Ship Design Philosophy
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AnotherDilbert
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About 10 dT cargo hold and can carry 92 passengers or 2 APCs. Far more than in Traveller...Condottiere said:
Condottiere
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One option is cattle class, literally.
That's two people per square, which seems rather better than the above four guys per square.
Life support cost would seem to be one hundred twenty five schmuckers per "passenger".
That's two people per square, which seems rather better than the above four guys per square.
Life support cost would seem to be one hundred twenty five schmuckers per "passenger".
Condottiere
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Spaceships: Hulls and Hamsters
Instead of cages, won't the hamsters be happier running around wheels?
Instead of cages, won't the hamsters be happier running around wheels?
Condottiere
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Spaceships: Armaments and Can Opener
Since smallcraft weapons are in any event reduced to adjacent range, you arm your fighters with a drill laser.
While the dee emm three penalty is a bit disconcerting, if you hit, you might disembowel the enemy ship.
Since smallcraft weapons are in any event reduced to adjacent range, you arm your fighters with a drill laser.
While the dee emm three penalty is a bit disconcerting, if you hit, you might disembowel the enemy ship.
Condottiere said:
an average gunner still has a fairly decent chance of hitting with a -3 dmhit percentages will be low but not beyond reason.
I've build a few pods with Laser Drill for salvage, mining, etc...since they are built for high-risk/hi-hazard operations giving them good armor seemed reasonable. even with very low thrust they could be nasty if they waited till a pirate ship or boarding craft got close and then closed in to use their drill. Just drop yer cargo hatch and "drift' slightly so the hatch is out of view the pod can slip out using the much larger ship for cover.
if the hostile ship moves to adjacent range to board or launch small craft the pod can get into close combat maneuvering before the hostile ca get a shot off. If there is a boarding party in vacc suits pop goes the weasel....., or a small craft close lock onto the hull and phhhweeeeeepppppppppppp cut open an airlock/cargo hatch...if you're really clever just bring a few guys in combat EVA suits with grav belts along for the ride. say secured to grab handles and wearing mag boots on the exterior of the pod, presto improvised boarding boat.
Condottiere
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The drill is a nasty surprise for anyone closing for a knife fight.
Condottiere
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Condottiere
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This is new.
I was looking for a picture where the Millennium Falcon pop gun drops down, when I came across this.
Condottiere said:
This is new.
I was looking for a picture where the Millennium Falcon pop gun drops down, when I came across this.
yeah I've seen that before. It's a modified Light Stock Freighter. Basically docking clamp or External cargo clamps added to the design. Someone took advantage of the shape of the YT-1300 and used a bit of imagination.
Condottiere
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For a freighter, the Millennium Falcon carries remarkably little of it.
It may explain the excessive performance of it's engines.
It may explain the excessive performance of it's engines.
Condottiere
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Should persuade Lego to make Traveller ship kits.
Bonus: easy to modify them.
Condottiere said:
I'd go broke in short order....
A freind of mine has an idea he wants me to work on..basically a sort of Lego ship system pre-built sections that "snap together" to rapidly refit a ship within hours.
basically Main hull with docking clamps. then smaller ships with various systems but no drives Instead of needing heavy equipment and a starport to swap out modular sections of the hull the ship docks with the new section and is on its way.
Condottiere
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I have something like that on the backburner, though it's with docking clamps.
