This one was created so it could be built in my smaller Naval Yards and not take away from the Destroyers I was building. Not designed to travel any great distance, just get to the objective, scan and then return to nearest fuel station.
Alaska class Scout 4500 tons 393 Crew 747.5 BP TCS 90 TH 360 EM 0
4000 km/s JR 3-50 Armour 6-24 Shields 0-0 Sensors 12/12/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 49% IFR: 0.7% Maintenance Capacity 337 MSP Max Repair 225 MSP
J4500(3-50) Jump Drive Max Ship Size 4500 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 3
Military Ion Drive (6) Power 60 Efficiency 0.90 Signature 60 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 70,000 Litres Range 31.1 billion km (90 days at full power)
Active Search Sensor S84-R100 (1) GPS 8400 Range 84.0m km Resolution 100
Short Range Thermal Sensors (1) Sensitivity 12 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 12m km
Short Range EM Sensors (1) Sensitivity 12 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 12m km
This design is classed as a military vessel for maintenance purposes
This is pretty close to what I would normally use in terms of size. I normally use active sensors with a limited EM and thermal suite to back it up. I'm thinking of moving towards a massive thermal sensor with a small EM sensor and no actives. Most of my designs have enough fuel for about 365 days without raising shields. The monster in my first post was a complete departure from my usual design philosophy; my largest warship is only 20 000 tons