List of common acronyms and short-names?

[Beersatron (OP)]

I can figure out most of the acronyms and short-names for describing ships and their components but there are still some that I just can't wrap my head around.

I was wondering if there was a list somewhere on the forums? I had a cursory look but didn't notice any threads that would contain the info.

As an example, this is from the Ship Design forum:

   Ironsides class Gunboat    1000 tons     114 Crew     141 BP      TCS 20  TH 120  EM 30
    6000 km/s     Armour 1-8     Shields 1-200     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 4
    Annual Failure Rate: 4%    IFR: 0.1%    Maintenance Capacity 176 MSP    Max Repair 30 MSP

    GB Ion Engine E100 (1)    Power 120    Efficiency 10.00    Signature 120    Armour 0    Exp 15%
    Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 18.0 billion km   (34 days at full power)
    Alpha R200/10 Shields (1)   Total Fuel Cost  10 Litres per day

    12cm C2 Visible Light Laser (1)    Range 32,000km     TS: 6000 km/s     Power 4-2     RM 2    ROF 10        4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Fire Control S01 16-2400 (1)    Max Range: 32,000 km   TS: 2400 km/s     69 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 AR-0 (1)     Total Power Output 6    Armour 0    Exp 5%

I'll go through it and say what I think each entry is and if somebody could correct me that would be great.

BP - 20 [haven't the foggiest what this is!]
TCS [Tactical Scan?] - 20 [HS? which is 1000 Tons?] [is this the minimum resolution scanner that can detect this ship?]  
TH [Thermal Scan?] - 120  [HS? which is 600 Tons?] [is this the minimum resolution scanner that can detect this ship?]  
EM [Electromagnetic Scan?] - 30 [HS? which is 150 Tons?] [something to do with the Tactical Scanner?]
Armour - 1-8 [level 1 armour with a rating of 8? If so, what is that rating of 8 used against?]
Shields - 1-200 [level 1 shields with a rating of 200? If so, what is that rating of 200 used against?]
Sensors - 1/1/0/0 [Thermal/Active/Geo??/Grav??]
PPV - 4 [haven't the foggiest what this is!]
IFR - 0.1% [haven't the foggiest what this is!]
Maintenance Capacity - 176 MSP [The number of maintenance points? What exactly is MSP short for?]

And then there is this line for the laser:

12cm C2 Visible Light Laser (1)    Range 32,000km     TS: 6000 km/s     Power 4-2     RM 2    ROF 10        4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

How does the 'power', 'RM' and all this digits after the ROF "translate" into English? :oops:  how would you say it in plain English.

i.e. "The Ironsides Class Gunboat has a a single 12cm Laser with a Visible Light lens that can range to 32 thousand kilometers and has a tracking speed of 6 thousand kilometers per second. It can fire a [power 4-2] shot once every 10 seconds. ....."

Does my question make sense?

[Erik L]

I can figure out most of the acronyms and short-names for describing ships and their components but there are still some that I just can't wrap my head around.

I was wondering if there was a list somewhere on the forums? I had a cursory look but didn't notice any threads that would contain the info.

As an example, this is from the Ship Design forum:

   Ironsides class Gunboat    1000 tons     114 Crew     141 BP      TCS 20  TH 120  EM 30
    6000 km/s     Armour 1-8     Shields 1-200     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 4
    Annual Failure Rate: 4%    IFR: 0.1%    Maintenance Capacity 176 MSP    Max Repair 30 MSP

    GB Ion Engine E100 (1)    Power 120    Efficiency 10.00    Signature 120    Armour 0    Exp 15%
    Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 18.0 billion km   (34 days at full power)
    Alpha R200/10 Shields (1)   Total Fuel Cost  10 Litres per day

    12cm C2 Visible Light Laser (1)    Range 32,000km     TS: 6000 km/s     Power 4-2     RM 2    ROF 10        4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Fire Control S01 16-2400 (1)    Max Range: 32,000 km   TS: 2400 km/s     69 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 AR-0 (1)     Total Power Output 6    Armour 0    Exp 5%

I'll go through it and say what I think each entry is and if somebody could correct me that would be great.

BP - 20 [haven't the foggiest what this is!]

Build Points. The number of shipyard points needed to build the ship.

TCS [Tactical Scan?] - 20 [HS? which is 1000 Tons?] [is this the minimum resolution scanner that can detect this ship?]  

T(something, Tactical I think) Cross section. How "big" of a target the ship is.

TH [Thermal Scan?] - 120  [HS? which is 600 Tons?] [is this the minimum resolution scanner that can detect this ship?]  

Thermal ship size. How big of a thermal target the ship is.

EM [Electromagnetic Scan?] - 30 [HS? which is 150 Tons?] [something to do with the Tactical Scanner?]

EM ship size. How big of an electromagnetic target the ship is

Armour - 1-8 [level 1 armour with a rating of 8? If so, what is that rating of 8 used against?]

1 layer of armor 8 boxes long. 2-10 would be 2 layers 10 boxes long.

Shields - 1-200 [level 1 shields with a rating of 200? If so, what is that rating of 200 used against?]

1 level of shields taking 200 seconds to recharge.

Sensors - 1/1/0/0 [Thermal/Active/Geo??/Grav??]

Thermal/EM/Geo/Grav. I think. The first two might be swapped as well as the last two.

PPV - 4 [haven't the foggiest what this is!]

Protection Point Value. How much "protection" the ship provides to a population.

IFR - 0.1% [haven't the foggiest what this is!]

I believe "Individual failure rate". The chance of an individual component failing.

Maintenance Capacity - 176 MSP [The number of maintenance points? What exactly is MSP short for?]

Maintenance Supply Points.

And then there is this line for the laser:

12cm C2 Visible Light Laser (1)    Range 32,000km     TS: 6000 km/s     Power 4-2     RM 2    ROF 10        4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

How does the 'power', 'RM' and all this digits after the ROF "translate" into English? ). RM = Range Modifier. This I (or someone) would need to look up in the Mechanics forum. The numbers after the ROF are the damage done per range band. Those would be defined on the F5 ship display. I believe the default is 1000km bands.

So, in other words, if you were describing the stats for this ship to a layman    how would you say it in plain English.

i.e. "The Ironsides Class Gunboat has a a single 12cm Laser with a Visible Light lens that can range to 32 thousand kilometers and has a tracking speed of 6 thousand kilometers per second. It can fire a [power 4-2] shot once every 10 seconds. ....."

Does my question make sense?

I believe that the range given is also the "50%" range. Past 32,000 km (in this case), the laser is at 50% or less to hit.