ROFL!! I was just thinking I'd post "my experience is that I end up putting as few extras as possible (e.g. no Flag Bridge) on my carrier designs" when I saw this line The only differences I have are: 1) copious fuel too (which I assume was just a typing oversight) and 2) I put armor-3 on my missile combatants and carriers, in case they're under long-range missile fire that they can mostly handle, but some leakers get through.
John
Yes, it seems we have similar design philosophies; the only difference is that despite saying that I don't have much armour, I've just rechecked my designs and I'm running with armour 5 and 6. I think my paranoia that despite working on the 'nothing will ever get within range of the carriers' philosophy something will catch me with my trousers down led to me adding more armour
My current carrier design are:
Arch Brenhinol A class Heavy Carrier 34,000 tons 2032 Crew 9831 BP TCS 680 TH 2380 EM 900
10000 km/s Armour 5-93 Shields 30-360 Sensors 28/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 38 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 243% IFR: 3.4% Maint Capacity 6867 MSP Max Repair 360 MSP Est Time: 3.46 Years
Hangar Deck Capacity 12000 tons Magazine 1656
Merlin Mk2 SCAM (34) Power 200 Fuel Use 60% Signature 70 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 3,450,000 Litres Range 304.4 billion km (352 days at full power)
Epsilon Shields Mk1 (10) Total Fuel Cost 150 Litres per day
Arrow Mk1 ASM (331) Speed: 80,000 km/s End: 12.5m Range: 60m km WH: 18 Size: 5 TH: 426 / 256 / 128
SSA-1A (1) GPS 7200 Range 225.4m km Resolution 20
SSP-2t (1) Sensitivity 28 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 28m km
ECM 40
Strike Group
40x Eryr FB1 Fighter-bomber Speed: 22222 km/s Size: 5.4
4x Crwydryn R2 Fighter-Scout Speed: 27272 km/s Size: 4.4
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
Anghenfil A class Jump Heavy Carrier 34,000 tons 2465 Crew 12678 BP TCS 680 TH 2380 EM 900
10000 km/s JR 5-500 Armour 5-93 Shields 30-360 Sensors 28/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 38 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 243% IFR: 3.4% Maint Capacity 8856 MSP Max Repair 3422 MSP Est Time: 1.03 Years
Hangar Deck Capacity 8000 tons Magazine 1104
MJD 34000 MK1 Max Ship Size 34000 tons Distance 500k km Squadron Size 5
Merlin Mk2 SCAM (34) Power 200 Fuel Use 60% Signature 70 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 3,250,000 Litres Range 286.8 billion km (331 days at full power)
Epsilon Shields Mk1 (10) Total Fuel Cost 150 Litres per day
Arrow Mk1 ASM (220) Speed: 80,000 km/s End: 12.5m Range: 60m km WH: 18 Size: 5 TH: 426 / 256 / 128
SSA-1A (1) GPS 7200 Range 225.4m km Resolution 20
SSP-2t (1) Sensitivity 28 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 28m km
ECM 40
Strike Group
3x Crwydryn R2 Fighter-Scout Speed: 27272 km/s Size: 4.4
27x Eryr FB1 Fighter-bomber Speed: 22222 km/s Size: 5.4
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
Angheuol A class Carrier 24,000 tons 1626 Crew 7297.6 BP TCS 480 TH 1680 EM 900
10000 km/s Armour 6-74 Shields 30-360 Sensors 28/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 62 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 109% IFR: 1.5% Maint Capacity 7982 MSP Max Repair 360 MSP Est Time: 5.87 Years
Hangar Deck Capacity 5000 tons Magazine 1840
Merlin Mk2 SCAM (24) Power 200 Fuel Use 60% Signature 70 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 2,600,000 Litres Range 325.0 billion km (376 days at full power)
Epsilon Shields Mk1 (10) Total Fuel Cost 150 Litres per day
Bolt Mk1 ASM (920) Speed: 100,000 km/s End: 6.2m Range: 37.5m km WH: 6 Size: 2 TH: 600 / 360 / 180
SSA-1A (1) GPS 7200 Range 225.4m km Resolution 20
