My last Survey Command designs of the same tech level:
V4E Explorer class Geological Survey Vessel 1 000 tons 23 Crew 236.5 BP TCS 20 TH 128 EM 0
6400 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/1 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 9.04 Years MSP 111 AFR 10% IFR 0.1% 1YR 2 5YR 37 Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 50.4 months Spare Berths 0
PDMS-c G4 (8) Power 16 Fuel Use 59.4% Signature 16 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 180 000 Litres Range 54.5 billion km (98 days at full power)
Geological Survey Sensors (1) 1 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
V4G Hound class Gravitational Survey Vessel 1 000 tons 23 Crew 236.5 BP TCS 20 TH 128 EM 0
6400 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/1/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 9.04 Years MSP 111 AFR 10% IFR 0.1% 1YR 2 5YR 37 Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 50.4 months Spare Berths 0
PDMS-c G4 (8) Power 16 Fuel Use 59.4% Signature 16 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 180 000 Litres Range 54.5 billion km (98 days at full power)
Gravitational Survey Sensors (1) 1 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
V4B Huntsman class Survey Light Carrier 950 tons 14 Crew 157 BP TCS 19 TH 128 EM 0
6736 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 9.53 Years MSP 52 AFR 14% IFR 0.2% 1YR 1 5YR 16 Max Repair 10 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 72 months Flight Crew Berths 11
Hangar Deck Capacity 125 tons
PDMS-c G4 (8) Power 16 Fuel Use 59.4% Signature 16 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 200 000 Litres Range 63.8 billion km (109 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
V4C Spirit class Command Ship 1 000 tons 37 Crew 288 BP TCS 20 TH 112 EM 0
5600 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 10.75 Years MSP 180 AFR 8% IFR 0.1% 1YR 3 5YR 43 Max Repair 150 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 51 months Spare Berths 0
Flag Bridge
PDMS-c G4 (7) Power 16 Fuel Use 59.4% Signature 16 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 165 000 Litres Range 50.0 billion km (103 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
And no recon buoy-layer boat of those generation retained in my save files, but there is the next generation Survey Light Carrier with her recon flight and alarm buoy load:
V5B Oberon class Survey Light Carrier 1 000 tons 16 Crew 164.5 BP TCS 20 TH 140 EM 0
7000 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 6 Years MSP 36 AFR 22% IFR 0.3% 1YR 2 5YR 26 Max Repair 10 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 50 months Flight Crew Berths 7
Hangar Deck Capacity 250 tons Magazine 18
PDMS-c G5 (7) Power 20 Fuel Use 59.4% Signature 20 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 150 000 Litres Range 45.5 billion km (75 days at full power)
TSB-c G3 (18) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Strike Group
1x F/L-51 Mab Buoy Laying Boat Speed: 12578 km/s Size: 1.59
1x F/R-41T Falcon Recon Fighter Speed: 6837 km/s Size: 2.34
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
My entire Survey Command has approximately the same total BP cost and fuel consumption, and possibly hundreds times less RP cost, as this Northumberland lasy monster, and they was able to fully survey
tens of systems (at 2 or 3 voyages with reloads) before they needed a maintenance overhaul, and their speed gives them an ability to likely break off any enemy ship, they can encounter...
I think, about 2/3 of this map was discovered by those V4x survey corvettes pack: