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

That was *pointed out* on another list - Oerjan amd his magic mental
calculator <grin>

See post to follow...

On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 15:18:59 -0800 Jaime Tiampo
<fugu@spikyfishthing.com>
writes:
>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. 
>
>Jaime

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