EDIT: Corrected a design oversight in the IIa, the leftover Laser B-FCS was remove. Prior posts compressed into the OP for readability. Consolidated AMM updated to correct design oversight regarding range, changed in OP as well.
Consolidated Class:Consolidated class Patrol Cruiser 60,000 tons 1,559 Crew 10,204.3 BP TCS 1,200 TH 4,800 EM 360
4000 km/s JR 3-50 Armour 3-136 Shields 12-180 HTK 336 Sensors 22/22/0/0 DCR 100 PPV 30.68
Maint Life 3.07 Years MSP 21,189 AFR 288% IFR 4.0% 1YR 3,383 5YR 50,749 Max Repair 4811.9 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 2,500 tons Troop Capacity 5,000 tons Magazine 168 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 4
Captain Control Rating 4 BRG AUX ENG CIC
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Flight Crew Berths 80 Morale Check Required
Consolidated T12000/J60K(3-50) Jump Drive, M-Class Max Ship Size 60000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 3
Consolidated T5000/1200P-MP (4) Power 4800 Fuel Use 10.78% Signature 1200 Explosion 7%
Fuel Capacity 2,752,000 Litres Range 76.6 billion km (221 days at full power)
Consolidated Delta-Class Shields (2) Recharge Time 180 seconds (0.1 per second)
Consolidated 10cm Naval Laser [N-UV] Turret, Single Mount [Armored] (2x1) Range 90,000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated 10cm Naval Railgun (4x4) Range 30,000km TS: 5,000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated CIWS (2x6) Range 1000 km TS: 16,000 km/s ROF 5
Consolidated Laser Turret FCS (1) Max Range: 240,000 km TS: 20,000 km/s 96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Consolidated Railgun FCS (1) Max Range: 160,000 km TS: 5,000 km/s 94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Consolidated Stellarator Fusion Reactor T68/12PB20 (2) Total Power Output 24 Exp 10%
Consolidated Class 3 Missile Cell (6) Missile Size: 3 Hangar Reload 86 minutes MF Reload 14 hours
Consolidated Class 3 Missile Launcher (2) Missile Size: 3 Rate of Fire 15
Consolidated M-FCS (2) Range 18.8m km Resolution 1
Consolidated AMM (6) Speed: 45,133 km/s End: 0.7m Range: 1.9m km WH: 1 Size: 3.00 TH: 346/207/103
Consolidated ASM (48) Speed: 21,333 km/s End: 5.9m Range: 7.6m km WH: 9 Size: 3 TH: 71/42/21
Consolidated Target Acquisition Sensor (1) GPS 105 Range 19.2m km MCR 1.7m km Resolution 1
Consolidated TH Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Consolidated EM Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
- I'll doll this up some more a little later, but this is a Magneto-Plasma / Composite era ship and I was wondering if 4,000km/s is fast for that tech. The weaponry is anemic, but this is more of a domestic peacekeeping ship. It's designed to carry a 5,000 Ton expeditionary force and a small fighter complement, maybe 5-10 Gauss or Missile fighters. The ship will very often operate alone, so I found the CIWS to be an erstwhile addition. The discrepancy in fuel / deployment time ration is the extra fuel for fighter craft or maybe a pair of these:
Lightning Boarding FAC:Lightning class Boarding FAC 1,000 tons 26 Crew 106.3 BP TCS 20 TH 132 EM 0
6602 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 HTK 3 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 4.48 Years MSP 93 AFR 40% IFR 0.6% 1YR 8 5YR 113 Max Repair 66 MSP
Troop Capacity 550 tons Boarding Capable
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1
Intended Deployment Time: 3 days Morale Check Required
Lightning T275/132P[MP] (1) Power 132 Fuel Use 260.10% Signature 132 Explosion 15%
Fuel Capacity 29,000 Litres Range 2 billion km (3 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
- Same tech, used to deliver a marine complement. Fast, but not
that fast, it's poorly defended by any measure. It has a decent range though...
@Elvin: - The AMM range is indeed a design error, good catch!
It's supposed to be 1.8 not 18.8 km.
- I find 9 Months deployment on a warship ends up being excessive and wasteful, but YMMV; 6 months on a patrol ship isn't too bad IMO, only because these will spend most of their time in populated sectors.
- The armor can only take up to an 11 point laser, or a 15 point missile... a 16 point laser would damn near come out the other side!
