Re: [FT] Fighters (the bleeding continues)

In message <3CE320C0.F044C1BD@sympatico.ca>
	  Richard and Emily Bell <rlbell@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> 
> 
> Charles Taylor wrote:
> 
> > In message <3CE072BC.C3C80860@sympatico.ca>
> >	      Richard and Emily Bell <rlbell@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > It occurs to me that the simplest way to eliminate the problem of
soapbubble
> > > carriers is to eliminate soapbubble carriers.  Carrier operations
require
> > > larger crews than those required by more conventional warships. 
If the ship
> > > intends to be more than a mobile launchpoint for a base's fighters
(ie, the
> > > crews and service personnel for the squadron live aboard the
vessel), than
> > > it must have sufficient volume (mass) to house everybody.  I
propose that a
> > > ship can have one fighter squadron for every twenty points of
mass,
> > > fractions rounded DOWN.  Looking at FB1&2, the observed number is
between
> > > thirty and forty, so I am being generous.
> > >
> > >
> > In other words - 1 hanger bay per crew factor.
> >
> > Charles
> > --
> 
> No, crew factors are rounded UP.
> 
Oops, I forgot that, pity as it would be very easy to calculate...

OTOH, could use max. number of hanger bays = CF - 1 ?

(1 CF per hanger, plus 1 to fly the ship :-)

Charles