Posted by: Noble713
« on: May 07, 2020, 09:13:27 AM »Good to know, thanks!
If I put a small or very small troop compartment on a warship do I need to add a shuttle bay to reload them on the ship if for instance I have dropped them on a colony to defend it or put down unrest that does not have a shuttle station?
You need either a shuttle bay or a hangar with a drop capable fighter that can land and pick up the troops. This shuttle could also be used to board enemy ships as well so you should always have that, more or less.
I would like very much to have troops aboard ships factored in case of boarding, but perhaps this is already working that way? Me too would fancy adding a marine company to important ships!
Thanks for your replies.The small troop transport section is 200 tons and carries 200 tons. If I recall correctly the boarding and drop pod variants are 210 and 220 although I don't recall which way round that is. They all provide 200 tons of transport.
I wanted to replicate the situation where Royal Marines are an integrated part of the ships company. In the WW I & II era Royal Marines manned a turret on all capital ships as part of their duties. Before that they were present to protect the officers from the crew as well as taking part in boarding and cutting out operations.
A 100 to 250 tons is not a great sacrifice in ship design, but a shuttle bay made it too much. In addition if the troops are on a shuttle/interface craft in a boat bay would they also be available to defend the ship should it be boarded? I am inclined to put a boarding equipped troop bay on my ships and see what happens.
Ian
In addition if the troops are on a shuttle/interface craft in a boat bay would they also be available to defend the ship should it be boarded? I am inclined to put a boarding equipped troop bay on my ships and see what happens.
Ian
Thanks for your replies.
I wanted to replicate the situation where Royal Marines are an integrated part of the ships company. In the WW I & II era Royal Marines manned a turret on all capital ships as part of their duties. Before that they were present to protect the officers from the crew as well as taking part in boarding and cutting out operations.
A 100 to 250 tons is not a great sacrifice in ship design, but a shuttle bay made it too much. In addition if the troops are on a shuttle/interface craft in a boat bay would they also be available to defend the ship should it be boarded? I am inclined to put a boarding equipped troop bay on my ships and see what happens.
Ian
If I put a small or very small troop compartment on a warship do I need to add a shuttle bay to reload them on the ship if for instance I have dropped them on a colony to defend it or put down unrest that does not have a shuttle station?