By Jeremy Gray (Gray) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 02:22 pm: Edit |
WYN SANDTIGER STRIKE CRUISER (CS): A stretched DD hull with three D5W engines and a second, smaller set of fins. Light on disruptors, but includes an extra pair of wing options.
Most likely an unbuilt variant or a one-off ship. Functionally, it would be roughly interchangeable with a CW. Just something different.
By Larry E. Ramey (Hydrajak) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 02:39 pm: Edit |
I'll take 4 C racks for "Death to the Patriach" please.
6!!!! Drone racks? Are you serious?
By Jeremy Gray (Gray) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 02:51 pm: Edit |
I know, I know. In all seriousness though, the CW and CA can both mount 4 drone racks, and have more disruptors. This one could mount six, but is lighter in the disruptor department. I'm pretty sure the HDW can also mount six drone racks, and has only one less disruptor. The possibility of six drone racks is certainly strong, but its not wildly outside the field of play as fish ships go.
Perhaps the ship should have some added limitation on its option mounts. Perhaps no more than two mounts maybe of the same type? That would limit it to 4 B-racks and 2 C-racks. Still wicked, but that would keep it from launching 10 drones in one turn.
By Jim Davies (Mudfoot) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 09:23 pm: Edit |
BPV 135 looks substantially too low, especially with that storm of drones. 150?
By Jeremy Gray (Gray) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 09:39 pm: Edit |
I'm good with a higher BPV. This was done a year + ago. At 150 BPV, it needs to be roughly on par with an NCA. Is this ship the equal of a D5W?
By Jim Davies (Mudfoot) on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 04:00 pm: Edit |
I'd say so. Probably marginally better, though it'll depend on the options and it's within 5 points.
It's faster (can HET off batteries at 31) but slightly less maneuverable (C vs B). P1s are the same (except firing forward), P3s the same (much better arcs), drones a wash. 2 ADDs equal (assuming options). 3 disr vs 4 disr + UIM is worse, but 2 options is better than 2 P2 with bad arcs. Shields slightly better. 4 cargo + 12 Centre hull is much better than 3F + 8A. 4 lab better than 2, 3 trans worse than 5. No aegis. 4+2 shuttles in 2 bays vs 2 in 1 is way better. Mech-links.
By Jim Davies (Mudfoot) on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 04:03 pm: Edit |
Regarding the option mounts, one soon notices that all its DF weapons fire forward except the P3s, and even they can't fire straight back. So unless you want a very tender behind, you might consider phasers or ADDs in the options.
By Jeremy Gray (Gray) on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 04:08 pm: Edit |
On the phasers, that was kind of the idea. A little encouragement against a pure drone option load out.
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