mere fighters...

[TheDeadlyShoe]

(Note, the thermal sensor is because I am OCD about my ships being the same size.)

Armor and fuel stowage are good ways to even out sizes.  Fuel is a nice one for 'command fighters' too - you can extend the range of the other fighters slightly in a pinch.

[dgibso29 (OP)]

I usually design an tanker for that purpose, but I think that I just gave the fighters a bit longer endurance (Almost two days) instead, and left the thermal just in case (useful for detecting missiles if they pass down the same vector).