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But isn't the AD-1S Modular Multi-Role Starfighter cheaper than a Toscan?
Star Wars: Ship Designer Quest
- Thread starter Jax
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Of course we are going to buy them used. We don't have money to burn like that.
Negation, thank you for finding us a bare bones cheap test platform for us to test all our unique ideas on. Also how about we create a variant of the coffin system from ace combat. They don't have to be perfect, but I really want to have our star fighters to have a bit more defense than a glass or transdurasteel(or whatever you call) cockpit.
Transpara-steel has the same strength as dura-steel. The only weakness is in the mounting and thats an engineering issue rather then a materials one.
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- Singapore
I thought Transparisteel is standard for cockpits?
Impervium is good but probably too expensive unless it's a bespoke job for Ace's.
Ultrachrome is also good but may be best for protecting vital parts.
As for the Toscan testbeds, I thought it was obvious that we wouldn't buy complete fighters but only the mass produced hull components.
After all the goal is to test our own components. And buy new hull components will have the advantage of them being non modified and reducing the risks of industrial espionage through after market add-ons that send collected data to third parties.
After all the goal is to test our own components. And buy new hull components will have the advantage of them being non modified and reducing the risks of industrial espionage through after market add-ons that send collected data to third parties.
Couldn't remember the spelling. Also digital displays may not be a good idea do to Ion weaponry. There is no guarantee you can reboot the cameras if you get hit with ion bolts.
technotemplar
(Sleeping Bear)
- Location
- Texas
A question, does anybody remember if hardened electronics are a thing in the star wars universe?
Considering that ion weapons exist, maybe?
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- Location
- Australia
I imagine all ships do to some extent, but there's never been a ship immune to ion weaponry. Some are just a little more resistant.
I also imagine it depends a lot on the size of the ion cannon shooting at you. Your electronics probably work fine, relatively speaking, in a 1v1 engament if it's say corvettes but when your a 60 meter patrol boat or transport going up against an ion cannon the size of your ship your probably gonna have a problem or two.
Then again if you take any blow serious enough to nock out the cameras on a ship From ion cannons you are probably in a lot more immediate danger than not being able to steer.
technotemplar
(Sleeping Bear)
- Location
- Texas
Maybe once we have grown our company we can start an R&D division to improve electronic hardening among other things (and maybe find a way to add mass drivers to our ships....Please?)
- Location
- Kiel; Germany
As far as it goes I think Ion Canon efficient depends mostly on the time it is used. This weapon system is ancient in the Star Wars galaxy and has seen its disline and rise more often the the Republic.
Edit: remember that Mass Drivers are also a thing in Star Wars. Thanks to kennetic shielding they aren't used at the time. The Verpin are using them.
Edit: remember that Mass Drivers are also a thing in Star Wars. Thanks to kennetic shielding they aren't used at the time. The Verpin are using them.
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Usually I'd imagine it does but because loosing life support is a latter problem they don't worry about it, your not going to immediately start to suffocate but if you lose power in a battle your either about to be boarded or reduced to your component atoms so it's all about priority's.
Yeah I think that the whole ebb and flow of weapons tech is actually really interesting. Apparently since Star Wars has 2 different shields 1 for kinetic and 1 for energy if you used mass drivers you could do a lot of damage since most people don't run both in combat. Of course after a couple of battles people would catch on and start running both and since the kinetic shields are ridiculously strong your rail guns and mass drivers would be useless. I'm pretty sure this is why torpedoes can get through shields too and why the star fighters could get close to the Death Star because they only had energy shields for some reason. One of the fics I read had a quote that I really liked about missile defense systems "I actually found really old data about systems like these to deal with fighters and such why do you think they fell out of place?' 'Because since it became suicide to throw fighters and bombers into battle after a certain amount of time they just weren't used and then since they wasn't anything to shoot down that lasers couldn't they removed the missiles and thus fighters came back and now we are equipping our ships with these same systems again. And thus the loop continues again and again and again.'"
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technotemplar
(Sleeping Bear)
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- Texas
I thought that ships have both the ray shielding and particle shielding but can never run both at the same time? mostly due to the power that both needs. its one of the reasons why I want to add small/medium mass drivers or PDC's so that if we fire both energy and kinetic weapons, one of them is always going to hit the target.
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- Kiel; Germany
Yeah, I think if it would be that simple than someone has come up with it, somebody else has come up with a defense against it. The tech in the Star Wars Universe is old and almost anything most scifi has come up with played a role at one point untill it was countered.
It is unlikly that you will come up with something that is complitly changing the way war is fought. And even if, it will be rather quickly (in a few years max.) be countered.
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If gravity plating is a passive effect then considering you lose thrust at the same time, and oxygen won't immediately disappear, I'd imagine that life support is easy enough to bring back up before anything "too" final happens.
I think the other issue is that we look at shielding in the SW video games and its a health bar, but if you look at the effects in movies, it's significantly below that, potentially to the point of being better represented as regenerative-ablative armour layer that a good hit is just slowed down by than anything else.
