re: ... ship types or classes ...

David Johnson wrote:

> Finally, I've got a question for all you *TCS* cult members.  Is there
> any clear way to identify ship types or classes based upon tonnages?  In
> other words, is there some breakdown like:
>
> Battles          100,000+
> Cruisers         40,000 - 100,000
> Destroyers       5000 - 40,000
> Etc.?
> (Please don't take issue with my numbers.  I don't have a clue what the
> actual values out to be.)
>
> What about types/classes themselves?  Is there some finer breakdown than
> battles, cruisers, carriers, escorts, etc.?  Is there a way to tell a
> frigate from a destroyer, etc. (besides what the designer choose to call
> it)?


   I based my fighting-ship classifications on the spinal mount.
Battleships would have the largest SMs for their TL, cruisers the smallest,
and escorts/destroyers would only have bay and turret weapons.  Ships from
lower TLs tended to be larger than equivalent higher TL classes - my
philosophy was to wrap the smallest hull around the SM I could.  Finer
gradations were based on secondary weapons or performance (lots of
missiles, high accelleration, heavy armour, etc.).  Then there are
fighters, but I never could see a lot of use for them in space combat.

This all applies to MT; I haven't designed enough ships to get a feel for
TNE ships.


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