KV Railguns vs armour pt 2/2 (full ship conversion to FTFB)
From: "Robertson, Brendan" <Brendan.Robertson@d...>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 14:36:18 +1100
Subject: KV Railguns vs armour pt 2/2 (full ship conversion to FTFB)
KV design Summary (utilising the KISS principle)
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Hull: as normal
Armour: as screen, but costs: mass x 5
Drives: cost: mass x 3 (extra maneuverability)
Weapons:
Railguns: equivalent beam mass + 1/2 RG class (round up). Cost: mass x
3.
Scatterguns: mass: 1, cost: 10, 6" antiship/ADFC-PDS range. Separate
firecon for antiship fire.
Fighters: as normal
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Examples: Conversion requires KV drive levels reduced slightly on some
ships & half the weapons downgraded to the next smaller RG class.
Da'Kak class Frigate (145 pts)
Mass: 36
Hull: Ave
FTL: Std
Main Drive: 6
Damage Track: 11
[ooo/oo*/ooo/o*]
Firecontrols: 2
Scatterguns: 2
2 x RG-2 (F)
Di'Tok class Destroyer (190 pts)
Mass: 48
Hull: Ave
FTL: Std
Main Drive: 6
Damage Track: 14
[oooo/*ooo/o*o/oo*]
Firecontrols: 3
Scatterguns: 2
2 x RG-2 (F)
2 x RG-1 (AP/FP; FS/AS)
Vo'Bok class hunter (260 pts)
Mass: 60
Hull: Ave
FTL: Std
Main Drive: 6
KV Armour-1
Damage Track: 18
[ooooo/*oooo/o*oo/ooo*]
Firecontrols: 2
Scatterguns: 4
2 x RG-2 (F)
2 x RG-1 (FP/F; F/FS)
Si'Tek class Patrol Cruiser (281 pts)
Mass: 68
Hull: Ave
FTL: Std
Main Drive: 6
KV Armour-1
Damage Track: 20
[ooooo/ooooo/ooooo/oooo*]
Firecontrols: 2
Scatterguns: 4
2 x RG-2 (F)
2 x RG-2 (FP; FS)
Va'Dok class Heavy Cruiser (356 pts)
Mass: 88
Hull: Ave
FTL: Std
Main Drive: 6
KV Armour-1
Damage Track: 26
[ooooo*o/oooo*oo/ooo*oo/ooo*o*]
Firecontrols: 3
Scatterguns: 4
4 x RG-2 (F)
2 x RG-1 (AP/FP; FS/AS)
Ti'Dak Class Battlecruiser (512 pts)
Mass: 108
Hull: Ave
FTL: Std
Main Drive: 4
KV Armour-2
Damage Track: 32
[ooooo*oo] - 6
[ooo*oooo] - 5
[o*ooooo*] - 4
[ooooo*o*]
Firecontrols: 4
Scatterguns: 6
2 x RG-3 (F)
2 x RG-2 (F)
2 x RG-1 (FP/F; F/FS)
Ko'Vol class Battleship (620 pts)
Mass: 140
Hull: Ave
FTL: Std
Main Drive: 4
KV Armour-2
Damage Track: 42
[ooooo*oo] - 6
[ooo*oooo] - 5
[o*ooooo*] - 4
[ooooo*o*]
Firecontrols: 4
Scatterguns: 6
2 x RG-3 (F)
4 x RG-2 (F)
2 x RG-1 (FP/F; F/FS)
2 x RG-1 (AP/FP; FS/AS)
Yu'Kas class Superdreadnought (981 pts)
Mass: 230
Hull: Ave
FTL: Std
Main Drive: 4
KV Armour-2
Damage Track: 69
[ooooo*ooooo*ooooo*]
[ooooo*ooooo*ooooo]
[*ooooo*ooooo*oooo]
[o*ooooo*ooooo*oo*]
Firecontrols: 3
Scatterguns: 8
4 x RG-3 (F)
2 x RG-2 (F)
2 x RG-2 (FP; FS)
2 x RG-1 (AP/FP; FS/AS)
2 x Fighter Bays (Heavy fighters)
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I'm quite happy with the way it works out, & the masses fit into the
standard FTFB class designations.
'Neath Southern Skies
http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/
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T'was brillig, & the slithy toves,
Did gyre & gimle in the wabe.
All mimsy were the borogroves,
And mome raths outgrabe.
- Lewis Carroll "Through the Looking Glass".