Open question for TML

From: [email removed] (Stephen D Smith)
Subject: Open question to the TML
Organization: personal mailbox at The Next Challenge

I've been passing along the TML to Scott Kellogg, so he's been
seeing your responses to my recient posting of his ship designs.
(Albeit with a time lagg.) Well he's been busy again and I have
about 58k worth of them. Scott has been running his own campaign
and has dropped our characters down on a planet that is essentially
in the middle of World War II, at least as far as technology is
concerned. After taking a fighter in the ship's bow, (the tail is
still sticking out of the hole right now!), I get the feeling we'll
be here for a while. In this new bunch of designs Scott has re-
created some of the craft of WWII TL's.

My question to the TML, (considering the problems from my last
massive posting of Scott's stuff), is does anyone mind/object?
Here's a listing and brief description of what I've got waiting;

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Ballistic Missile Sub TL8 "Typhoon" Class "Red October" subclass
     Meant to simulate either the book or movie version.

Attack Submarine TL8 "Alfa" Class
     "Alfa" class attack sub is featured in 'The Hunt for Red
     October'

Heavy Cruiser TL 15 "Atlantic" Class
     "Atlantic" class heavy cruiser typical of the Imperium

System Defence Drone TL 15 "Watcher" Class
     Used by Imperial Navy and Scout forces the 'Watcher' series
     is usually deployed from an Air/Raft bay. Four 'Watcher's can
     be stored in a bay. With its fuel scoops it can spend up to
     a year inside a gas giant's atmosphere or submerged in an
     ocean before requireing maintenance.

Reconaissance Drone TL 15 "Lurker" Class
     A TL 15 smart weapon. The 'Lurker' is used primarily by
     Imperial ground forces. The Army and Marines use it for
     patrols, guard duty, harrassment raids as well as systematic
     search and destroy missions.

Patrol Submarine TL6 "Gato" Class
     This is the Fleet Type sub from the Pacific theater of WWII.
     Don't you hate it when players drop in on your nice little low
     tech planet and proceed to loot, kill and maim and you don't
     have anything to throw at them?  Just wait till they try to
     refuel...

Dreadnaught TL 15, "Kokirrak" Class
     "The 'Kokirrak' class dreadnaught is one of the more common
     classes of capitol ships in service in the Spinward Marches;

Attack Submarine TL8 "Los Angeles" Class
     The US Navy's big attack sub. It is the early version, before
     the fitting of 12 verticle launch tubes for Tomahawk missiles.

Fleet Escort TL 15 "P.F. Sloan" Class
     "The 'P.F. Sloan' Class fleet escort is intended for routine
     fleet security and support.

Dreadnaught TL 15, "Plankwell" Class
     "Plankwell" class dreadnaught a more specialized ship than
     the multi-task oriented 'Tigress' class. Lacking the extensive
     troop complement and the large fighter screen, the "Plankwell"
     fulfills a more traditional battleship role, as the center of
     a fleet of supporting ships.

Darrian Fixed Wing Air/Raft TL13 "Saab" Class
     The 'Saab' is renouned as the safest air/raft in operation.

Fast Cutter TL 15 "Sparrow" Class
     The 'Sparrow' class cutter is designed for use as an auxillury
     by warships.

Heavy Fighter TL 15 "Talon" Class
     The 'Talon' class fighter is commonly carried aboard heavy
     carriers and other naval vessels.  Occasionally, a ship which
     does not ordinarily carry fighters will substitute a 'Talon'
     for one of its launches.

Light Tanker TL11 "Cow" Class
     The 'Cow' class tankers were concieved as a supplement to
     'Wolf' operations.  A 'Cow' can easily support two 'Wolves'.
     More often it is called upon to support more by making
     multiple fuel runs.

Tanker TL11 7-11 Series
     In order to use the heavy firepower of the 'Wolf' carriers,
     they travel in large numbers. Fleets of one hundred to one
     thousand 'Wolves' are common. These fleets are supported by
     large numbers of '7-11' series tankers.

Light Intruder TL 15 "Fox" Class
     The 'Thunder Fox' class light intruder is the Imperial Navy's
     equivalent of the attack sub.

Light Intruder TL 15 "Thunder" Class
     Fuctions as squadron coordinator and houses the squadron's
     black globe.

Dreadnaught TL 15, "Tigress" Class
     Although some older battleships of greater displacement remain
     in service, the 'Tigress' class dreadnaught is the largest
     line-of-battle vessel currently in service with the Imperial
     Navy in the Spinward Marches.

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Is there interest for these designs? Unless I get a lot of
objections I'll wait three days and post Scott's stuff in small
amounts to keep from swamping the list again.

          Stephen D Smith   USENET: [email removed]
                            BIX: sdsmith

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