Re: IJSF (was Re: AAR)

----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 1:55 PM
Subject: IJSF (was Re: AAR)

> On or about Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 01:45:43PM +0100, Roger Burton West
typed:
>
> >Because I'm also using a new version of the wave gun. Basically, if
you
> >go with lots of SMRs (SMR-ERs on the carriers), about 3-4 more
fighter
> >bays than you think is sane, and fill up the rest with B4-1s and
> >submunitions (compromising on hull integrity), you'll have pretty
much
> >what I'm fiddling with.
>
> Oh, and I should have said: don't play under current rules, because
it's
> a serious cheese-fleet that way (the fighters can swamp most
defences).
> That's the other reason my designs aren't out there.
>
> Roger

My IJN in space is more "WW2+anime" - I use this as a design guideline:
"A fleet doctrine for GZG Japanese starships in vector FT, FB2

1) Most ships have a powerful "spinal" 1-arc weapons group. Spinal
weapons
are B-3 for BBs and BCs, B-4 for BDNs and SDNs
2) Most ships have no PDS, using numerous B-1s instead.
3) PDS with ADFC are found on specialized escorts.
4) Fighters are mostly on specialized carriers. Some cruisers are
fighter-capable.
5) Most ships have at least one SM system.
6) Carriers, cruisers and smaller can have weak hulls. Larger ships have
a
"Strong" combination of hull and armour (i.e. initial plan for Hull and
Armour to total 40% of the mass).
7) Mobility of heavy units is moderate. DDs and cruisers can be fast."

e.g.
Type:	BDN (GZG FT1311) Class:   Musashi
TMF:  184      Hull Integrity:	65  NPV:  610
Armament:  4 B-4/1 arc, 12 B-1/6 arc, 2 SMR-MR
Defences:  Armour-9
Drives:  FTL; Thrust-4
Sensors:  3 FCS
Displacement:  18400 tonnes  Crew:   184 (CF=10)
Current ships: 1 "Katsuragi"

Type:	BB (GZG FT1310) Class:	 Yamato
TMF:  124      Hull Integrity:	40  NPV:  413
Armament:    5 B-3/1 arc; 11 B1/6 arc; 1 SMR-MR
Defences:  Armour-9
Drives:  FTL, Thrust-4
Sensors:  3 FCS
Displacement:  12400 tonnes  Crew:   124 (CF=7)
Current ships: 2 "Fuso, Tosa"

Rob Paul