Last night's efforts have taken a sour turn. While I haven't lost any more ships, I am running very short of AMMs. My carrier is out. My escorts are down to just about 75 each. They sent another huge wave of ships at me, and a good 10 of those ships were missile laden. Fortunately, these missiles are even slower. They clock in at just 700 km/s faster than my carrier. If I take a parallel course, I might be able to out run their range. Sadly, if I sacrifice the carrier, I will outrun the missiles. My next slowest ship is above 5000 km/s, which is faster than the missiles.
The problem with that is that the carrier is my flagship. I do not think the admiralty would be happy about being left behind as bait.
For reference, here's a few of my designs:
B-1 Tiger class Bomber 220 tons 1 Crew 36 BP TCS 4.4 TH 40 EM 0
9090 km/s Armour 1-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 1.5
Maint Life 10.37 Years MSP 10 AFR 3% IFR 0.1% 1YR 0 5YR 3 Max Repair 10 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months Spare Berths 9
Magazine 10
20 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (2) Power 20 Fuel Use 69.18% Signature 20 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres Range 5.9 billion km (7 days at full power)
Size 5 Box Launcher (2) Missile Size 5 Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes MF Reload 6.2 hours
Missile Fire Control FC5-R100 (50%) (1) Range 5.0m km Resolution 100
Tomahawk ASM Mk 2 (2) Speed: 22,400 km/s End: 121.2m Range: 163m km WH: 8 Size: 5 TH: 74/44/22
CG Blake class Missile Cruiser 27,450 tons 891 Crew 4932 BP TCS 549 TH 3000 EM 600
5464 km/s Armour 4-81 Shields 20-400 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 78 PPV 40
Maint Life 8.14 Years MSP 8760 AFR 77% IFR 1.1% 1YR 235 5YR 3523 Max Repair 800 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 1000
1000 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (3) Power 1000 Fuel Use 34.94% Signature 1000 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 2,000,000 Litres Range 37.5 billion km (79 days at full power)
Gamma R400/192 Shields (10) Total Fuel Cost 80 Litres per hour (1,920 per day)
Size 5 Missile Launcher (8) Missile Size 5 Rate of Fire 75
Missile Fire Control FC720-R100 6/16 (1) Range 720.0m km Resolution 100
Tomahawk ASM Mk 2 (200) Speed: 22,400 km/s End: 121.2m Range: 163m km WH: 8 Size: 5 TH: 74/44/22
Active Search Sensor MR480-R100 6/16 (1) GPS 80000 Range 480.0m km Resolution 100
CV Argus class Carrier 84,000 tons 2239 Crew 14833.4 BP TCS 1680 TH 7000 EM 1200
4166 km/s Armour 6-170 Shields 40-400 Sensors 300/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 132 PPV 54.87
Maint Life 5.44 Years MSP 24568 AFR 427% IFR 5.9% 1YR 1391 5YR 20869 Max Repair 800 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Flight Crew Berths 97
Flag Bridge Hangar Deck Capacity 10000 tons Magazine 2420 Cryogenic Berths 200
1000 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (7) Power 1000 Fuel Use 34.94% Signature 1000 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 3,000,000 Litres Range 18.4 billion km (51 days at full power)
Gamma R400/192 Shields (20) Total Fuel Cost 160 Litres per hour (3,840 per day)
Quad 15cm C2 Near Ultraviolet Laser Turret (1x4) Range 128,000km TS: 16000 km/s Power 24-8 RM 3 ROF 15 6 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 1
Fire Control S16 64-12000 (1) Max Range: 128,000 km TS: 12000 km/s 92 84 77 69 61 53 45 37 30 22
Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology 0.1 (15) Total Power Output 9 Armour 0 Exp 5%
PD Missile Launcher (20) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 15
PD Missile Fire Control FC144-R1 6/16 (4) Range 144.0m km Resolution 1
Tomahawk ASM Mk 2 (400) Speed: 22,400 km/s End: 121.2m Range: 163m km WH: 8 Size: 5 TH: 74/44/22
Ares AMM Mk 2 (420) Speed: 28,000 km/s End: 48.5m Range: 81.5m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 140/84/42
Active Search Sensor MR480-R100 6/16 (1) GPS 80000 Range 480.0m km Resolution 100
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 800 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH50-300 (1) Sensitivity 300 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 300m km
Strike Group
45x B-1 Tiger Bomber Speed: 9090 km/s Size: 4.4
Note that the carrier has no size 5 launcher. It relies on it's bombers for that.
Yes, I am aware that my AS range is a bit absurd. And that my PD and ASM fire controls are waaay too big. I have a new Edgar class Missile Cruiser designed, but I haven't had the time to update the ships currently engaged.
I have also adjusted my reactor designs to have more HTK.
I am also aware that my shields are paper thin (that became abundantly clear when the FF Westminster was destroyed). What level of shields would you all recommend for a system that is only on when combat comes?