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[X] Arrowhead. Aim for a cheap light cruiser. (Industry: 2)
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Since Arrowheads had a consistent lead in voting, what do people want to do about the underslung deflector and vertical nacelle?
Personally, I want the first for at least some torpedoes, but for the latter, risking an experimental nacelle for what is going to be our backbone light cruiser puts me off.
Personally, I want the first for at least some torpedoes, but for the latter, risking an experimental nacelle for what is going to be our backbone light cruiser puts me off.
NavySeel
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I'm voting for both, max torpedos.
If were doing it I want to actually use the weapons that take advantage of maneuverability, not just have a few phasers.
Jensaarai
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I'd have to see more details on what the experimental nacelles would be, but an underslung deflector sounds like a good choice for a torpedo tube.
I'm still not totally sure we'll be able to get more than the one tube on the arrowhead, but that's all for the future.
I'm still not totally sure we'll be able to get more than the one tube on the arrowhead, but that's all for the future.
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Strunkriidiisk
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If we go by what has been discussed before after rereading the update, it doesn't seem like the nacelles get you a second launcher, they just compensate for the degraded warp profile from the underslung deflector.
This is why I'm voting half saucer, we're stuck on one forward launcher at best on arrowhead.
We can probably get a second tube... An aft one. Expect this thing to have to manoeuvre to fire the front one then flip and fire the aft one and hope that doesn't leave them doing the flip in front of the enemy guns (read: this is a suicide manoeuvre, I hate it here).
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NavySeel
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I mean, so am I?
I'm just saying that since Arrowhead appears to be going to win I'm definitely going to push for more torpedos where ever possible.
Strunkriidiisk
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Yeah, well, unfortunately we're pretty screwed on that front unless like 20 people come in and vote against Arrowhead.
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[X] Arrowhead. Aim for a cheap light cruiser. (Industry: 2)
Derek58
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The Type-1B warp coils we put on the NX Project.
NavySeel
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I seriously hope not.
The arrowhead is has advantages over the half saucer in several ways, the half saucer might require a secondary hull taking up more resources and making it less maneuverable.
The arrowhead is also probably lighter, making it more maneuverable too.
Adding a secondary hull, basically makes that reason for not picking the Half saucer go out the window. Making the ship slower and a larger target.
If we get a secondary hull the reasons for the arrowhead over half saucer go away, meaning we have literally just taken a flat out inferior option.
From the sound of it torpedo launchers need to be parallel to the ship's main thrust otherwise we would have made the thunderchild a broadside ship.
Jensaarai
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Arrowhead would have more room for engine placements though, which could offset the extra mass from a secondary hull.
It's also a light cruiser, so it probably won't ever crest the 200k ton mark or so.
Been asked a few times now. Sayle has said that the torpedo launchers are oriented along the same axis as the engines, to better align them on a target while the ship is moving.
So no, we can't have broadside or oblique launchers.
Strunkriidiisk
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Why would the arrowhead have more room for engine placements? All evidence indicates that the arrowhead hull is smaller than the half-saucer, implying less surface area/'free space' at the stern.
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Arrowhead has same engine space but less space for other stuff, as far as I understand
Because last time this was litigated with our lovely dear the Thunderchild, the Arrow was specifically noted to have the most room for the engines and to be the most likely to be maneuverable. it is basically designed to have Engine space on the rear, something that a Full saucer lacks, and a half saucer has less of.
Jensaarai
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From how it's described in the post;
NavySeel
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...Earth Arrow head ships of this era are flat.
Tholians made it work.
If anything I would call those Tholian ships Pyramidal.
Also it literally says a secondary hull, which those ships clearly lack, would restrict engine placement.
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