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Blood, Sweat, and Tears (WH40k Design Bureau)

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[] Turn 10 tentative plan
-[] Ship Building
--[] Start Audacity-class Light Cruiser (70/133M 6/8A; spend 63M 2A) [2nd Naval squadron]
---[] Martinet-Class Light Cruiser (16M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (16M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (16M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (6M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (12M)
---[] Bastion Housing (12M)
---[] Plow: Farstrike Lance (12M, 3A)
---[] Broadside: Plasma broadside (8M, 5A)
---[] Scaffold Armor (6M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (18M)
---[] Corona-Pattern Point Defense Array (6M)
---[] Repair Deck (6M)
---[] Militarized Engines (9M)
--[] Build Courante-A-class Light Carrier (64M) [1st Naval Squadron]
---[] War Hawk MkII Heavy Frigate (8M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
---[] Cove-pattern Hangar x2 (8M)
---[] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[] Repair Deck (2M)
---[] Militarized Engines (3M)
---[] Fury Interceptors x1 (6M)
---[] Savior multirole fighters x1 (1M)
--[] Long Arm B-class Heavy Frigate (54M, 2A) [4th Naval Squadron]
---[] War Hawk MkII Heavy Frigate (8M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
----[] Exoskeleton Support Bays (2M)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[] Repair Deck (2M)
---[] Militarized Engines (3M)
--[] Upgrade Half of Calavar SDF ships with Macrocannon Mk.II and Bubble shield (36M?)
-[] Construction
--[] Watchtower-class Defense Platform (Total cost: 39M, 2A) [Calavar]
---[] Trench-Class Small Defense Platform (3M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Essential Life Support (2M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Cove-pattern Hangar (4M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---] Repair Deck (2M)
---[] Savior S-1s (1M)
-[] Repairs
--[] ?M
-[] Diplomacy Spending
--[] Gehault Repairs (30M)
--[] Yttreum Repairs (80M)
-[] Army Construction
--[] 4th Orbital Defense Army (5M) [Form 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[]Foot Infantry (2M), Strategic Command (2M), Anti-Air (1M), Heavy Artillery
--[] 5th Crusade Defense Army (2M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Military Police (0M), Engineers (0M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
--[] 6th Crusade Defense Army (2M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Military Police (0M), Engineers (0M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
--[] 11th Calavar Infantry Army (3M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Elite Infantry (0M), Armor (1M), Heavy Artillery (0M)

So the above is what I'm looking at for turn 10 tentatively. Obviously not nearly complete but something of a starting point. Finish the cruiser, build a Courante for 1st squadron, build a frigate for 4th. The cruiser will most likely go to 2nd squadron. Upgrade half the system defense boats.

If all goes well we should have 443M or something like that next turn to play with.
 
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aceraptor said:
[] Turn 10 tentative plan
-[] Ship Building
--[] Start Audacity-class Light Cruiser (70/133M 6/8A; spend 63M 2A) [2nd Naval squadron]
---[] Martinet-Class Light Cruiser (16M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (16M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (16M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (6M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (12M)
---[] Bastion Housing (12M)
---[] Plow: Farstrike Lance (12M, 3A)
---[] Broadside: Plasma broadside (8M, 5A)
---[] Scaffold Armor (6M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (18M)
---[] Corona-Pattern Point Defense Array (6M)
---[] Repair Deck (6M)
---[] Militarized Engines (9M)
--[] Build Courante-class Light Carrier (62M) [1st Naval Squadron]
---[] War Hawk MkII Heavy Frigate (8M)
---x] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
---[] Cove-pattern Hangar x2 (8M)
---[] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[] Cargo Hold (0M)
---[] Militarized Engines (3M)
---[] Fury Interceptors x1 (6M)
---[] Savior multirole fighters x1 (1M)
--[] Long Arm B-class Heavy Frigate (54M, 2A) [4th Naval Squadron]
---[] War Hawk MkII Heavy Frigate (8M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
----[] Exoskeleton Support Bays (2M)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[] Repair Deck (2M)
---[] Militarized Engines (3M)
--[] Upgrade Half of Calavar SDF ships with Macrocannon Mk.II and Bubble shield (36M?)
-[] Construction
--[] Watchtower-class Defense Platform (Total cost: 39M, 2A) [Calavar]
---[] Trench-Class Small Defense Platform (3M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Essential Life Support (2M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Cove-pattern Hangar (4M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---] Repair Deck (2M)
---[] Savior S-1s (1M)
-[] Repairs
--[] ?M
-[] Diplomacy Spending
--[] Gehault Repairs (30M)
--[] Yttreum Repairs (80M)
-[] Army Construction
--[] 4th Orbital Defense Army (5M) [Form 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[]Foot Infantry (2M), Strategic Command (2M), Anti-Air (1M), Heavy Artillery
--[] 5th Crusade Defense Army (2M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Military Police (0M), Engineers (0M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
--[] 6th Crusade Defense Army (2M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Military Police (0M), Engineers (0M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
--[] 11th Calavar Infantry Army (3M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Elite Infantry (0M), Armor (1M), Heavy Artillery (0M)

So the above is what I'm looking at for turn 10 tentatively. Obviously not nearly complete but something of a starting point. Finish the cruiser, build a Courante for 1st squadron, build a frigate for 4th. The cruiser will most likely go to 2nd squadron. Upgrade half the system defense boats.

If all goes well we should have 443M or something like that next turn to play with.
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And still no Levy's.

It's only the main thing that distinguishes our ground forces us from other Imperials. Sigh. :(
 
aceraptor said:
[] Turn 10 tentative plan
-[] Ship Building
--[] Start Audacity-class Light Cruiser (70/133M 6/8A; spend 63M 2A) [2nd Naval squadron]
---[] Martinet-Class Light Cruiser (16M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (16M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (16M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (6M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (12M)
---[] Bastion Housing (12M)
---[] Plow: Farstrike Lance (12M, 3A)
---[] Broadside: Plasma broadside (8M, 5A)
---[] Scaffold Armor (6M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (18M)
---[] Corona-Pattern Point Defense Array (6M)
---[] Repair Deck (6M)
---[] Militarized Engines (9M)
--[] Build Courante-class Light Carrier (62M) [1st Naval Squadron]
---[] War Hawk MkII Heavy Frigate (8M)
---x] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
---[] Cove-pattern Hangar x2 (8M)
---[] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[] Cargo Hold (0M)
---[] Militarized Engines (3M)
---[] Fury Interceptors x1 (6M)
---[] Savior multirole fighters x1 (1M)
--[] Long Arm B-class Heavy Frigate (54M, 2A) [4th Naval Squadron]
---[] War Hawk MkII Heavy Frigate (8M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
----[] Exoskeleton Support Bays (2M)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[] Repair Deck (2M)
---[] Militarized Engines (3M)
--[] Upgrade Half of Calavar SDF ships with Macrocannon Mk.II and Bubble shield (36M?)
-[] Construction
--[] Watchtower-class Defense Platform (Total cost: 39M, 2A) [Calavar]
---[] Trench-Class Small Defense Platform (3M)
---[] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[] Essential Life Support (2M)
---[] Bastion Housing (3M)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[] Cove-pattern Hangar (4M)
---[] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---] Repair Deck (2M)
---[] Savior S-1s (1M)
-[] Repairs
--[] ?M
-[] Diplomacy Spending
--[] Gehault Repairs (30M)
--[] Yttreum Repairs (80M)
-[] Army Construction
--[] 4th Orbital Defense Army (5M) [Form 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[]Foot Infantry (2M), Strategic Command (2M), Anti-Air (1M), Heavy Artillery
--[] 5th Crusade Defense Army (2M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Military Police (0M), Engineers (0M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
--[] 6th Crusade Defense Army (2M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Military Police (0M), Engineers (0M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
--[] 11th Calavar Infantry Army (3M) [Add to 3rd Garrison Army Group]
---[] Foot Infantry (2M), Elite Infantry (0M), Armor (1M), Heavy Artillery (0M)

So the above is what I'm looking at for turn 10 tentatively. Obviously not nearly complete but something of a starting point. Finish the cruiser, build a Courante for 1st squadron, build a frigate for 4th. The cruiser will most likely go to 2nd squadron. Upgrade half the system defense boats.

If all goes well we should have 443M or something like that next turn to play with.
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Don't forget to update the plan for turn 9 to build some of the new torpedoes. I recommend dropping the ground batteries so we can equip 1st squadron with 4 Intolerant torpedoes, 2 for each torpedo corvette.
 
