specs:
- The station itself must be a permanent or semi-permanent fixed structure or group of structures that need only minimal replacing and upkeep
- the station cannot have an anchor given its geography
- It needs to have hanger space for 100,000 tons of starship. We would like to field a missile cruiser (25,000 tons) 2 destroyer escorts (combined 30,000 tons), a battlecruiser (25,000 tons) and a ranger (15,000 tons) as well as about 5,000 tons of dedicated fightercraft.
- It needs to carry at least 10,000,000 gallons of fuel (I think the commune of Achird is going to pick up the fuel costs and this tank will always be magically full)
- It needs to have magazine storage enough to reload the ships it stores and possibly any operating carriers in the region, so, 1,000 missile size points of munitions
- It needs to have a size-30 thermal sensor and a size-30 active scanner, which will enable it to see virtually every ship in the center of the system
- It needs to have some defensive system of its own, I believe I could easily fit 9-12 large-bore double-barreled laser turrets on this monstrosity.
- It needs to have space for a luxury passenger module, and a flag bridge.
As I understand it, the best way to build this thing would be a modular design of some kind. The largest military construction facilities i have can build 50,000 ton modules, civilian ones can go up to 125,000. So, I believe the modules would be:
- 3 40,000 ton hanger modules, each with 10,000 tons of support stuff, including most likely the turrets, their fire controls, power plants, and magazines
- 2 120,000 ton civilian recreation modules, as I understand it, you need two. Might be enough room for luxury modules as well
- 1 large tanker module, which might also carry a bunch of supplies, probably 80,000 tons
- a "command" module with a flag bridge, sensors, and possibly an antimissile system, might be significantly smaller than the hanger modules
- several very long range tugs.
Is this design even feasible? Will it fall apart in 2 years? should i just rewind the clocks every 2 years and say the commune of achird is servicing it? Has anyone built a starbase this big before in a "real game"...how did you maintain it?
I understand maintenance modules can't be used to upkeep the station itself as they themselves would require maintenance.