I have Delta Shields, but they are two 200 ton generators... two 500 ton generators would give me 50 shield strength. This perhaps is what you were going by?
http://aurorawiki.pentarch.org/index.php?title=File:DamageTemplate.png Not sure if outdated...
- That's not a million litres of extra fuel, more like 300,000 or so... and those FACs aren't exactly the primary complement, the main complement would be 5-10 fighters with anywhere from 5-30,000 litres each, so the extra allotment is sound. 2,250,000 is the standard fuel load, so the ship carries 502,000 litres extra.
- The Missile Cell Launchers are for the AMM and AFMs, so no need to worry about enemy PD. The Size 3 is not a mistake, they are typically Size 1, but I like my AMMs with plenty of range
and speed.
- Six deployments before overhaul seems fine to me, and the Jump Drive can be repaired twice from Battle Damage and four times from standard failure, so that's not too bad for the most expensive thing on it.
@Profugo Barbatus - I consider gaming the construction cycle to be cheesy, at least if not in a PvP environment. 1 billion km is not a lot of reach IMO, since my intended targets would be running away presumably and it takes time to cover a gap. That casualty rate looks pretty good to me though, as this FAC is more for raiding enemy Commercial vessels or crippled ships. The Consolidated sans an engine means my marines with take 66% casualties against a target they had no business boarding in that ship. The Lightning was designed for boarding big slow ships, hence it's 550 Ton Marine payload...
@skoormit@Cavgunner - That's a fair criticism, and it's what I get for putting out a half-arsed post at like... 5 in the morning, lol. Truth be told this is a bit like an Imperial Star Destroyer, but... less. It's armament is centered around it's 5,000 Ton strike team, and this second line ship doubles as a Troop Transport. Currently in my game, I'd really only need one, for Sol.
^To those who replied, and thank you!
--- So, before I do a full write up in the OP, I felt like there were points I could improve the design. First off, I'd like to make clear the intended role of this ship, so I've included the Design Goals in the list found below. These variants are candidates for the replacement of the
Consolidated-Class as presented in the OP, with the exception of the IId, which is a prototype and was simply included for the sake of completeness and comparison. The Jump Drive is a contentious inclusion, but I detest Jump Gates and generally have very few of them as I view them as a step towards making the enemy's job easier. Please consider the following variants, as I am looking for feedback and criticism, but please consult the Design Goals before replying. I will disregard feedback along the lines of, "This is a terrible battleship." or "I see what your doing here, but I think you should throw this design in the bin and just spam Missile Cruisers and sacrificial beam fighters instead." Neither of these kinds of feedback are helpful.
- The Design's goals are thus:
Primary Objectives:
1. During war time, act as ferry and fire support for my 5,000 Ton Strike Teams.
2. During peace time, act as ferry and logistical support for my 1,000 Ton Survey Boats.
Secondary Objectives:
1. During war time, act as a supplement to my fighter / corvette centric internal security.
2. During peace time, provide PPV.
--- Now, with that out of the way, I created three variants for the vessel:
Consolidated IIaConsolidated IIa class Patrol Cruiser 60,000 tons 1,602 Crew 10,033.5 BP TCS 1,200 TH 4,800 EM 360
4000 km/s JR 3-50 Armour 3-136 Shields 12-180 HTK 324 Sensors 22/22/0/0 DCR 120 PPV 12
Maint Life 3.33 Years MSP 20,941 AFR 240% IFR 3.3% 1YR 2,857 5YR 42,852 Max Repair 4811.9 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 3,000 tons Troop Capacity 5,000 tons Drop Capable Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 4
Captain Control Rating 4 BRG AUX ENG CIC
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Flight Crew Berths 60 Morale Check Required
Consolidated T12000/J60K(3-50) Jump Drive, M-Class Max Ship Size 60000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 3
Consolidated T5000/1200P-MP (4) Power 4800 Fuel Use 10.78% Signature 1200 Explosion 7%
Fuel Capacity 2,553,000 Litres Range 71 billion km (205 days at full power)
Consolidated Delta-Class Shields (2) Recharge Time 180 seconds (0.1 per second)
Consolidated 10cm Naval Railgun (4x4) Range 30,000km TS: 5,000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated CIWS (2x6) Range 1000 km TS: 16,000 km/s ROF 5
Consolidated Railgun FCS (1) Max Range: 160,000 km TS: 5,000 km/s 94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Consolidated Stellarator Fusion Reactor T68/12PB20 (1) Total Power Output 12 Exp 10%
Consolidated Target Acquisition Sensor (1) GPS 105 Range 19.2m km MCR 1.7m km Resolution 1
Consolidated TH Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Consolidated EM Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
- The IIa strips out the missiles, upgrades the Hangar Deck by 500 Tons and swaps out the normal Troop Transport Bay for a Drop Capable one, while retaining the Cargo Shuttle Bays for their MSP transfer utility. The IIa also reduces the extra fuel from 500,000 to 300,000. The Laser Turrets are removed and a single reactor is removed as well, freeing up space for the other improvements. This version focuses on the primary mission parameters to the exclusion of all else and is very poorly armed for such a large vessel.
