Posted by: schroeam
« on: March 30, 2017, 03:51:26 PM »Otherwise in order move troops from one ship to another you need to find a convenient system body (planet, moon, asteroid, comet). Any one will work.
Adam.
Adam.
Found it:
"Loading ground units from Bays on one ship to Combat Drop Modules on another can be done in space, which is necessary if smaller drop ships were going to load troops from bays on large troop transports before attempting a planetary assault."
So, yes, it should be possible.
Zinnia class Dropship 650 tons 4 Crew 94 BP TCS 13 TH 12 EM 0
1846 km/s Armour 1-6 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 6.32 Years MSP 54 AFR 5% IFR 0.1% 1YR 2 5YR 35 Max Repair 60 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.5 months Spare Berths 2
Drop Capacity: 1 Battalion
Rice & Black 24 EP Fighter Magneto-plasma Drive (1) Power 24 Fuel Use 136.41% Signature 12 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres Range 1.0 billion km (6 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Zirconium class Dropship Carrier 9,950 tons 216 Crew 1084.8 BP TCS 199 TH 384 EM 0
3859 km/s JR 5-250 Armour 1-41 Shields 0-0 Sensors 5/6/0/0 Damage Control Rating 10 PPV 0
Maint Life 3.5 Years MSP 681 AFR 79% IFR 1.1% 1YR 85 5YR 1276 Max Repair 230.4 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Flight Crew Berths 4
Hangar Deck Capacity 625 tons Troop Capacity: 1 Battalion Cargo Handling Multiplier 10
Pritchard-Swift J10000(5-250) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 10000 tons Distance 250k km Squadron Size 5
Kay & Heath 384 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (2) Power 384 Fuel Use 20.03% Signature 192 Exp 8%
Fuel Capacity 500,000 Litres Range 45.2 billion km (135 days at full power)
Johnston & Potter Active Search Sensor MR2-R1 AAS21 (70%) (1) GPS 21 Range 2.9m km MCR 320k km Resolution 1
Atkins Sensor Systems Thermal Sensor TH0.4-5 (70%) (1) Sensitivity 5 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 5m km
Atkins Sensor Systems EM Detection Sensor EM0.4-5.6 (70%) (1) Sensitivity 5.6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 5.6m km
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes