RE: APDs, LSD's and LPAs

There was a major discussion on and offlist in january/february this
year
where we discussed FB CS and cargo.   We used the fighter as a base for
our
conversion.

1 fighter = 1 mass
in DS/SG, size 4 fighters can have max aerospace armour (level 3) and
get 20
CS of space for equipment.
When you look at the CS for carrying other vehicles, you notice that it
required 8 CS to carry a 5 CS (size 1) vehicle as deployable cargo (1.5
x
mass!)
Thus 1 mass = 20 cs equivalent in DS/SG or you can use 1 mass = 25 cs if
you
want to include the largest normal vehicles as 1 mass.	Effectively it's
a
50-55% reduction in capacity due to the change in ship mass between MT &
FB.

A FTFB mass 1 drop transport (using DSII) would be size 4, with
turretted
twin hel/2 and could carry 10 troops.  Without the weapons, you could
squeeze in 20 troops (about what the small Starship Troopers dropship
was
which rescued Rico on Planet P).

Your mass 2 drop transport would be:
Size 8, armour 3, ecm: enhanced (d8).
Twin MDC/2 turret (enhanced firecon). => equivalent of an attack/torpedo
fighters dogfight capabilities.
30 cargo spaces. (30 infantry or 1 size 4 vehicle)

Check out the website for my fighter conversions between FT/DS/SG.

'Neath Southern Skies
http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan M Gill [SMTP:monty@arcadia.turner.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:48 AM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	RE: APDs, LSD's and LPAs
> 
> Thus the 5 mass of craft would take 8 mass for the bay to accomodate 
> them. Again, unless the Ships boat would be part of the ships fit and
be 
> free. Thats more where my questions lie. And along the lines of the
mass 
> conversion for Cargo Spaces (cs) from MT to the FB. 
> 
> > When running conversions, a mass 1 shuttle works out at either size
4 or
> 5
> > (depending on what you prefer), so your mass 2 assault landers can
carry
> > 40-50 troops if they have no defences or weapons.
> 
> Size 4 or 5 for DS or FT? According the MT a mass 2 assault lander can

> carry 20 foot troops. 1 man = 1cs. 10 CS = 1 mass drop capacity. 
> 
> Where do you get the no defences or weapons part from?
> 
> For transport (not landing craft) MT has a value of 
> 1 man = 4 cs accomodation
> 1 man = 1 cs cyro sleep
> 1 mass = 50 cs accomodation/cargo. 
>