06-04-2008, 05:52 PM | #21 | |
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Re: [Spaceships] TL10^ exploration frigate
So the Necho class are not doing astronomical surveys. They are looking for people not planets. In that case you don't need a science array.
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As for discovering worlds, I don't know that a science array on a ship is the way to go. If you are in the same system with one (as you might be, with a jump drive or traversing an ancient stargate/wormhole network) you probably don't need it: a telescope, spectroscope and nav/comm gear are probably enough to tell you whether a landing is necessary, and if you aren't, well fixed orbital observatories such a high-tech descendants of the Terrestrial Planet Finder will probably have a planet-detecting range of several hundred light-years. Quote:
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06-05-2008, 01:13 AM | #23 |
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Ten tons of small arms?
For 28 landers thats over 300 kilos per.
Boy, you guys must equip like the hero of "The Mummy." Bring every weapon in the catalog and then some. Even assuming most of the lode is ammunition that's still a LOT of things that go bang! I'll assume the Colonial Office is adhering to the ancient axiom, "Ammunition will get you through times with no courage a lot better than courage will get you through times with no ammunition." |
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Then you need equipment to maintain, repair, test, and diagnose it all. And years' supply of ammunition. Cook's voyages lasted three years each. Quote:
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07-12-2008, 09:31 PM | #27 | |
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07-13-2008, 12:02 AM | #28 | ||
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An aircraft pilot has directive control of the aircraft ("the man in the left-hand seat is in command") and actually handles the controls from moment to moment. But on a ship those responsibilities are separated: the conning officer has directive control and issues handling orders. The helmsman, generally an enlisted person rather than an officer, handles the controls. So the difference between a helmsman and a aviation pilot is that a helmsman does not decide where the vessel goes. A maritime pilot is a local specialist who comes aboard to guide the ship through dangerous waters such as river mouths and shoaling bays. He (or she) is not a permanent member of the ship's complement. When he or she is aboard the pilot either takes the con of the ship (issuing handling orders to the helmsman) or gives advice to the conning officer. So in that sense the difference between a helmsman and a pilot is that a helmsman is a permanent member of the crew and actually handles the controls. It seems to me that it is clearest to usemaritime terminology with respect to spaceships. To use "pilot" in its aviation sense with respect to a vessel that has a captain and is called a ship might cause confusion, because the word has a different meaning established in that context.
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07-13-2008, 12:39 AM | #29 | |
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07-13-2008, 11:25 AM | #30 | |
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So you are using a naval model with helmsman and conning officer rather than the typical SF model that has both a pilot and a captain for a starship. Thanks for the clarification. You are usually precise in your terminology and I wanted to be clear on your usage. Jeff Last edited by Adina; 07-13-2008 at 04:04 PM. |
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