I would spend 3M more on our cruiser and go with double engines instead of a repair bay as it has a short range plasma broadside.
one of the warriors can be fitted with the salvaged engines and:
DaLintyGuy said:
1x Escort Turret->Plasma Turret: Powerful, long ranged, but power hungry and temperamental even before it was set adrift. (Battery 4, Medium Range, Aggressive Spirit. 5M,4A)
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i like to refit one of the monitors with better guns per turn, and possilbe better shields.
 
sunrise said:
I would spend 3M more on our cruiser and go with double engines instead of a repair bay as it has a short range plasma broadside.
one of the warriors can be fitted with the salvaged engines and:

i like to refit one of the monitors with better guns per turn, and possilbe better shields.
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Unfortunately, the way the price works for Light Cruisers is that normal stuff on Escorts is multiplied by 4 on LCs. So that 3M is actually 12M.
 
sunrise said:
I would spend 3M more on our cruiser and go with double engines instead of a repair bay as it has a short range plasma broadside.
one of the warriors can be fitted with the salvaged engines and:

i like to refit one of the monitors with better guns per turn, and possilbe better shields.
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The light cruiser can't have more than 1 engine, the ship has only 1 engine slot

I don't think it's worth it to refit a monitor this turn. Sure, Calavar doesn't have much good local defense, but more important is Waagh Legcutta. We can assign 4th squadron to protect Cavalar for a few turns, make sure it's secure until all 6 monitors are refitted.
 
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sunrise said:
It was designed with one but the good roll upgraded the U slot to a O slot.


you are right replacing a 2M repair bay with a 3M engine would be 4M more
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No, it was designed with a U slot. U stands for utility, it can only hold utility components, unlike an Omni slot.

DaLintyGuy said:
(Light Cruiser Hull) Martinet-class Hull: The first Calavan foray into the design of Light Cruisers, the Martinet takes much of its design elements from the purified bulk hauler captured in the initial reclamation of Bailafax. But where the heretics had simply battered the civilian hull into serviceable form, the Martinet has been streamlined and built from a foundation for warships. (2W total, 1 Broadside & 1 Prow, 3D (1 locked to Armor, 1 to Shields), 1U, 1E)
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Captainwolf said:
No, it was designed with a U slot. U stands for utility, it can only hold utility components, unlike an Omni slot.
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[Martinet-class Light Cruiser Hull: While Calavar cut corners in development by using aspects of the recovered Bulk Hauler in their docks at the time the Martinet hull was an eminently serviceable base for future ship classes with a respectable mix of firepower and solid defenses. With this ship Calavar joined the ranks of developed shipbuilders. (1PW, 1BW, 3D(1A/1S), 1O, 1E)(16M).]
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It's possible it is a typo, but I believe that was a reward for rolling high.
 
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Less repairs to fit one of the warriors with a better engine and a plasma gun, replaced the repair bay on the cruiser with a second engine as the plasma broadside is a short ranged weapon and additional work on it so we can afford better armor/engines if we design them next turn and refitted one of the monitors with mk2 guns and a bubble type shield at the cost of less repairs for our allies.

