Ship Design Philosophy

[Sigtrygg]

Traveller's take on antimatter is about as real world as its computer and personal communications predictions.

Antimatter is akin to battery technology. You would need to build large antimatter production facilities close to stars that can harness the energy from the star using solar panels to create the antimatter - you are effectively storing the star's energy in a much more 'energy dense' form.

Any power plant, fusion or antimatter, powering a ship to fractional c is a weapon of mass destruction if used in that way, so antimatter is no better or worse really.

 

[Condottiere]

Inspiration: Upgunning

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Accommodations and Space:1999 EAGLE assembly & walkthrough

This is a CGI recreation of the Eagle spacecraft from Space:1999 showing an assembly and a walkthrough of the interior. It is not 100% canon to the show but have tried to be respectful of both Brian Johnson and Keith Wilson's vision for the show. I took inspiration from the Dinky Eagle replica for the main hatch and gangway stairs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8uIoghrrjo&ab_channel=TedRivers


Module, pod and/or docker clamped.

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Accommodations and Solomani Housing Blocks

1.

2. Enhanced security - outside of Star Force One and a prison ship, seems a waste of space and money.

3. Gated communities - I think this works out for Presidential suites and maybe high passage staterooms.

4. Steerage block is interesting, though I think one and a half tonnes is the same as cabin space, plus borderline amenities; I don't see life support costs.

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Bridging the Gap

Apparently, you can now pilot, without penalty, a two hundred tonne spaceship with a dual cockpit.

Life support not withstanding.

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Engineering, Thrust Zero and the Gripen Class


1. High Guard - A manoeuvre drive with Thrust 0 allows for station keeping to maintain position (such as with an orbiting station) but is not sufficient to move the hull any great distance.

2. Sword Worlds - It uses a minimal m-drive to nullify its mass, enabling the high burn thruster to produce an incredible rate of acceleration.

3. Which does not jive with my understanding of the technological level seven station keeper.

4. Though to be fair, it never made much sense in the first place, considering it's one technological level before the invention of gravitational motors, and two of that of the manoeuvre drive.


5. Sword Worlds - So long as power remains, the manoeuvre drive can provide a little thrust, enabling an out of fuel Gripen to make an assisted glide home.

6. Which I agree with, being aerodynamically finned, though one supposes the pilot would leave some juice in the batteries.


7. On the other hand, if the design used orbitally ranged lifters, that would sound more logical.

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Hulls and Standardized Craft Docking System

1. This is a really interesting innovation from the Sword Worlds.

2. It's like hugging any number of subsidiary vessels, to the maximum tonnage capacity per dock.

3. You can only dock or launch one vessel at a time.

4. You have to specify the maximum tonnage of the subsidiary vessel that the dock can handle, and apparently that trickles down to the minimum size that dock can handle, as well.

5. An interesting feature is that if you only dock one vessel, regardless of dock designed capacity, you can use the full capacity of the dock for that vessel.

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Armaments, Light Lasers and the Gripen Class

1. Admittingly, vehicle design isn't my forte.

2. As I recall dirtside weapon system emplacement on a spacecraft, it's either a quarter tonne or less, or one tonne or more.

3. I believe a light laser is two tonnes and sixty kilostarbux, each.

4. That would make the Gripen thirty percent underweight, and a hundred kay starbux short; installation fee does not apply.

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Accommodations and SPACE 1999 Eagle - fully autonomous Part 1

- Arduino driven
- Infrared controlled
- Motorized Doors
- 12 functions: Position light, Ambient light, Computers screen, CM light, Fly light, Vertical motors, Main motors, Laser
- 2 scenes: Mystery Planet & Crash
- 3d designed & print interior and figures
- Rechargeable Li-ion battery
- Based on Round 2, 22" model kit

Music and SFX credit Gerry Anderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0J_OlOmroI&ab_channel=CyberwareRobots

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Armament and WWII B-17 Ball Turret Gunner explains his tight quarters in the belly of the Flying Fortress

B-17 Bombers and their crews played a crucial role in our victory in Europe during WWII. This is the story of William Cart, B-17 ball turret gunner.

This video is an excerpt from a larger project covering each crew member position.

