The first engagement of my new test campaign is underway. As it features some of the new missile combat, I thought I would share.
Eight Star Destroyers of the Empire (Seven Victory class and a jump-capable Valiant) were approaching a planet guarded by two Automata (precursor) bases, both of which were 28,000 tons (in line with the wider range of NPR hull sizes in v2.2).
Victory class Star Destroyer 62,500 tons 1,480 Crew 8,293.5 BP TCS 1,250 TH 4,000 EM 8,520
3200 km/s Armour 6-140 Shields 284-426 HTK 322 Sensors 15/15/0/0 DCR 40-6 PPV 224.32
Maint Life 1.61 Years MSP 3,817 AFR 781% IFR 10.9% 1YR 1,726 5YR 25,896 Max Repair 500 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 8,500 tons Troop Capacity 2,000 tons Magazine 578 / 0
Captain Control Rating 2 BRG AUX
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Flight Crew Berths 170 Morale Check Required
KDY-1000-M Gas Core Drive (4) Power 4000 Fuel Use 22.14% Signature 1000 Explosion 10%
Fuel Capacity 1,507,000 Litres Range 19.6 billion km (70 days at full power)
Delta-71 Shield Generator (4) Recharge Time 426 seconds (0.7 per second)
Twin TX-20-A Turbolaser Turret (8x2) Range 256,000km TS: 8000 km/s Power 20-7 RM 40,000 km ROF 15
Twin LX-12-A Laser Cannon Turret (8x2) Range 160,000km TS: 16000 km/s Power 8-8 RM 40,000 km ROF 5
Point Defence Laser (8x4) Range 30,000km TS: 4,000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
MK I Laser Cannon Fire Control (2) Max Range: 128,000 km TS: 16,000 km/s ECCM-0 92 84 77 69 61 53 45 38 30 22
MK I Turbolaser Fire Control (2) Max Range: 256,000 km TS: 8,000 km/s ECCM-0 96 92 88 84 80 77 73 69 65 61
MK I Point Defence Laser Fire Control (2) Max Range: 64,000 km TS: 4,000 km/s ECCM-0 84 69 53 38 22 6 0 0 0 0
GF-30 Power Reactor (5) Total Power Output 151.1 Exp 5%
MK I Proton Torpedo (48) Speed: 25,000 km/s End: 9.7m Range: 14.6m km WH: 12 Size: 12 TH: 83/50/25
Halcyon-75 Primary Sensor (1) GPS 17280 Range 74.7m km Resolution 120
Halcyon-10-M Missile Detection Sensor (1) GPS 72 Range 10.7m km MCR 963.4k km Resolution 1
TH-15 Thermal Sensor (1) Sensitivity 15 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 30.6m km
EM-15 Passive Sensor (1) Sensitivity 15 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 30.6m km
Strike Group
8x TIE/SA Bomber Speed: 6405 km/s Size: 9.99
4x TIE/IN Interceptor Speed: 6505 km/s Size: 9.99
8x TIE/LN Fighter Speed: 8010 km/s Size: 4.99
1x Lambda Shuttle Speed: 2402 km/s Size: 9.99
The AMM base opened fire at 1.5m with salvos of 100x size-1 AMMs with a speed of 77,000 km/s. The Star Destroyers were not particularly well-suited to energy PD (compared to WH40k and BSG-themed ships), so they deployed their TIE fighters to help. Two Star Destroyers, Devastator and Implacable, came under fire from alternative salvos, losing about 20-25% of their shields with each one.
TIE/LN class Fighter 250 tons 2 Crew 49.5 BP TCS 5 TH 40 EM 0
8010 km/s Armour 1-3 Shields 0-0 HTK 1 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 0-0 PPV 1.65
Maint Life 4.17 Years MSP 35 AFR 50% IFR 0.7% 1YR 3 5YR 48 Max Repair 20 MSP
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1
Intended Deployment Time: 1.2 days Morale Check Required
TW-40-DB Fighter Engine (1) Power 40 Fuel Use 1729.37% Signature 40 Explosion 25%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres Range 0.42 billion km (14 hours at full power)
LX-5-A Twin Laser Cannon (1x2) Range 30,000km TS: 8,010 km/s Power 1.5-1.5 RM 30,000 km ROF 5
MK I Fighter Fire Control (1) Max Range: 64,000 km TS: 8,000 km/s ECCM-0 84 69 53 38 22 6 0 0 0 0
GF-1-B Power Reactor (1) Total Power Output 1.5 Exp 15%
TM-1 Short-Range Sensor (1) GPS 2 Range 1.4m km MCR 124.4k km Resolution 1
To distract the bases, the Star Destroyers launched a total of 56 TIE Bombers, which begin syncing a launch of three size-12 proton torpedoes each. The proton torpedoes were 25,000 km/s, with strength-12 warheads and five decoys each.
