Re: Naval vessels

Bertil writes:

> >  6) MORE EXPENSIVE HARDPOINTS: This will also cure the problem with 30kt
> >freighters who have a missile turret on every hardpoint "since they are
> >practically free compared to the cost of the ship". Each hardpoint should
> >cause a noticable percentage increase in hull cost and weight due to
> >reinforcements (This is BTW the reason why we don't see any supertankers
> >mounting 10 127mm naval guns today). A spinal mount should lead to such
> >extreme increases in hull weight and cost that it would be impossible to
> >make a spinal-mount armed vessel above, say 40kt, unthinkably expensive
> >between 30 and 40kt, and very expensive between 20 and 30kt.

A better way is to consider the price of missiles.  At Cr50000 each, a bay
shoots off MCr1.25 with each volley.  As to supertankers and guns, I must
point out that missile racks and lasers are recoilless weapons, and would
not require structural reinforcement.

Rob Dean