Consolidated IIbConsolidated IIb class Patrol Cruiser 62,500 tons 1,723 Crew 11,141.1 BP TCS 1,250 TH 5,120 EM 360
4096 km/s JR 3-50 Armour 3-140 Shields 12-180 HTK 370 Sensors 22/22/0/0 DCR 125 PPV 30.68
Maint Life 3.42 Years MSP 24,246 AFR 250% IFR 3.5% 1YR 3,160 5YR 47,406 Max Repair 5178.8 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 2,500 tons Troop Capacity 5,000 tons Magazine 168 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 4
Captain Control Rating 4 BRG AUX ENG CIC
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Flight Crew Berths 80 Morale Check Required
Consolidated T12500/J62.5K50-3 Jump Drive, M-Class Max Ship Size 62500 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 3
Consolidated T5000/1280P-MP (4) Power 5120.0 Fuel Use 12.67% Signature 1280.00 Explosion 8%
Fuel Capacity 3,161,000 Litres Range 71.8 billion km (203 days at full power)
Consolidated Delta-Class Shields (2) Recharge Time 180 seconds (0.1 per second)
Consolidated 10cm Naval Laser [N-UV] Turret, Single Mount [Armored] (2x1) Range 90,000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated 10cm Naval Railgun (4x4) Range 30,000km TS: 5,000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated CIWS (2x6) Range 1000 km TS: 16,000 km/s ROF 5
Consolidated Laser Turret FCS (1) Max Range: 240,000 km TS: 20,000 km/s 96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Consolidated Railgun FCS (1) Max Range: 160,000 km TS: 5,000 km/s 94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Consolidated Stellarator Fusion Reactor T68/12PB20 (2) Total Power Output 24 Exp 10%
Consolidated Class 3 Missile Cell (6) Missile Size: 3 Hangar Reload 86 minutes MF Reload 14 hours
Consolidated Class 3 Missile Launcher (2) Missile Size: 3 Rate of Fire 15
Consolidated M-FCS (2) Range 18.8m km Resolution 1
Consolidated AMM (6) Speed: 45,133 km/s End: 0.7m Range: 1.9m km WH: 1 Size: 3.00 TH: 346/207/103
Consolidated ASM (48) Speed: 21,333 km/s End: 5.9m Range: 7.6m km WH: 9 Size: 3 TH: 71/42/21
Consolidated Target Acquisition Sensor (1) GPS 105 Range 19.2m km MCR 1.7m km Resolution 1
Consolidated TH Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Consolidated EM Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
- The IIb is just a normal Consolidated class, but bigger. It was upsized for no good reason other than to fit more neatly within my own sizing conventions. It has a better maintenance life overall, better AFR / IFR and is a tad faster, but otherwise is just an upsized version of the Consolidated. I've included it for the sake of austerity, and because I think that being 2,500 Tons bigger actually makes for a better version of the original, on account of improved maintenance life, AFR /IFR and such.
