Posted by: nuclearslurpee
« on: April 01, 2022, 01:54:13 PM »QuoteI disagree with the naval planners, 38b km range is more than enough for an early warshipThe Terran Navy planners are under the assumption that the Essex would need to refuel in the hangar. Unless they (meaning myself) are wrong?
I would assume the Essex class is nearly always carried in the hangar, in which case it consumes no fuel. It certainly cannot be used as anything other than an escort as it lacks any kind of sensors to be used for patrol work, so there's no reason an Essex should ever be deployed except in combat and then as a close escort. Which does make the fuel loading look rather excessive, admittedly.