Meeting a Bug & Procurement
- Location
- Kiel; Germany
>>Dovar Nest'Frox, I was surprised to get your invitation.<< The Genosian gave a small bow as he spoke in the typical click-speech of his kind. He was followed by a protocol droid who translated his words for you. >>I'm glad that you did so, the situation on Genosis became a bit problematic for myself. I will do my utmost to help you and my workers will do so as well. You will find them very eager to work.<<
"I'm glad to hear that, my friend." You led the insectoid away from the docking facility and towards your new department. It's not far from the docking facility and had a good lookout over Yard 4 that had been assigned to your department. This showed how bad the situation for your family company was, that your father could afford to give you a whole Yard to do what you wish. Hopefully Pinagg Het, the Genosian engineer, overlooked this fact. You met him years ago during your studies, before his fall from grace. When you had sent out a call for experts to help you, he had been the only one to answer. He also brought a cabal of workers that were currently taking their quarters near Yard 4.
Before Pinagg Het responded, he had been one of the leading experts on the matter of cost reduction on Genosis, until some sort of scandal had happened. After that, he had almost been exiled. Your offer had come at the right time, it seemed, and now he was here. There wouldn't be any questions about it coming from you, but you still asked the people for special cases your family had to take a look. They found out that the good Pinagg had come into conflict with Archduke Poggle the Lesser. Nothing that would be a problem for the company for now, but you would have to keep an eye on it.
You finally reached your office and you invited him in.
"Take a seat, we have some things to talk about. But first, the contract. Here, please sign it and we can begin with the work." You pushed a datapad with your family company's logo on it towards him and leant back into your seat. It was the normal contract, with a special clause for the services of the workers the legal department had insisted on. They had been a bit worried that these workers were slaves and had to dig deep into the legal code of the Republic, but apparently, they weren't. Genosian workers have the right to choose what hive they belong to and which noble they follow and, as such, they aren't slaves. For you, it still sounded a bit like slavery but the legal department was sure about it.
On the contract, you can see the name of your family company ...
[ ] Freewalker Shipyards
[ ] Temaris Constructions
[ ] Skywalker Repair & Shipbuilding
[ ] Write-in
Pinagg signed it without any hesitation or reading the contract. After a moment, he offered his alien hand towards you and you grabbed it to shake.
>>With that out of the way, I wish to know what we're working on. This is a new department, unusual for an established business. Bold, if I dare to say so.<<
"We actually have some projects to choose from. My father wishes for us to succeed in this endeavor to open new markets. He thought that we should have as much freedom as possible," you lie without blinking in the usual corporate way you had grown up with. The best part, it wasn't even a total lie, just from a certain point of view. After all, your father wanted new markets to open up for the company and had given you more than enough freedom. You would be happy if it wasn't for the sinking feeling that the fate of the company was depending on your success.
"Here, take a look."
Pinagg took up the datapad you had slid across the desk towards him. After a quick look through, he gave you a shrewd gaze from his alien eyes. >>These are some interesting procurements your father has found. Have you made a decision yet?<<
"Well …"
[ ] A new Cruiser is needed
The Temaris Defense Fleet is looking for a replacement for their old Hammerhead cruisers. They are looking for offers and as a local company, they have also asked you. Mostly because of the jobs you hold and the new development department.
[ ] Far & Wide Trade
The trading line Far & Wide Trade is looking for a new light freighter that is fast and cheaply built. It has to be able to transport goods and passengers. They also want some good armament, but it is a secondary requirement.
[ ] A Scout
A scientist by the name of Hans Olo plans to explore the surrounding space of the sector in search of new hyperspace routes. He has a surprisingly large number of rich backers and wishes for a specially-built ship.
[ ] Something of our own
You decide to damn the jobs offered and invent a design of your own. Write-in what as a raw idea!
"I'm glad to hear that, my friend." You led the insectoid away from the docking facility and towards your new department. It's not far from the docking facility and had a good lookout over Yard 4 that had been assigned to your department. This showed how bad the situation for your family company was, that your father could afford to give you a whole Yard to do what you wish. Hopefully Pinagg Het, the Genosian engineer, overlooked this fact. You met him years ago during your studies, before his fall from grace. When you had sent out a call for experts to help you, he had been the only one to answer. He also brought a cabal of workers that were currently taking their quarters near Yard 4.
Before Pinagg Het responded, he had been one of the leading experts on the matter of cost reduction on Genosis, until some sort of scandal had happened. After that, he had almost been exiled. Your offer had come at the right time, it seemed, and now he was here. There wouldn't be any questions about it coming from you, but you still asked the people for special cases your family had to take a look. They found out that the good Pinagg had come into conflict with Archduke Poggle the Lesser. Nothing that would be a problem for the company for now, but you would have to keep an eye on it.
You finally reached your office and you invited him in.
