My only concern here is whether every force would field enough canonical
launcher platforms to make this kind of weapon an adequate defence against
Dreadplanets, etc.
For the NSL, we have the DD/M.
For the NAC, a BC IIRC. For the ESU, BDN or something big like that? For the
FSE, I have no worry.
But if this was to be one of the ubership
deterrents, then having everyone with a DD/M
would make sense. It'd be a small, cheap way to ensure that the Dreadplanets
didn't want to put in an appearance.
From: "Thomas Barclay" <kaladorn@magma.ca>
> My only concern here is whether every force
If you get Dreadplanets, then non-canonical designs aren't a big deal.
Especially ones which are very minor variants of existing designs, or variants
that appear in FB1 but with no SSD.
> For the NSL, we have the DD/M.
And 12 in a class probably isn't enough. You'd have to make a
new version with, say, 4 bolt-on MT Racks instead. Which could
be how the DD/M design started.
> For the NAC, a BC IIRC.
Also a variant of the CL and a variant of the SDN. If anyone builds a
dreadplanet, you can be sure those Furious CLs will be converted to the
missile variants, and the SDNs (which swap out 1 or 2 hanger bays) likewise.
> For the ESU, BDN or something big like that?
Or a Goshkhov with 4 MTRs rather than 2 SMRs.
> For the FSE, I have no worry.
> But if this was to be one of the ubership
You don't need everyone to have them - just enough so
that committing 30% of your fleet budget for 10 years to one ship is a Bad
Idea if you have to fight any one of a number of likely opponents.
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 06:54:42PM +1100, Alan and Carmel Brain wrote:
> You don't need everyone to have them - just enough so
They don't even need to exist. "Gosh, Bob's Empire is building a dreadplanet
and it'll be ready in five years (we've only just found out about it). Next
year we'll lay down some small missile carriers."
From: "Roger Burton West" <roger@firedrake.org>
> >You don't need everyone to have them - just enough so