Consolidated IIcConsolidated IIc class Patrol Cruiser 40,000 tons 738 Crew 4,187.9 BP TCS 800 TH 4,800 EM 360
6000 km/s Armour 3-104 Shields 12-180 HTK 164 Sensors 22/22/0/0 DCR 50 PPV 21.98
Maint Life 3.57 Years MSP 7,377 AFR 320% IFR 4.4% 1YR 892 5YR 13,383 Max Repair 450 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 2,000 tons Troop Capacity 5,000 tons Drop Capable
Captain Control Rating 4 BRG AUX ENG CIC
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Flight Crew Berths 40 Morale Check Required
Consolidated T5000/1200P-MP (4) Power 4800 Fuel Use 10.78% Signature 1200 Explosion 7%
Fuel Capacity 2,253,000 Litres Range 94 billion km (181 days at full power)
Consolidated Delta-Class Shields (2) Recharge Time 180 seconds (0.1 per second)
Consolidated 10cm Naval Laser [N-UV] Turret, Single Mount [Armored] (2x1) Range 90,000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated 10cm Naval Railgun (4x4) Range 30,000km TS: 6,000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated CIWS (2x6) Range 1000 km TS: 16,000 km/s ROF 5
Consolidated Laser Turret FCS (1) Max Range: 240,000 km TS: 20,000 km/s 96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Consolidated Railgun FCS (1) Max Range: 160,000 km TS: 5,000 km/s 94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Consolidated Stellarator Fusion Reactor T68/12PB20 (2) Total Power Output 24 Exp 10%
Consolidated Target Acquisition Sensor (1) GPS 105 Range 19.2m km MCR 1.7m km Resolution 1
Consolidated TH Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Consolidated EM Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
- The IIc is the most dramatic change, being 20,000 Tons
lighter than the standard and IIa, while being 22,500 tons lighter than the IIb. It has the highest maintenance life of the four ships, but the worst AFR / IFR of the lot. The IIc is
not Jump Capable, loses the missiles and shrinks down the Hangar Deck by 500 tons. It is significantly faster, at 6,000 km/s versus the 4,000 km/s of the standard and IIa. The IIc also does not carry additional fuel for it's parasites. The most spartan of four, the IIc forgoes it's Jump Capability in the name of increased mission capabilities.
Consolidated IId:Consolidated IId class Patrol Cruiser 58,000 tons 1,498 Crew 9,774.7 BP TCS 1,160 TH 4,800 EM 360
4137 km/s JR 3-50 Armour 3-133 Shields 12-180 HTK 323 Sensors 22/22/0/0 DCR 100 PPV 30.68
Maint Life 2.54 Years MSP 15,479 AFR 299% IFR 4.2% 1YR 3,351 5YR 50,269 Max Repair 4527.1 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 2,500 tons Troop Capacity 5,000 tons Magazine 168 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 4
Captain Control Rating 4 BRG AUX ENG CIC
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Flight Crew Berths 80 Morale Check Required
Consolidated T11600/J58K50-3 Jump Drive, M-Class Max Ship Size 58000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 3
Consolidated T5000/1200P-MP (4) Power 4800 Fuel Use 10.78% Signature 1200 Explosion 7%
Fuel Capacity 2,239,000 Litres Range 64.4 billion km (180 days at full power)
Consolidated Delta-Class Shields (2) Recharge Time 180 seconds (0.1 per second)
Consolidated 10cm Naval Laser [N-UV] Turret, Single Mount [Armored] (2x1) Range 90,000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated 10cm Naval Railgun (4x4) Range 30,000km TS: 5,000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
Consolidated CIWS (2x6) Range 1000 km TS: 16,000 km/s ROF 5
Consolidated Laser Turret FCS (1) Max Range: 240,000 km TS: 20,000 km/s 96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Consolidated Railgun FCS (1) Max Range: 160,000 km TS: 5,000 km/s 94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Consolidated Stellarator Fusion Reactor T68/12PB20 (2) Total Power Output 24 Exp 10%
Consolidated Class 3 Missile Cell (6) Missile Size: 3 Hangar Reload 86 minutes MF Reload 14 hours
Consolidated Class 3 Missile Launcher (2) Missile Size: 3 Rate of Fire 15
Consolidated M-FCS (2) Range 18.8m km Resolution 1
Consolidated AMM (6) Speed: 45,133 km/s End: 0.7m Range: 1.9m km WH: 1 Size: 3.00 TH: 346/207/103
Consolidated ASM (48) Speed: 21,333 km/s End: 5.9m Range: 7.6m km WH: 9 Size: 3 TH: 71/42/21
Consolidated Target Acquisition Sensor (1) GPS 105 Range 19.2m km MCR 1.7m km Resolution 1
Consolidated TH Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Consolidated EM Passive Suite (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 37.1m km
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
- The very first iteration, this variant pre-dates the version in the OP. I've included it for the sake of completeness as well as comparison to the one in the OP. Slightly faster, slightly cheaper, but no excess fuel for it's fighters and considerably less maintenance life. The AFR/IFR is worse as well. This is not one of the three variants that I created, because it was made before the "original", a prototype if you will.