From: <bail9672@b...>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 03:18:50 -0500
Subject: my FT Trek designs and more
I don't even know if I have those particular designs any more. Change of computers, deleting old designs for new ones, etc. I've lots of others, though; most being larger than most people would design as our average ship sizes run around the 160 mass mark. Most of my Trek "cruisers" average about 124-144 mass. It's about where I can fit all the weapons that the ships seem to have (i.e., more than 1 torpedo launcher, a few beams as phasers, a shield=screen-1, MD 4). Frigates tend to run at 64 mass (a favorite is the "Klingon F5": 1 pulse torp 3 arcs forward, 3 class-2 beams all arcs, 1 screen-1, 2 FC, 1 PD, MD 4, 5 armor, average hull.. they take a beating and deliver one as well). What I've done a lot of are Kra'vak-style ships. Love the weapons, except for the arcs and opponents using advanced drives on every ship. I've got a few B5 ships, Shadows, Whitestars, 1 Narn, 1 Vorlon, in various configurations. And then there is the cheese. Someone dared us to make a 1000 mass ship, cost doesn't matter, and see which is the best. Savasku, of course, 500 power, with a top MD of 25, and I think firing out to at least 12 FEET. Two other designs: 77 fighter squadrons or the MD 8 with 12 beam-5s firing out to the side (with 40 scatter guns and 20 PD in case those 77 fighter squadrons get close.. but they won't). All have fragile hulls. :D Glen