SSP-2t (1) Sensitivity 28 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 28m km
ECM 40
Strike Group
2x Crwydryn R1 Fighter-Scout Speed: 24489 km/s Size: 4.9
19x Roced F2 Fighter Speed: 25531 km/s Size: 4.7
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
Ymosodiad A class Jump Carrier 24,000 tons 1994 Crew 9600.8 BP TCS 480 TH 1680 EM 450
10000 km/s JR 5-500 Armour 5-74 Shields 15-360 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 39 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 118% IFR: 1.6% Maint Capacity 9751 MSP Max Repair 3025 MSP Est Time: 1.86 Years
Hangar Deck Capacity 3500 tons Magazine 828
MJD 24000 Mk2 Max Ship Size 24000 tons Distance 500k km Squadron Size 5
Merlin Mk2 SCAM (24) Power 200 Fuel Use 60% Signature 70 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 2,100,000 Litres Range 262.5 billion km (303 days at full power)
Epsilon Shields Mk1 (5) Total Fuel Cost 75 Litres per day
Bolt Mk1 ASM (414) Speed: 100,000 km/s End: 6.2m Range: 37.5m km WH: 6 Size: 2 TH: 600 / 360 / 180
SSA-1A (1) GPS 7200 Range 225.4m km Resolution 20
ECM 40
Strike Group
9x Roced F2 Fighter Speed: 25531 km/s Size: 4.7
1x Crwydryn R1 Fighter-Scout Speed: 24489 km/s Size: 4.9
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 corresponding fighter designs are:
Roced F2 class Fighter 235 tons 6 Crew 91.2 BP TCS 4.7 TH 42 EM 0
25531 km/s Armour 1-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 1.8
Annual Failure Rate: 2% IFR: 0% Maint Capacity 49 MSP Max Repair 35 MSP Est Time: 10.76 Years
Magazine 12
Distant Lightning Mk1 FTRSCAM (1) Power 120 Fuel Use 5000% Signature 42 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 15,000 Litres Range 2.3 billion km (25 hours at full power)
Crossbow Mk1 BL (6) Missile Size 2 Hangar Reload 15 minutes MF Reload 2.5 hours
FMA-1 (1) Range 40.7m km Resolution 12
Bolt Mk1 ASM (6) Speed: 100,000 km/s End: 6.2m Range: 37.5m km WH: 6 Size: 2 TH: 600 / 360 / 180
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
This design is classed as a Fighter for production and combat purposes
Crwydryn R1 class Fighter-Scout 245 tons 8 Crew 115.5 BP TCS 4.9 TH 42 EM 0
24489 km/s Armour 2-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 2% IFR: 0% Maint Capacity 59 MSP Max Repair 56 MSP Est Time: 8.88 Years
Lightening Mk1 FTRSCAM (1) Power 120 Fuel Use 6000% Signature 42 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 6.1 billion km (69 hours at full power)
FSA-1 (1) GPS 1680 Range 42.9m km Resolution 30
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Fighter for production and combat purposes
Eryr FB1 class Fighter-bomber 270 tons 4 Crew 91.5 BP TCS 5.4 TH 42 EM 0
22222 km/s Armour 1-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 3
Annual Failure Rate: 5% IFR: 0.1% Maint Capacity 21 MSP Max Repair 35 MSP Est Time: 4.06 Years
Magazine 20
Distant Lightening Mk1 FTRSCAM (1) Power 120 Fuel Use 5000% Signature 42 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 25,000 Litres Range 3.3 billion km (41 hours at full power)
Shortbow Mk1 BL (4) Missile Size 5 Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes MF Reload 6.2 hours
FMA-2 (1) Range 75.6m km Resolution 100
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Fighter for production and combat purposes
Crwydryn R2 class Fighter-Scout 220 tons 7 Crew 116 BP TCS 4.4 TH 42 EM 0
27272 km/s Armour 2-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 1% IFR: 0% Maint Capacity 66 MSP Max Repair 58 MSP Est Time: 10.34 Years
Distant Lightening Mk1 FTRSCAM (1) Power 120 Fuel Use 5000% Signature 42 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 8.2 billion km (3 days at full power)
FSA-2 (1) GPS 5760 Range 80.6m km Resolution 100
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Fighter for production and combat purposes