[X] Plan fast Cruiser with plasma warrior and monitor refit (398M 10A)
-[X] Ship Building
--[X] Start Audacity-class Light Cruiser (total 136M [143-10(bonus)],8A; spend 55M +30M Media Bonus and 2A, leave the armor and engines for next turn in case we design better ones)
---[X] Martinet-Class Light Cruiser (16M)
---[X] Groupsight Combat Bridge (16M)
---[X] Distributed Array Auspex (16M)
---[X] Merchant Warp Drive (6M)
---[X] Redoubt Life Support (12M)
---[X] Bastion Housing (12M)
---[X] Plow: Farstrike Lance (12M, 3A)
---[X] Broadside: Plasma broadside (8M, 5A)
---[X] Scaffold Armor (6M)
---[X] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (18M)
---[X] Corona-Pattern Point Defense Array (6M)
---[X] Militarized Engines (9M)
---[X] Militarized Engines (9M)
--[X] Protected Bulk Hauler (68M) [Trade Worlds]
---[X] Bulk Hauler (15M)
---[X] Merchant Bridge (4M)
---[X] Merchant Sensors (4M)
---[X] Merchant Warp Drive (6M)
---[X] Essential Life Support (8M)
---[X] Barracks Housing (4M)
---[X] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkI (6M)
---[X] Cargo Hold (0M)
---[X] Cargo Hold (0M)
---[X] Cargo Hold (0M)
---[X] Cargo Hold (0M)
---[X] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (18M)
---[X] Merchant Thrusters (3M)
--[X] Long Arm B-class Heavy Frigate (24M+30M Media Bonus, 2A) [1st Naval Squadron]
---[X] War Hawk MkII Heavy Frigate (8M)
---[X] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[X] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[X] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[X] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[X] Bastion Housing (3M)
----[X] Exoskeleton Support Bays (2M)
---[X] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[X] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[X] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---[X] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[X] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[X] Repair Deck (2M)
---[X] Militarized Engines (3M)
--[X] Warrior-A class Corvette (48M) [1st Naval Squadron]
---[X] Spatha-class Hull (5M)
---[X] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---[X] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---[X] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[X] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[X] Repair Deck (2M)
---[X] Militarized Engine (3M)
---[X] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[X] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[X] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[X] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[X] Bastion Housing (3M)
----[X] Exoskeleton Support Bays (2M)
--[X] Warrior-Plasma class Corvette (49M) [4th Naval Squadron]
---[X] Spatha-class Hull (5M)
---[X] Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5M)
---[X] Plasma Turret: Powerful, long ranged, but power hungry and temperamental even before it was set adrift. (Battery 4, Medium Range, Aggressive Spirit. 5M,4A)
---[X] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[X] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[X] Repair Deck (2M)
---[X] Looted Engines (Accel 3, Maneuver 2. 4M)
---[X] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[X] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[X] Merchant Warp Drive (4M)
---[X] Redoubt Life Support (3M)
---[X] Bastion Housing (3M)
----[X] Exoskeleton Support Bays (2M)
-[X] Construction
--[X] Watchtower-class Defense Platform (Total cost: 39M, 2A) [Bailafax]
---[X] Trench-Class Small Defense Platform (3M)
---[X] Groupsight Combat Bridge (4M)
---[X] Distributed Array Auspex (4M)
---[X] Essential Life Support (2M)
---[X] Bastion Housing (3M)
---[X] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[X] Farstrike Lance (4M, 1A)
---[X] Cove-pattern Hangar (4M)
---[X] Bubble-type Rapid Shield (6M)
---[X] Scaffold Armor (2M)
---[X] Repair Deck (2M)
---[X] Savior S-1s (1M)
--[X] Denier class Terrestrial Defense (6M) [Uniary]
---[X] Hull: Terrestrial Battery (4M)
---[X] Weapon: Macrocannon MkI (2M)
-[X] Repairs
--[X] Repair Octan Platform (25M) [Bailafax]
--[X] General Repairs (12M)
-[X] Ammunition and Smallcraft
--[X] 2x Intolerant Torpedoes (6M) [1 each to 1st Torpedo Squadron ships]
-[X] Diplomacy Spending
--[X] Gehault Repairs (15M)
--[X] Yttreum Repairs (28M)
-[X] Ship Reassignments
--[X] Reassign Sacred Legacy from 4th Squadron to 3rd
--[X] Reassign Resolute from 1st Squadron to 3rd
--[X] Reassign Aegis Immortal from 2nd Squadron to 3rd
--[X] Reassign crews from the Resolute, Aegis Immortal, and the Undaunted (KV from 3rd Squadron) to the Warrior-As and the Long Arm being built.
--[X] Reassign Warrior from 2nd Squadron to 1st
--[X] Reassign Causeway from 1st Squadron to 2nd
-[X] Army Reorganization
--[X] Link to reorganization
-[X] Monitior refit, refit 1 monitor with a Bubble-type Rapid shield (6.5M) and Standard Macrocannon Battery MkII (5.5M) = 12M
-[X] Army Construction
--[X] 3rd Orbital Defense Army (5M) [Form 2nd Garrison Army Group]
---[X]Foot Infantry (2M), Strategic Command (2M), Anti-Air (1M), Heavy Artillery
--[X] 3rd Crusade Defense Army (2M) [Add to 2nd Garrison Army Group]
---[X] Foot Infantry (2M), Military Police (0M), Engineers (0M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
--[X] 4th Crusade Defense Army (2M) [Add to 2nd Garrison Army Group]
---[X] Foot Infantry (2M), Military Police (0M), Engineers (0M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
--[X] 10th Calavar Infantry Army (3M) [Add to 2nd Garrison Army Group]
---[X] Foot Infantry (2M), Elite Infantry (0M), Armor (1M), Heavy Artillery (0M)
 
@DaLintyGuy will we be able to study parts that have been installed on ships and if we can are there penalties to rolls?

