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Re: [Spaceships] TL9 Military Spaceships
Well, that didn't take long.
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Even with that though, space is big enough that they're only likely to achieve surprise if there's a reason for the two ships to be in the same spot - ie, at an mineable asteroid or spacestation. It's simply not feasible to "jump out" from behind an asteroid that happens to be in the flight path of the target vessel. Last edited by vierasmarius; 03-29-2012 at 07:51 AM. |
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Re: [Spaceships] TL9 Military Spaceships
Design suggestion for MA-1 Shiva
Does it need sensors? Could it target its missiles based on data from the carrier or deploying vessels? Thinking in terms of survivability: dDR5 won't stop anything worthwhile; the moment you launch, the enemy will reply and destroy your pod, making the extra 4 loads of missiles redundant. I'd dump the armour and add an extra 9 launchers. If you're into house-rules: consider that the ammunition for a launcher averages 2/3 of its mass, therefore, instead of one launcher and 4 re-loads, you could have 3 launchers. Instead of a 45 missile salvo with 4, possibly redundant, reloads, you get 162 single-launch systems in a disposable unit - if it survives, it can be recovered and reloaded. If your target can survive a 162 missile salvo, maybe an outsized spinal mount energy weapon is needed. You could mount 2x100mj UV pulse lasers and outrange anything smaller than a 32cm missile - but it's all houserules:)
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