Re: [FT] Tug confusion

Jonathan Jarrard wrote:

> (After reading Jared's objections)
>
> Maybe these 'fighter tugs' might represent a cheap enough design to
> solve the problem of replacement fighter transport for carriers that
was
> being discussed a couple of months ago?

So how much space would a fighter in a transport require ? How about
mass 1
per fighter instead of 1.5, but the caveate is that there are no launch
facilities, no pilot crew quarters, ammo' / fuel storage etc. The only
way
to get the fighters off the ship is by flying them one at a time through
the
cargo bay doors or a direct transport-to-carrier cargo by whatever the
FT
equivalent of an onboard crane is.

Assuming the above, how about this design :

Mass : 60 (pts 60)
Hull Integrity 1 : 6 (12)
Thrust 2 : 6 (12)
FTL : 6 (12)
3xPDS : 3 (9)
1 FCS : 1 (4)
2 Class-1 : 2 (6)
36 crated fighters : 36 (-)
Cost : 115

V.cheap, enough fighters to replenish a Konstantin or an Ark Royal. Very
vulnerable, however ... you need a good escort to defend a cargo like
that.

This could produce some interesting scenarios in campaigns ...

Tony