Re: Outrim Coalition

I like the ORC background, but... if their main enemy is supposed to be
the 
Kra'Vak, weak hulls and heavy screens is not a very sensible design 
doctrine, like.

OTOH, if you put them on the Phalon border instead, the designs make a
lot 
more sense. It'd also make their general volume of space a 
not-too-illogical place to withdraw warships from during the Xeno war 
(especially in 2193)... and Phalons being what they are, withdrawing the

human warships means that the colonies would've had to fight for their 
lives anyway :-/

>Eta Cassiopiae Strike Cruiser (Actual Mass ~80)

Only seems to use 45 of its "48" Mass:

>Mass 48, BPV 165	 Mass	 Cost
>Hull 14	 14	 28
>Thrust 4		 10	 20
>FTL capable		   5	 10
>2 Pulse Torp/2  10	 30
>1 PDS		   1	   3
>2 FC			   2	   8
>Screen-1		   3	   9
-----------------------------------------------
Total			45	...

Optimising it gives Mass 42, NPV 144.

I assume that the firing arcs are FP/F, F/FS?

Later,

Oerjan
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