Nekton First Cut in FB1 and Woes: a comparison (light) of NB in FT and FB designs

1 posts ยท Mar 31 2001

From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>

Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:54:35 EST

Subject: Nekton First Cut in FB1 and Woes: a comparison (light) of NB in FT and FB designs

Okay, just a genre specific comparison of NB (might apply to all systems
though) in FB and FT/2nd:

I sat down with FT2 and sketched out the weaponry of a possible Nekton Navy
schema based on '...one preferred (by Nektons) armament scheme per units of 2
mass..."

"Reef Sentinel" types

2 - submunition
4 - NB
6 - B (or C x2) and Submunition

"Needle Mouth Hunter" types

8 - NBx2
10 - PT
12 - NBx3
14 - A, B, C, Submunition
16 -  A, Bx2, C
18 - A, Bx3

"Large 'Shark' Predator" types (yes I am using a Terran equivalent for the
Nekton creature)

20 - PTx2
22 - Ax2, PT
24 - A, Bx2, PT
26 - Ax3, B, PT
28 - A, C, PTx2
30 - PTx3
32 - Ax2, PTx2
34 - Ax2, C, PTx2
36 - A, PTx3

"Fearsome 'Kraken' Predator" types (yes I used another Terran equivalent)

40 - Ax5, PT
48- Ax8
60 - Ax5, PTx3
80 - Ax6, B, PTx4

"Kraken Eater" types - used as flagships for 3 levels of Nekton Fleets -
School Eaters, Finned Terror, and Ocean Eaters.

Not finished when I got FB1 - plan was to be advanced sensor, ECM/ECCM,
and extra firecon designed with moderate weaponry for it's size.

Okay, I find there are a lot less NB and PT on the FB1 designs. But that just
be my learning curve thing...

But the flavor is still ther -

Mass 8 scout average Hull 2 boxes FTL Drive 6 Firecon NB

smallest FTL ship (there are no intentions of having a non-FTL ship in
the Nekton Fleet) to carry a NB. Smallest warship in the fleet.

Mass 10 Corvette Average Hull 3 boxes FTL Drive 6 Firecon NB

Mass 20 FF Average Hull 6 boxes FTL Drive 6 *2* Firecon NB
Class-2, 3 arc

Alternate Weak Hull 4 boxes FTL Drive 6 1 firecon NBx3 PDS

Mass 30 DD Average Hull 9 boxes FTL Drive 6 *2* firecons PT NB

Alternate Weak Hull 6 boxes FTL Drive 6 *2* firecons NBx2 PDS

Mass 40 DHAA Average Hull 12 boxes FTL Drive 6 firecon ADFC PDSx6
Class-2, 3 arc
Class-1

Mass 50 LC Average Hull 15 boxes FTL Drive 6 2 firecons PTx2 NB PDS

Alternate same hull same FTL same Drive same firecons PT NB PDSx6

60 mass EC Average Hull 18 boxes FTL Drive 6 2 firecon
Screen-1
NB
Class-2
AFDC PDSx7

80 mass HC Average Hull 24 boxes FTL Drive 4 *3* firecons PTx2 NBx3
Class-3, 3 arc
Class-2, 6 arc
Class-1
PDSx5

100 Mass BC Average Hull 30 boxes FTL Drive 4 3 FCS PTx3, 3 arc NBx3
2x class-3, 3 arc - angled to overlap in fore.

140 Mass BDN (new class) Average Hull 42 boxes Armor 14 FTL Drive 2
2x class-4, 5 arc
/2/ FCS
(concession) 1 FTR bay (always interceptors) PDSx9

Alternate (new class) Strong Hull 56 boxes (no armor) FTL Drive 2 3 FCS 1 FTR
bay (as above, Lord this really galls the Nekton High Command) PTx6, 3 arc
PDSx8

160 Mass SDN (old design, no new known) Super Hull 80 Boxes FTL Drive 2
Screen-1
*4* FCS NBx3 PT, 3 arc 6 (2 centered forward, and 2 angled to each side and
overlapping in fore) PDSx6
Class-2, 6 arc x2

180 Mass SDN (new design) Super Hull 90 Boxes Armor 10 FTL Drive 2
Class-4, 3 arc
Class-3, 5 arc
Class-3, 3 arcs x2 (angled to overlap in fore)
Class-2, 6 arc
3 FCS PDSx6

200 Mass SDN (new design) Strong hull 80 boxes Armor 20 FTL Drive 2 3 FCS NB
PT, 3 arc x8 (half centered each side, overlap in fore) PDSx7

"PC" (Convoy Close Escort - Patrol cruiser) New design
60 mass Average Hull 18 boxes Armor 6 FTL 2 FCS
Drive-3 (!)
NBx2 AFDC
Class-2, 6 arc
PDFSx5
Class-1 x5

This is a first cut, please let me known if I made any math or rule errors.
Feel free to discuss design *in light of Nekton standard
practices/preferences* please.  Yes, ther are some (human-centric)
inefficiencies but that is the Alien in... I mean "for" you, of course!