Thank you very much for the link. Sadly, something corrupted my save files for this game and I can no longer play it.
However, in my new game, I finally came across some aliens (who were instantly hostile), and they completely destroyed my fleet, so that was a downer. Luckily they don't seem too keen on coming through to Sol, but just in case, I want to destroy them. Also because I've never really been in a battle before, and that's kind of the point of this game, no?
Anyway, they moved at 5555 km/s which was too much for my old ships, which were these:
My previous main battleship/cruiser thingy (also what is the distinction between battleship/destroyer/cruiser and the like? I have just been using whatever sounds cool and vaguely appropriate):
I built 13 of these, and lost 4 in the first incursion, so I have the rest ready to guard to jump point.
Decius class Cruiser 20 300 tons 515 Crew 4046.5 BP TCS 406 TH 450 EM 750
2216 km/s Armour 5-66 Shields 25-500 Sensors 18/18/0/0 Damage Control Rating 25 PPV 95.94
Maint Life 9.09 Years MSP 3115 AFR 131% IFR 1.8% 1YR 68 5YR 1018 Max Repair 175 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 72 months Spare Berths 1
Veturius-Cinna 180 EP Ion Drive (5) Power 180 Fuel Use 173.61% Signature 90 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 6 250 000 Litres Range 31.9 billion km (166 days at full power)
Trogus-Servilius Delta R500/420 Shields (10) Total Fuel Cost 175 Litres per hour (4 200 per day)
Twin Catullus-Orientalis 15cm C3 Visible Light Laser Turret (3x2) Range 120 000km TS: 10000 km/s Power 12-6 RM 2 ROF 10 6 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Maursus Armaments Particle Beam-6 (6) Range 200 000km TS: 4000 km/s Power 15-4 ROF 20 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Appius Corporation Fire Control S03 192-3000 H70 (1) Max Range: 384 000 km TS: 3000 km/s 97 95 92 90 87 84 82 79 77 74
Bassus & Iocundus Fire Control S02.2 72-6000 H70 (3) Max Range: 144 000 km TS: 6000 km/s 93 86 79 72 65 58 51 44 37 31
Vitoricus-Euphemius Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Technology PB-1 (10) Total Power Output 45 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Kaeso Electronic Systems Active Search Sensor MR1-R1 (70%) (3) GPS 28 Range 1.7m km MCR 183k km Resolution 1
Orientalis Foundation Active Search Sensor MR75-R80 (70%) (1) GPS 11200 Range 75.1m km Resolution 80
Ticinius-Cittinus Thermal Sensor TH3-18 (70%) (1) Sensitivity 18 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 18m km
Protus-Asprenus EM Detection Sensor EM3-18 (70%) (1) Sensitivity 18 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 18m km
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This ship was created when I first encountered the aliens, right after they blew up my gate construction ship, so I rushed a few of these into service. They did okay, but were, of course, too slow.
I lost two of these, and have an additional 6.
Caesar class Fast Attack Craft 1 950 tons 72 Crew 677 BP TCS 39 TH 90 EM 0
4615 km/s Armour 2-13 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 8
Maint Life 3.71 Years MSP 217 AFR 30% IFR 0.4% 1YR 25 5YR 369 Max Repair 270 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Spare Berths 0
Veturius-Cinna 180 EP Ion Drive (1) Power 180 Fuel Use 173.61% Signature 90 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 250 000 Litres Range 13.3 billion km (33 days at full power)
Catullus-Orientalis 15cm C3 Visible Light Laser (2) Range 120 000km TS: 4615 km/s Power 6-3 RM 2 ROF 10 6 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Bassus & Iocundus Fire Control S02.2 72-6000 H70 (1) Max Range: 144 000 km TS: 6000 km/s 93 86 79 72 65 58 51 44 37 31
Osterianus-Fabillus Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1.1 (1) Total Power Output 17.6 Armour 0 Exp 10%
Nolus-Igennus Active Search Sensor MR10-R1 (50%) (1) GPS 180 Range 10.8m km MCR 1.2m km Resolution 1
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
They were replaced by these (faster, better lasers, not yet battle tested, although I have constructed 14 because they seem competent enough.
Caesar II class Fast Attack Craft 2 550 tons 103 Crew 1410.4 BP TCS 51 TH 150 EM 0
5882 km/s Armour 2-16 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 16
Maint Life 2.14 Years MSP 346 AFR 52% IFR 0.7% 1YR 101 5YR 1516 Max Repair 540 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Spare Berths 1
Memmius-Rectus 300 EP Internal Fusion Drive (1) Power 300 Fuel Use 124.01% Signature 150 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 250 000 Litres Range 14.2 billion km (27 days at full power)
Spendius-Trebellius 25cm C6 Ultraviolet Laser (2) Range 600 000km TS: 5882 km/s Power 16-6 RM 4 ROF 15 16 16 16 16 12 10 9 8 7 6
Casca-Zosimus International Fire Control S04 300-8000 H50 (1) Max Range: 600 000 km TS: 8000 km/s 98 97 95 93 92 90 88 87 85 83
Osterianus-Fabillus Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1.1 (1) Total Power Output 17.6 Armour 0 Exp 10%
Nolus-Igennus Active Search Sensor MR10-R1 (50%) (1) GPS 180 Range 10.8m km MCR 1.2m km Resolution 1
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Finally, these are my newest ships, for which a shipyard stills needs to be retooled. Not sure about their effectiveness/worth so would like to have any advice before using a large amount of resources building them. All I'm really sure about is that they're rather large (at least for me), and about 11 times larger than the enemy ships.
Pyrrhus class Destroyer 106 900 tons 3627 Crew 27827.6 BP TCS 2138 TH 6450 EM 3600
6033 km/s Armour 8-200 Shields 120-600 Sensors 18/18/0/0 Damage Control Rating 381 PPV 468
Maint Life 13.76 Years MSP 61977 AFR 239% IFR 3.3% 1YR 610 5YR 9144 Max Repair 540 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 144 months Spare Berths 0
Memmius-Rectus 300 EP Internal Fusion Drive (43) Power 300 Fuel Use 124.01% Signature 150 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 15 000 000 Litres Range 20.4 billion km (39 days at full power)
Cervianus & Valerianus Biotech Theta R600/480 Shields (30) Total Fuel Cost 600 Litres per hour (14 400 per day)
Quad Spendius-Trebellius 25cm C6 Ultraviolet Laser Turret (10x4) Range 600 000km TS: 10000 km/s Power 64-24 RM 4 ROF 15 16 16 16 16 12 10 9 8 7 6
Valerianus Armaments 45cm C6 Far Ultraviolet Laser (1) Range 600 000km TS: 6033 km/s Power 53-6 RM 5 ROF 45 53 53 53 53 53 44 37 33 29 26
Casca-Zosimus International Fire Control S04 300-8000 H50 (2) Max Range: 600 000 km TS: 8000 km/s 98 97 95 93 92 90 88 87 85 83
Osterianus-Fabillus Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1.1 (14) Total Power Output 246.4 Armour 0 Exp 10%
Nolus-Igennus Active Search Sensor MR10-R1 (50%) (1) GPS 180 Range 10.8m km MCR 1.2m km Resolution 1
Marsallas & Pulcherius Active Search Sensor MR108-R100 (50%) (1) GPS 18000 Range 108.0m km Resolution 100
Ticinius-Cittinus Thermal Sensor TH3-18 (70%) (1) Sensitivity 18 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 18m km
Protus-Asprenus EM Detection Sensor EM3-18 (70%) (1) Sensitivity 18 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 18m km
ECCM-1 (2) This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes