Karagin
08/18/02 02:59 PM
63.173.170.123
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Okay below is a corvette I made, here I tried to give it the best of all worlds...
First does this really need to have docking collars?
Second should it go faster?
Comments welcome.
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Class/Model/Name: Solstice Class Corvette Solstice
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 130,000 tons
Length: 25 meters
Sail Diameter: 180 meters
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 6
Maximum Thrust: 9
Armor Type: Lamellor Ferro-carbide
Armament:
1 Heavy N-Gauss
1 Medium N-Gauss
4 Barracuda
16 Large Pulse Laser
1 Medium Pulse Laser
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Class/Model/Name: Solstice Class Corvette Solstice
Mass: 130,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 46,800.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 6
Maximum Thrust: 9
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 4) 58,825.00
Lithium Fusion Battery 1,300.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 3) 36.00
Structural Integrity: 16 2,080.00
Total Heat Sinks: 350 Single .00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 1,580.00
Bridge, Controls, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 325.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Food & Water: (53 days supply) 46.00
Hyperpulse Generator: 50.00
Armor Type: Lamellor Ferro-carbide (69 total armor pts) 40.50
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 14
Fore-Left/Right: 11/11
Aft-Left/Right: 11/11
Aft: 11
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters (6) with 6 doors 900.00
Bay 2: Cargo (1) with 5 doors 556.50
DropShip Capacity: 2 Docking Hardpoints 2,000.00
Grav Deck #1: (95-meter diameter) 50.00
Life Boats: 14 (7 tons each) 98.00
Escape Pods: 14 (7 tons each) 98.00
Crew and Passengers:
14 Officers (14 minimum) 140.00
60 Crew (57 minimum) 420.00
9 Gunners (9 minimum) 63.00
80 Marines 400.00
12 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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1 Heavy N-Gauss(20 rounds) Nose 55 55 55 55 18 7,010.00
1 Medium N-Gauss(20 rounds) 15 5,508.00
1 Barracuda(10 msls) FL/R 2 2 2 2 20 780.00
2 Large Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(18) 2(18) -- -- 40 28.00
2 Large Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(18) 2(18) -- -- 40 28.00
2 Large Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(18) 2(18) -- -- 40 28.00
2 Large Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(18) 2(18) -- -- 40 28.00
1 Barracuda(10 msls) AL/R 2 2 2 2 20 780.00
1 Medium Pulse Laser Aft 1(6) -- -- -- 4 2.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 237 130,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 11,239,275,992 C-Bills
Battle Value: 32,616
Cost per BV: 344,593.94
Weapon Value: 16,217 (Ratio = .50)
Damage Factors: SRV = 728; MRV = 710; LRV = 455; ERV = 182
BattleForce2: Not applicable
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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Cray
08/18/02 03:46 PM
12.91.129.70
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I don't know about docking collars. Any ship can find an excuse to have them.
Faster than 6/9? Seriously?
Comment: You could double its firepower with HNPPCs. If you could find 100 tons to spare for point defense weapons, you'd increase its lifespan, too. It's got less armor than some military dropships so some anti-missile capabity from PD weapons might be good.
Good corvette, though. Fast, definitely something to scare off pirates.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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Karagin
08/18/02 04:21 PM
63.173.170.162
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The idea is to have a fast attack platform that is not a modifed dropship...so yes faster then 6/9.
To come up with 100 tons I would have to drop the DCs and then adjust from there...
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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Nightward
08/18/02 07:37 PM
132.234.251.211
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Hmmm.
This is all IMHO, but I don't like Naval Guass Cannon or Missiles. So, were I you, I would swap the N-Gs out for N-PPc of some description. IIRC, Mediums have Extreme Range barriers and good damage, so they might be worth a look. Heavies would be best, if you can pack some in.
With the Barracudas gone, you could beef up the armour a little, and add some AMSs. Yes, I know Small Lasers are Point-defense class as well, but it feels too cheesy to use them for that purpose. I mean, it's already a *WARSHIP*, right?
Another option for the extra mass might be Screen Launchers. With the low armour of this vessel, and its speed, they could be an interesting defense option.
Since I would see this vessel as a fast attack/Escort model, it might also be a good move to rip out the Docking Collars (since the two DropShips mated to the ship could concievably mass more than the ship itself) and use the additional tonnage for a fighter screen.
But that's just me.
Another thing I would do is swap all those Large Pulse Lasers for Mediums. IIRC, they have the same range barriers. Oh yeah. And use Double Heat Sinks. This is a Com Guard vessel.
Yea, verily. Let it be known far and wide that Nightward loathes MW: DA. Indeed, it is with the BURNING ANIMUS OF A THOUSAND SUNS that he doth rage against it with.
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Karagin
08/18/02 07:56 PM
63.173.170.182
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Interesting ideas...I will add to the list of notes on how to make this one better.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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Countergod
08/19/02 04:36 PM
128.165.156.80
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Just out of curiousity, what program are you using to make the readout, and where can I get it?
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Karagin
08/19/02 07:53 PM
63.173.170.160
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I am using HEAVY METAL AERO and it's not out yet, I am a playtester. The posting you have seen are mainly to show of what it can do and let folks know it's coming out soon...
I believe and I could be wrong that Rick hopes to have it out by October at the lastest but again this is a guess so please don't anyone quote me on it. 
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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NathanKell
08/23/02 03:45 PM
24.44.238.62
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MPLs use the Short range bracket. PLs come into their own in AT2, however, because they use the same brackets as their non-pulse brethren (and ERs come into their own because they use the range bracket of the next-bigger laser). So.
I feel that there is *never* a right time to have a docking collar on a warship. That's what small craft (and sloops, if you use them) are for. And regular jumpships (heck, if you use *them*  ).
Ripping out the collars, and the horrible N-Gauss cannons, would free up plenty of tonnage...for maybe a single H-NPPC (or two if you really needed them), and much more armor (double, at least). I mean...what does it matter if your Spinal Mount accelerates metal or ions?
Also...25 meters!? That's some *small* warship you got there... I'd say a minimum of 100m or so...because otherwise you might have *fighters* longer than you!
-NathanKell, BT Space Wars
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