please critique and comment

[The Chef]

hello,

this is my first big ship designed for traveller. some notes first of all.

I wanted this ship to not look too out of place in a BSG context so it has no energy weapons at all. this is a deliberate design feature. I also have set the j-drive as a teleport drive to again fit in with the BSG feel.

Please let me know if i have got this right, what i've got wrong etc. maths is not my strongest suit so i am expecting there to be errors with the weights etc, but that is why i am posting this here.

This is the first of three steps i am taking to designing a battlestar.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rGuhQhgjcgt5qiXHiKWKtGw

 

[Zowy]

Replace the compact bridge, with a Hardened one. Git rid of that -1DM and keep your crew alive a bit longer.

In a missile heavy setting, Nukes are a crew killer. Hardening the bridge will allso protect your ships computer.

 

[BP]

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[The Chef]

D2 Escort Destroyer
3,000 Dton
Dtons Price (MCR)
Hull
Wedge 380
Re-enforced Hull 10% Hull 70 Structure 60 300 2
Armour
Crystaliron 10% Armour 8 300 76
Jump Drive
Teleport Drive 3 Parsec 120 240
Manoeuvre Drive
M-Drive 4 Thrust 52.5 190
Power
Fusion P-Plant 90 225
Bridge
Compact Bridge Minus 1DM 45 5
Computer
Model 12 Rating 20 5
Intellect
Security
Jump Control 3
Evade 2
Fire Control 4
Library
Electronics
Advanced Plus 1DM 3 2
Military Countermeasures Plus 6DM
Improved Signals
External Components
Breaching Tube 3 3
Fuel Scoops 1
Internal Components
Armoury 4 1
Hanger Full-Size Carries 1 Raptor 13 1.66
Fuel Processors
Armaments
Forward Torpedo Bay Nuclear Torpedo x6 6d6 Per Torpedo 37.5 12
Aft Torpedo Barbette Nuclear Torpedo x 2 4d6 Per Torpedo 3.75 4
Dorsal Large Railgun Bay 400 Shots Auto 12 3d6 56.25 60
Ventral Large Railgun Bay 400 Shots Auto 12 3d6 56.25 60
Forward Railgun Bay Starboard 200 Shots Auto 8 3d6 37.5 30
Railgun Barbette 20 Shots 3d6 3.75 4
Railgun Barbette 20 Shots 3d6 3.75 4
Railgun Barbette 20 Shots 3d6 3.75 4
Railgun Barbette 20 Shots 3d6 3.75 4
Railgun Bay Dorsal Fore 200 Shots Auto 8 3d6 37.5 30
Railgun Bay Dorsal Aft 200 Shots Auto 8 3d6 37.5 30
Tripple Missile Turret Sand Caster 1 1.25
Tripple Missile Turret Sand Caster 1 1.25
Tripple Missile Turret Smart Missile x12 1d6 1 1.75
Tripple Missile Turret Smart Missile x12 1d6 1 1.75
Tripple Missile Turret Smart Missile x12 1d6 1 1.75
Tripple Missile Turret Smart Missile x12 1d6 1 1.75
Fuel 3 Parsec Jump 4 weeks operation 1120
Cargo
Railgun Ammo 4x full reload 1660 rounds 332
Nuclear Torpedo 4x full reload 32Torpedos 80
Smart Missile 4x full reload 288 Missiles 24
Sand caster Barrells 50 x 20 barrells 50
Cargo
Staterooms 65 152 32.5
Briefing Room x2 8 1
Medical Bay 4 1

Maintence Costs 0.118
Life Support Costs 500,000
Total Tonage and Costs 2987.5 501417.778

 

[BP]

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Before commenting - nice to know what TL? (12 is average)

P.S. you can make things line up 'pretty' if you use the 'Code' markup (button at top of message body between Quote and List).

 

[The Chef]

12 it is, but made a concious effort not to use energy based weapons.

chef

 

[simonh]

That's an interesting design, I like it.

I concur with making the bridge hardened. If at all possible I'd also consider squeezing in another raptor.

Simon Hibbs

 

[Zowy]

At TL12 you get Nuclear Dampers, which leads to more balanced weapon mixes ........ Have they been invented yet in your seting?

Nuclear Dampers lower the use of missile based fleets of ships, in the 3I to a large degree. But some Vargr and many Hivers fleets like to stay at longer ranges and pound their foes with heavy missile and torpedo fire.

 

[The Chef]

This ship was designed to fly in to close range and then pound the enemy into submission, usually with the larger ships (which i am currently designing) engaging at longer range.

The smart missiles are there as an anti-fighter deterrant and as a means of keeping any torps off of its back while it and others like it zoom around causing mayhem.