So. Just started first combat. 37 years in game. Fleet consists of 8x Scimitar III and 8x Queensland IV.
Designs for reference:
Scimitar III class Missile Destroyer 10000 tons 338 Crew 1983.5 BP TCS 200 TH 315 EM 240
2100 km/s Armour 3-41 Shields 8-300 Sensors 22/22/0/0 Damage Control 8 PPV 60
Annual Failure Rate: 16% IFR: 0.2% Maintenance Capacity 992 MSP
Magazine 492 Spare Berths 3
Bourdier-Hayman 84 EP Ion Drive Mk 2 (5) Power 84 Fuel Use 55.8% Armour 0 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 450,000 Litres Range 14.5 billion km (80 days at full power)
Vessell Dynamics Gamma R300/336 Shields (4) Total Fuel Cost 1,344 Litres per day
Arbalest Heavy Launcher (12) Missile Size 5 Rate of Fire 30
Missile Fire Control FC184-R100 (70%) (5) Range 184.8m km Resolution 100
Ocean Lily Anti-ship Missile (55) Speed: 10,400 km/s End: 131.8m Range: 82.3m km WH: 8 Size: 5 TH: 34 / 20 / 10
Leiby & Barth Thermal Sensor TH2-22 (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Signature 1000: 22m km
Active Search Sensor MR184-R100 (70%) (1) GPS 16800 Range 184.8m km Resolution 100
EM Detection Sensor EM2-22 (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Strength 1000: 22m km
ECCM-1 (1) ECM 10
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
Queensland IV class Destroyer 9700 tons 389 Crew 1665.1 BP TCS 194 TH 315 EM 720
2164 km/s Armour 3-40 Shields 24-300 Sensors 22/22/0/0 Damage Control 5 PPV 66.24
Annual Failure Rate: 24% IFR: 0.3% Maintenance Capacity 536 MSP
Spare Berths 7
Bourdier-Hayman 84 EP Ion Drive Mk 2 (5) Power 84 Fuel Use 55.8% Armour 0 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 450,000 Litres Range 15.0 billion km (80 days at full power)
Vessell Dynamics Gamma R300/336 Shields (12) Total Fuel Cost 4,032 Litres per day
Twin Babbs-Clowdus R4/C4 Meson Cannon Turret (6x2) Range 40,000km TS: 12000 km/s Power 8-8 RM 4 ROF 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control S08 128-16000 (1) Max Range: 256,000 km TS: 16000 km/s 96 92 88 84 80 77 73 69 65 61
Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Technology PB-1 (11) Total Power Output 49.5 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Leiby & Barth Thermal Sensor TH2-22 (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Signature 1000: 22m km
Active Search Sensor MR184-R100 (70%) (1) GPS 16800 Range 184.8m km Resolution 100
EM Detection Sensor EM2-22 (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Strength 1000: 22m km
ECM 10
This design is classed as a military vessel for maintenance purposes
Wasn't sure exactly where the bogeys were, so I headed the fleet in to the first planet. En route, encountered 3 bogeys NI named Black Widow. Black Widows come in around 8700 tons, 23m km Res 64 Active sensor, and ECM 5. I was under 20m km when I first saw them, but shields were up. Fleet went active, and the Scimitars fired 3 salvos of Ocean-Lilies. 216 missiles enroute at the moment.
Fleet is attempting to open the range to 20m km, but the Black Widows have a speed of 6500. So they get to determine the range.
I might split the fleet, Scims and Queens. Have the Queens attempt to close and batter them into submission while the Scims beat on them from range with missiles. Unfortunately, I went into the battle with 92% stocks. I have about another 5 salvos in the magazine before I'm dry.
Will update when things happen more.