Also, as for the extra engine for the light cruiser, while an extra engine is tempting, the ability to effect repairs is better in my opinion.

Most enemies, particularly the Orks, are largely limited to short or very short ranged weaponry anyways. There's the occasional medium range weapons but by and large our adversaries are also limited to short range or less.

And the cruiser will be operating as part of our hammer. Meaning it'll have swarms of our fighters and attendant frigates covering its flanks.

Ah, right. @DaLintyGuy what is the max acceleration for a light cruiser?

Edit: Another question, how much difference does a repair bay make for ships? As in terms of survivability.
 
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Huh, I thought the technology page had listed the Martinet-class as having a U slot, not an O slot. That is incredibly useful.

@aceraptor We could give the cruiser another set of lances as dorsal turrets, for even more firepower (would bring the cost to 139 M and 11 A total). I think that would be better than a repair bay. We can design a module dedicated to repairing other ships, and build a fleet auxiliary with the theoretical repair module and the underway replenishment module. It's not like we don't have other combat ships without repair bays.

Personally, I don't consider it worth it to use the escort plasma turret in one of the escorts we are building this turn, nor to use the looted engine. To me, it would make more sense to reverse engineer them on turn 10.

Also, with the monitors refits, we should just use Mk1 macrocannons and Haptrix pattern shields. That would cut monitor costs almost in half, 7 M per monitor, 42 M total. They are backline craft, they don't need to have the best technology.
 
@Captainwolf the problem with going all lances is shields.

As lances are concentrated single or few shot weapons they are countered by shields. Macrocannons and other weapons with the Battery rating do better against shields by weight of fire (and battery rated weapons do worse against armor).

Our first light cruiser should be a generalist design that can stand at the line of battle, not a sniper.

We can look into making one of the future light cruisers be a sniper.

Edit: Wait, I misread what you stated. You want to have the omni slot be another weapon? That's a interesting proposition. But I'm not sure its worth it. I'll sleep on it.
 
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aceraptor said:
@Captainwolf the problem with going all lances is shields.

As lances are concentrated single or few shot weapons they are countered by shields. Macrocannons and other weapons with the Battery rating do better against shields by weight of fire (and battery rated weapons do worse against armor).

Our first light cruiser should be a generalist design that can stand at the line of battle, not a sniper.

We can look into making one of the future light cruisers be a sniper.

Edit: Wait, I misread what you stated. You want to have the omni slot be another weapon? That's a interesting proposition.
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Yes, the Mk2 macrocannons would make the design too expensive to build in 2 turns, but we could go for either another set of lances for more long range firepower or a Cove hanger so the ship always has fighter support.
 
aceraptor said:
@DaLintyGuy will we be able to study parts that have been installed on ships and if we can are there penalties to rolls?



Ah, right. @DaLintyGuy what is the max acceleration for a light cruiser?

Edit: Another question, how much difference does a repair bay make for ships? As in terms of survivability.
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Explain. Recreating the plasma broadsides after it is installed? Yes, itd have an extra penalty.

As much as you want, though adding extra engines past two, maybe three, makes things... Wonky.

Allows for easier recovery of damaged hulls, but for straight damage it is a gradual increase up to a certain point. Can decrease repair costs.
 
DaLintyGuy said:
Explain. Recreating the plasma broadsides after it is installed? Yes, itd have an extra penalty.

As much as you want, though adding extra engines past two, maybe three, makes things... Wonky.

Allows for easier recovery of damaged hulls, but for straight damage it is a gradual increase up to a certain point. Can decrease repair costs.
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For the first I'm talking about studying the looted engine (to create an improved engine of our own that's 3A and 2M as well) and escort plasma turret (to replicate it) after they've been installed on a ship.

Ah, understood.

Edit: I need to go to sleep so I'll think on it. Hopefully by then others will have commented on the option.
 
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