Veterans' Perspective is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to record and preserve our county's history through the 1st person stories of our military veterans. Youtube makes them globally accessible. Each and every veteran has a story to share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4nS2r60ZJI


1. Mobile flak defences, who would have thought?

2. It probably does get rather tight in our triple turrets.

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: SHADO Interceptor: Century 21 Tech Talk [2.3] | Hosted by General Ed Straker [UFO]

Welcome to Series 2 of Century 21 Tech Talk, hosted by the former commanding officer of SHADO and head of the World Security Service – General Ed Straker!

In this briefing we’ll be learning about the SHADO Interceptor, a critically important craft in the fight against the Alien menace of the 1980s!

Starring Jon Culshaw as General Ed Straker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEEWO7XHYU8&ab_channel=GerryAnderson


1. Multi warhead nuclear torpedo.

2. Torpedo pylon.

3. Autocannons.

 

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Inspiration: Troopers (Full Web Series)

The complete (Youtube) adventures of Rich, Larry, Dreadlord Sinister, the Princess, and all the inhabitants of the Dread Cruiser.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvoJXBqLILM&ab_channel=CollegeHumor

 

[Condottiere]

Starwarships: Imperial Magister-Class Fleet Carrier, Grand Tour!

Finally complete! This 3600-frame long fly around of the Magister has been my white whale for a while now - I have run into so many rendering issues and so many VRay/RTX bugs in trying to get it finished. I'm delighted to share it with you, and I hope you enjoy it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECUmdhv2Ilk&t=0s&ab_channel=HowardDay

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Engineering and Are the Expanse Ships Realistic? - Science of the Expanse

Science fiction is often a window into the science of tomorrow, so what do shows like Star Trek and the Expanse predict the space ships of tomorrow will look like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA0fKJy9ewg&ab_channel=Dr.RyanRidden


1. Okay, that about the roll cage acceleration chairs I didn't know about.

2. It's never been clarified for me if you can keep the manoeuvre drive running while in transition, and if that had any effect, either internally or externally.

 

[Condottiere]

Starwarships: Moff Gideon's Class 546 Cruiser COMPLETE BREAKDOWN | Imperial Remnant Arquitens Cruiser

In the Mandalorian we saw what appears to be a new Arquiten-class cruiser variant. This is officially called the Class 546 Cruiser, and is based off of the Arquitens-class light cruiser used by the Republic and Arquitens-class Command Cruiser used by the Empire. See a complete breakdown of this Star Wars capital ship, it's history and behind the scenes facts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGul4_441kc&ab_channel=MetaNerdzLore


1. Imperial youth employment programme.

2. Seems excessively open to external vacuum.

 

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Inspiration: Rocinante vs Zmeya (Space Battle) — The Expanse Season 5 Episode 7

The Rocinante, in pursuit of the Zmeya carrying the last remaining sample of the protomolecule, fends off a barrage of missiles and lands a critical railgun hit. This is probably the most PDC action we've seen in the entire series so far!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuqEX1PnG9I

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 10-Rocinante & Drummer Fleet vs Koto & Serrio Mal (Free Navy Fleet)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDQsYqK8zyE&ab_channel=TheExpanseNerds


Macross missile massacre.

 

[Condottiere]

Spaceships: Engineering and How Solar Sails Are Remaking Space Exploration

Using the pressure of the sun's rays to propel spacecraft, solar sails will allow future unmanned missions to be longer and cheaper while reaching the outer solar system—and possibly beyond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndx_6J4uo2M


SunVane maneuvoerable solar sail.

 

[Condottiere]

Inspiration: Marco Inaros and The Free Navy Attack the Ring Gate!! | The Expanse 5x10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyOZG5D3W7Q&ab_channel=shimbiro


1. Don't stand still.

2. Most memorable is the square hindquarters with an engine attached at each corner.

 

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Inspiration: The Expanse: The Best Space Battle Ever? (Detailed Breakdown)

Spacedock breaks down The Expanse S05E10's fantastic realistic space battle. (Nemesis Games)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1AEHK8oQeA


I would speculate it's the kinetic aspect of space combat.

 

[Condottiere]

Inspiration: Space Station Broadcast - SNL

An unexpected chain of events occurs while Captain Ed McGovern (Steve Carell) live streams from the International Space Station to children's classrooms across America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7pf_Ue9gdw&ab_channel=SaturdayNightLive

Spaceship - SNL

To save themselves, the crew of a spaceship (Chris Hemsworth, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Sasheer Zamata) must sacrifice their chicken captain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAxJg74NbwA&ab_channel=SaturdayNightLive