"Take a seat, we have some things to talk about. But first, the contract. Here, please sign it and we can begin with the work." You pushed a datapad with your family company's logo on it towards him and leant back into your seat. It was the normal contract, with a special clause for the services of the workers the legal department had insisted on. They had been a bit worried that these workers were slaves and had to dig deep into the legal code of the Republic, but apparently, they weren't. Genosian workers have the right to choose what hive they belong to and which noble they follow and, as such, they aren't slaves. For you, it still sounded a bit like slavery but the legal department was sure about it.
On the contract, you can see the name of your family company ...
[ ] Freewalker Shipyards
[ ] Temaris Constructions
[ ] Skywalker Repair & Shipbuilding
[ ] Write-in
Pinagg signed it without any hesitation or reading the contract. After a moment, he offered his alien hand towards you and you grabbed it to shake.
>>With that out of the way, I wish to know what we're working on. This is a new department, unusual for an established business. Bold, if I dare to say so.<<
"We actually have some projects to choose from. My father wishes for us to succeed in this endeavor to open new markets. He thought that we should have as much freedom as possible," you lie without blinking in the usual corporate way you had grown up with. The best part, it wasn't even a total lie, just from a certain point of view. After all, your father wanted new markets to open up for the company and had given you more than enough freedom. You would be happy if it wasn't for the sinking feeling that the fate of the company was depending on your success.
"Here, take a look."
Pinagg took up the datapad you had slid across the desk towards him. After a quick look through, he gave you a shrewd gaze from his alien eyes. >>These are some interesting procurements your father has found. Have you made a decision yet?<<
"Well …"
[ ] A new Cruiser is needed
The Temaris Defense Fleet is looking for a replacement for their old Hammerhead cruisers. They are looking for offers and as a local company, they have also asked you. Mostly because of the jobs you hold and the new development department.
[ ] Far & Wide Trade
The trading line Far & Wide Trade is looking for a new light freighter that is fast and cheaply built. It has to be able to transport goods and passengers. They also want some good armament, but it is a secondary requirement.
[ ] A Scout
A scientist by the name of Hans Olo plans to explore the surrounding space of the sector in search of new hyperspace routes. He has a surprisingly large number of rich backers and wishes for a specially-built ship.
[ ] Something of our own
You decide to damn the jobs offered and invent a design of your own. Write-in what as a raw idea!
- Location
- Singapore
On the contract, you can see the name of your family company ...
[X] Starkiller Skunkworks
[X] A Scout
A scientist by the name of Hans Olo plans to explore the surrounding space of the sector in search of new hyperspace routes. He has a surprisingly large number of rich backers and wishes for a specially-built ship.
I really wanted the Cruiser job but Defense Contracts without bribery in this era of the Republic is business suicide.
If we do a good job with this the rich backers may come to us for bespoke jobs.
[X] Starkiller Skunkworks
[X] A Scout
A scientist by the name of Hans Olo plans to explore the surrounding space of the sector in search of new hyperspace routes. He has a surprisingly large number of rich backers and wishes for a specially-built ship.
I really wanted the Cruiser job but Defense Contracts without bribery in this era of the Republic is business suicide.
If we do a good job with this the rich backers may come to us for bespoke jobs.
[X] Temaris Constructions
[X] A new Cruiser is needed
The Temaris Defense Fleet is looking for a replacement for their old Hammerhead cruisers. They are looking for offers and as a local company, they have also asked you. Mostly because of the jobs you hold and the new development department.
Like the name catchy and simple to remember. Now on to the job offerings I feel that making a replacement for the hammerhead cruiser will net us big. And I know just what vessel to use, the Donnager-class battleship( cruiser by star wars standards) for the replacement. Reasons, it's larger size means more firepower and armor for one, on the other hand the Donnager can hold quite a large number of snub fighters in its hold.( in canon Expanse a donny can hold 6 rocinantes at once.) If anyone has a better plan let me know.
PlanB: Haulers alphabet
[X] Temaris Constructions
[X] Far & Wide Trade
The trading line Far & Wide Trade is looking for a new light freighter that is fast and cheaply built. It has to be able to transport goods and passengers. They also want some good armament, but it is a secondary requirement.
We have the design ideas for the Hulls type A-C, easy to make and produce profit their design should focus on primarily speed, shields and at least 3 laser cannons and a dual turbo laser cannon for offense. Armor wise the design of the type c actually makes it a harder nut to crack because pirates want that loot and they can't go guns a blazing on a type c for fear of destroying said loot.
changing my vote
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technotemplar
(Sleeping Bear)
- Location
- Texas
*poke* as much as I want to name the company starkiller isn't that a bit too on the nose? plus with the name of Starkiller thats just asking for the judical forces to investigate
- Location
- Singapore
Nah. Judicials have bigger problems than naming conventions of various businesses. Now if we named ourselves [Iskalloni], [Arkanian] or [Bitthævrian] [Insert Name Here] the Judicials will really come knocking.