TIE/SA class Bomber 500 tons 1 Crew 66.4 BP TCS 10 TH 64 EM 0
6405 km/s Armour 1-5 Shields 0-0 HTK 4 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 0-0 PPV 5.4
Maint Life 1.22 Years MSP 15 AFR 100% IFR 1.4% 1YR 10 5YR 157 Max Repair 32 MSP
Magazine 36 / 0
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1
Intended Deployment Time: 1.5 days Morale Check Required
TW-64-B Fighter Engine (1) Power 64 Fuel Use 700% Signature 64 Explosion 20%
Fuel Capacity 18,000 Litres Range 0.93 billion km (40 hours at full power)
Proton Torpedo Launch Rail (3) Missile Size: 12 Hangar Reload 173 minutes MF Reload 28 hours
TF-1 Torpedo Fire Control (1) Range 13.6m km Resolution 120
MK I Proton Torpedo (3) Speed: 25,000 km/s End: 9.7m Range: 14.6m km WH: 12 Size: 12 TH: 83/50/25
TA-12 Short-Range Sensor (1) GPS 432 Range 11.8m km Resolution 120
Before the sync was complete, the AMM base changed targeting to the bombers, hitting ten at once with ten AMMs each. The first salvo destroyed one bomber, inflicted internal damage on eight and caused armour damage to the tenth. Two of the damaged bombers managed to land. All the rest were ordered to launch immediately, regardless of sync. Forty-three intact bombers launched three torpedoes each, plus one of the damaged bombers. Four intact bombers did not launch due to inexperienced crews, but launched within the next 20 seconds as small follow-up salvos.
The next AMM salvo, already in space, also attacked the bombers. Four were destroyed, five suffered internal damage and one armour damage. Thirty-eight bombers were left in the main body. The proton torpedoes without active fire control self-destructed.
A third salvo attacked the bombers, destroying six with existing damage and causing internal damage to two more. At this point, the Fleet was 1.15m from target and the torpedo wave at 820k from target. There were approximately 110-115 torpedoes still in flight.
The defensive missiles switched targets to the surviving inbound salvos. Each proton torpedo had five decoys, making them hard to destroy. The Automata achieved 117 successful AMM interceptions and 49 successful energy PD hits from the bases. However, most of these were against decoys so 79 torpedoes survived to attack their targets.
The two bases both deployed ship decoys, which drew fire from 42 of the inbound torpedoes. The other 37 hit their targets (which were stationary and therefore auto-hits) with strength-12 warheads. 11 armour hits were scored on one base, with 16 armour and 10 penetrating hits on the other.
Three small waves of inbounds remained, comprising three, six and three torpedoes respectively, arriving at five second intervals. One torpedo from the first wave, two from the second and one from the third were destroyed by AMMs, with the other eight hitting the base with internal damage. There was no energy PD fire, so the damaged base was assumed to have been the source of that fire.
By this time, the two Star Destroyers that were the target of AMM attacks were both at 70% shields and the fleet was 1m km from the planet. The intact TIE Bombers landed on their motherships. The Automata resumed AMM attacks on the Imperial fleet, destroying the crippled bombers and then targeting the star destroyers once more. Due to the bomber attack disrupting the defence, the missile waves were alternatively 10 and 90 AMMs.
The Star Destroyers continued closing through the heavy and apparently endless AMM barrage. By the time they reached 300k from the planet, Implacable had lost her shields and suffered major armour damage. Devastator had moderate armour damage. Most of the Star Destroyers were below 80% MSP due to laser repairs during point defence fire, while Devastator was at 50%. Once the Star Destroyers moved within range of their turbolasers, they quickly blew apart the two bases.