Re: FW: [FullThrust] Low thrust small ship designs

Glenn M Wilson wrote:

> Laserlight posted his excellant ash Shaulah strike craft:
> (in summary)
> Mass 8
> FTL mass 1 (.8 rounded up)
> Main Drive 6 (2.4 rounded to 2 mass; amazingly a drive four is 1.6
> rounded to 2 also so there is no saving mass for a slower ship)
> 1 FCS mass 1
> 4 mass weaponry (B3/1 arc, 2 NB, SMR 2 x MTM or submunitions x 4.
 
> "Peony" Class Escort:
> 
> Mass 6
> FTL mass 1 (.6 rounded up)
> MD 4 mass 1 (1.2 rounded down)
> FCS 1 mass 1
> 3 mass weaponry:
> some possibilities - B2/6 arcs, Submunitions x 3, B1 x 3, MTM and
> PDS, NB and B1, or B2/3 Arc and PDS.	More are possible (such as
> armor) but I stopped there.
> 
> "Desperate" class gunboat:
> 
> Mass 4
> FTL mass 1 (minimum)
> MD 4 mass 1 (.8 rounded up)
> FCS 1 mass 1
> Weapon mass 1:
> 
> B1 or Submunitions pack.  In a strictly defensive role I guess you
> could put some 'armed' with a PDS if you expected them to act as
> decoys to SM's (once.)

One question. Where's the hull? Each ship uses all the mass points
without having 1  hull box.