RE: [VV] Vectorverse FTL

> Let's look at some different parameters:
> 1. Tech level required to build

Still to determine which FTL method is considered highest tech

> 2. Cost to build

The more flexible the FTL method the more expensive.

> 3. Fixed location or ship-mounted

Having both reduces one-track tactics.	You have to fit two separate
tactical doctrines into your defence plans giving more even force
design.

> 4. Cost to use

Wormhole/gate travel should be the cheapest (heavy use by merchant
traffic)
while self contained FTL would be feul and resource intensive.

> 5. Speed of transit

See 4; 

> 6. Flexibility of entry point (ie can you go in anywhere you wish)

Desirable if you have an FTL accident.	Can certainly work if all FTL
requires a "booster".  Although makes retreat a difficulty (and
impossible
if you're only a pirate).  Needs to be flexible enough that
raiding/piracy
can be done.

> 7. Flexibiliy of exit point (ie can you come out anywhere, or 
> any gate, or only one gate)

If outside a gravity well (system or planetary) you should be able to
come
out anywhere.  Inside should be limited to gates/natural phenomenon
where
fixed defences can be used.

> 8. Volume/mass limits

See 4; the more restrictive the entry/exit point, the higher the mass
limit
of travel should be.  Law of diminishing returns should kick in at some
point.

> 9. Time required before jump (eg to calculate the jump, or warm up the
> Balonium Drive)

FT Standard

> 10. Time required after jump (eg to recover from Jump Shock)

FT Standard

> 11. Safety Probability (ie likelihood of accident)

1 in 3d6 (or 1 in 5d6 for the "safest" means of travel)

> 12. Safety Magnitude (ie does it just take your FTL offline 
> or does the ship blow up)

Misjump/drive failure.	Few ships should be lost unless there is
secondary
damage (such as coming out of FTL inside a star).

> 13. Signature (ie can FTLing ships be detected)

5x Active Sensor range for exit/arrival bubble.  Makes those picket
ships
worthwhile to cover the perimeter.

Brendan
'Neath Southern Skies

IMPORTANT 
1. Before opening any attachments, please check for viruses. 
2. This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential
information 
   for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, 
   please contact the sender and delete all copies of this email. 
3. Any views expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender and are
not 
   a statement of Australian Government Policy unless otherwise stated. 
4. Electronic addresses published in this email are not conspicuous
publications 
   and DVA does not consent to the receipt of commercial electronic
messages. 
5. Please go to http://www.dva.gov.au/feedback.htm#sub to unsubscribe
emails

   of this type from DVA. 
6. Finally, please do not remove this notice.