After pondering about different Fighter designs in different publications
I had wondered, why I had to build a 40 tons Fighter (Lance Class from
Black War and Robert Deans TL15 design) to put a Computer-9 into it.
I searched to some MEGATRAVELLER stuff i.e. COACC and the Referee's manual.
Then I got my copy of Assignment Vigilante and the Imperial Lines No.1.
In it I found some comments about Starship building.
And that was what I learn:
One of the things, where you can save volume, weight and money is
Live Support. Simply calculate Live support only for the inhabited zones
of the craft (suggested in COACC and Imperial Lines). The only disadvantage
of this decision is the fact, that you can't maintain the vehicle in space
without an EVA. But who will maintain a Fighter in space. Hangars are such
lovely places to maintain Fighters. As a reslut, here is the Falcon-Class
Battlefighter:
CraftID: Falcon Class Fighter,Type BF, TL 15, MCr 121.676
Hull: 18/45, Disp=20, Conf=1AF, Armor 58G, Unloaded=548.271,
loaded=550.336
Power: 3/6, Fusion=756MW, Duration: 27/81 (at Maneuver=2)
Locomotion: 4/8, Maneuver=6, Agility=0;
Communication: Radio=System; Maser=System;
Sensors: EMM, EMSActive(FarOrbit),EMSPassiv(Interstellar),
HighPenDensi(1km), NeutrinoSensor(10kw);
ActObjScan=Rout, ActObjPin=Rout, PasObjScan=Rout,
PasObjPin=Rout, PasEngScan=Simp, PasEngPin=Rout
Off: Hardpoints=1, Fusion Gun= x05
Batteries 1
Bearing 1
Def: DefDM+11
Controls: Comp=9x3, 38xHololinked, 1xHeadsUpHoloDisp
Accomodations: Crew=2, SmallStateroomsx2, Env=BasicEnv,BasicLS,
ExtLS,gravPlates,inertialComp
Others: Fuel=29.5 kl, ObjSize=Average,EMLevel=no Emission
Comments:
- - Duartion: The duration mentioned above is for cuise mode, Maneuver=2
and Life Support. The following table shows effects of other
modes:
Powerplant Out: kl/h kl/day
756 MW 0.378 9.072 Maneuver=6 + weapons + LS
252 MW 0.126 3.024 Maneuver=6 + LS (no weapons)
90 MW 0.045 1.080 Maneuver=2 + LS
- - The DefDM calculates on the formula presented in the MEGATRAVELLER
Referee's guide
- - Please note: The Fighter can be made about 8 MCr cheaper, if the
armor is reduced to 40G. I have decided to use 58G, because so additional
criticals up to weapon UPC 4 do not take place.
If anyone is interested in flying bricks like a TL 25 Disp=20 Armor=118H
Fighter, please email me.
Juergen
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Juergen Kirsch
Institut fuer Informatik, Universitaet Bonn
Germany
[email removed]