Raiders Nova Dreadnought

[Nightmares about Minbari]

Another possible configuration for the double nova would be over and under. Imagine a full length Nova on top, then a shortened Nova beneath like an underslung grenade launcher.

This would also help keep the ship balanced, as it's broadside firepower wouldn't be especially increased, but it's forward and aft firepower would be.

Also it would have the hanger decks for 8 flights of fighters, which would make it an effective carrier, even if it didn't have the carrier trait specifically.

Just offering another option guys, as I'm interested in expanding the raiders fleet anyway, as I mentioned in the expanded Raider thread a week or two back.

 

[mthomason]

I'd go for most of the front of one after the engines were destroyed, and most of the back of another after the front section was destroyed. Two useless vessels, left drifting after a battle, towed away before the EA salvage tugs get there and bolted together to make a super-long Nova.

 

[Nightmares about Minbari]

But that would produce an even slower ship with even more broadside firepower, and do you need that?

Would still make for an interesting conversion though.

 

[mthomason]

I was thinking in storyline rather than in game terms - it's what they're more likely to be able to get hold of IMHO.

 

[Chernobyl]

a speed 4 ship is no threat to civilian shipping. its too slow...

Chern

 

[mthomason]

True, but it doesn't have to be a threat to shipping - it could be their last line of defence for their main base, something that drops out of hyperspace if needed to cover their retreat, or something used to carry a raiding force to planets.

Or you could remove the safeties on the engines to get the extra power needed to move the larger ship.

 

[StarcrusherInc.]

It makes sense that a large group of raiders might be able to find a few hulls floating out in space and fix them up. The hulls could be welded together with 2 front sections and a single rotating section flat so it isn't rotating then 1 engine section. Would be really slow but carry a ton of fighters and have decent firepower. Maybe Battle class?

 

[Nightmares about Minbari]

However for the raiders, the best option would be to reverse that and have two Nova engines, both mounted onto a ship little bigger than the original Nova.

No massive increase in firepower, but a much faster ship, which would be more useful for the raiders. A ship with the firepower to crush patrol and skirmish ships, but the speed to get away from Raid and larger ships, would be exactly what the Raiders would want from a project like this.

 

[MustEatBrains]

About configuration: does anybody remember the cartoon "CatDog"? Just saw one episode today, and had an ugly suspicion about the Raiders dreadnought immediately... :wink:

 

[Locutus9956]

Well in reply to a couple of points:

How do you steal one? Watch 'Under Siege' (and there's probably less crew aboard a Nova). Also as pointed out, after the EM war the earth alliance wasnt really in a possition to go rounding up all its derelicts from all over the place and its fairly likely some raiders may well have got to some first and salavaged them.

Secondly is it a bit extreme for raiders to have one? I don't think so personally. Remember the raiders arent your average bunch of street muggers, were talking about more the equivalent of 17th/18th century pirates who often managed to steal some pretty respectable warships (ok so probably not main line ships but then a Nova is hardly a main line ship by the crusade era, its a redundant old rust bucket noone wants to command anymore )

 

[mthomason]

Secondly is it a bit extreme for raiders to have one? I don't think so personally. Remember the raiders arent your average bunch of street muggers, were talking about more the equivalent of 17th/18th century pirates who often managed to steal some pretty respectable warships (ok so probably not main line ships but then a Nova is hardly a main line ship by the crusade era, its a redundant old rust bucket noone wants to command anymore )

Heck, they could probably steal one that's on display for historical purposes somewhere as a "museum" with a skeleton crew and no real defences to speak of... (just think of the BSG miniseries for an idea...)

 

[Locutus9956]

Someone badly needs to write a mod for eitehr ACTA or BFG for BSG

And I need to finish my Star Trek one sometime...

And make a Stargate one... so many ideas so little time

 

[Silvereye]

There are already ACTA to BSG/Star Wars/Stargate/Homeworld mods kicking around in the forums somewhere. Just use the search function.

 

[alien027]

Ok, we will have Novas for the raiders, But what do you thing about to give to raiders an Orestes Systerm monitor ship?

 

[Silvereye]

I though the Raiders were into mobile units.

 

[Locutus9956]

Orestes are techically still mobile units. Ok so not VERY mobile but they have engines still.... well, ok, thrusters, but still.....

ps. yaaaaaarrrrggh!!! (it is talk like a pirate day after all )

 

[Twin-Linked Aldades]

ps. yaaaaaarrrrggh!!! (it is talk like a pirate day after all )

Nay matey, that`ll be tuesday thee 19th of our lords calendar... so don`t rape the cattle and kill the women just yet

 

[Tank]

He should be walking the plank for that one.

Have just seen stats for Raiders Nova, is battle level with better than normal Nova guns, grrrrrrr!!!