|
[To]: The Defense Committee
| |
| Alyn_Stark | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 10:26 AM | Message # 1 |
 Generalissimo
Group: Users
Messages: 1359
Status: Offline
| Sirs of the Planetary Defense Committee,
As per the guidelines set forth in the Responsible Sale of Drones Act, I am petitioning the Defense Committee in the case of the sale of three squadrons each of the I-002 model planetary defense drone to the worlds of Taum Reese, Arramanx and Beta Olikark to bolster their current planetary squadrons against pirate raids. All three worlds have contacted Vigilance Technologies with a desire to purchase.
Regards,
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
|
| |
| |
| Bernard_Oriel | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 10:51 AM | Message # 2 |
 Colonel general
Group: Users
Messages: 803
Status: Offline
| I think we can hear this one over the Holographic Committee Hearing System.
I open this matter to the Committee for them to voice their opinions or ask Alyn Stark questions.Added (15 Sep 2012, 10:51 AM)
---------------------------------------------
Before we start, can you give me the delivered units intended Shield and Hull rating in the standard SBD and RU as appropriate?
Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
|
| |
| |
| Alyn_Stark | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 10:59 AM | Message # 3 |
|
Generalissimo
Group: Users
Messages: 1359
Status: Offline
| (( With SBD and RU being exclusive to the X-wing game series, I'll simply try to give an equivalent type identifier with another snubfighter design. ))
These units have shielding and hull integrity equivalent to a BTL Y-wing starfighter.
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
|
| |
| |
| Bernard_Oriel | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 12:11 PM | Message # 4 |
|
Colonel general
Group: Users
Messages: 803
Status: Offline
| Shields equivalent to 75 SBD and a 40 RU hull? Don't you think those are truly exceptional figures for an interceptor?
That's a hull two and a half times as strong as some state of the art interceptors. Even assuming the robustness which often was valued over speed in the older vessels these truly are exceptional. I think if they propose to have hulls and shields quite so strong then the speed and/or firepower need to be taken in somewhat.
Are you willing to impose the following contractual obligations to the buyers?
- These droids may not and will not perform outside of in a Defensive role to the planet they are sold.
- These droids will have these planets as "end users", prohibiting further sale of the drones or their proliferation.
Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
Message edited by Bernard_Oriel - Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 12:11 PM |
| |
| |
| Alyn_Stark | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 12:20 PM | Message # 5 |
|
Generalissimo
Group: Users
Messages: 1359
Status: Offline
| I'd hardly call them exceptional figures, Senator. The term 'interceptor' is a relative term, after all. The I-002 series is designed to intercept and destroy whatever their controlling home unit states to be a threat. In that regard, they are an interceptor. As such, considering they lack hyperdrives or any of the necessary items required for pilot comfort or protection, I feel it to be a very effective number. Coupled with certain technologies built by Lorrd Engineering and developed by Vigilance Technologies, speed and weapons are quite adequate for this drone design, being a pair of laser cannons an a single ion cannon.
That being said, once a drone is sold to a planet, it is 'locked' to that planet. Programming for the I-002 will not allow it to operate out of its sector of space, which is set by Vigilance Technologies specialists just prior to final delivery. Additionally, lacking hyperdrives, there is no true way for the design to operate in an offensive manner. Once the drones are sold as well, they cannot be resold. As you put it, an 'end user.'
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
|
| |
| |
| Bernard_Oriel | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 12:24 PM | Message # 6 |
|
Colonel general
Group: Users
Messages: 803
Status: Offline
| So the rotary laser weapons have been replaced by standard ones? I'd deem this an acceptable go-between.
Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
|
| |
| |
| Alyn_Stark | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 12:29 PM | Message # 7 |
|
Generalissimo
Group: Users
Messages: 1359
Status: Offline
| That is incorrect, Senator Oriel. The weapons themselves were never of a rotary variant. They are simply rotational, as in, each weapon can fire in nearly a three-hundred sixty degree arc, minus of course, the arc in which where the other weapon systems would sit.
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
|
| |
| |
| Bernard_Oriel | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 1:09 PM | Message # 8 |
|
Colonel general
Group: Users
Messages: 803
Status: Offline
| Ah I do beg your apology, I had read "Rotary" when I should have read Rotating. I'll deliberate on the speed/resilience issue momentarily and let the Committee at large speak.
Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
|
| |
| |
| Alyn_Stark | Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 1:11 PM | Message # 9 |
|
Generalissimo
Group: Users
Messages: 1359
Status: Offline
| More than fair enough, Senator Oriel.
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
|
| |
| |
| Draken_Turot | Date: Monday, 17 Sep 2012, 5:52 PM | Message # 10 |
 Major general
Group: Users
Messages: 258
Status: Offline
| Mr. Stark!
I trust that a bill of sales will be given to the committee when the sale does go through?!
|
| |
| |
| Alyn_Stark | Date: Tuesday, 18 Sep 2012, 2:22 AM | Message # 11 |
|
Generalissimo
Group: Users
Messages: 1359
Status: Offline
| Of course. That would be only proper.
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
|
| |
| |
| Bernard_Oriel | Date: Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012, 8:36 AM | Message # 12 |
|
Colonel general
Group: Users
Messages: 803
Status: Offline
| Well I move to approve this sale with the caveat that if they are to have the durability of the Y-Wing fighter mentioned they should also have a similar space-speed.
I'm not content to see "drones" as fast as the top of the line TIE Fighter with one of the highest fighter durabilities around.
Thus if it's to be fast - lets see its structural integrity and shields brought in line with comparable interception fighters.
If it's to be durable - I want to see it with a speed comparable to other high durability fighters.
Fighters are the core of many worlds defense strategies - and I dont want overpowered drones putting pilots out of work.
This Committee isn't comfortable with the sale of Drones that might end up being used against another worlds forces in the event of a conflict. I think its only fair the Defense Committee insists on having the "shut down codes" that deactivate these automated fighting platforms.
Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
|
| |
| |
| Alyn_Stark | Date: Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012, 2:52 PM | Message # 13 |
|
Generalissimo
Group: Users
Messages: 1359
Status: Offline
| Senator Oriel, it would be a technical impossibility for the Interceptor series two drones to be utilized by any world in an offensive capacity. Vigilance Technologies has contributed multiple fail-safe options to make sure of this. That being said, every world receives a unique shut-down code for its squadron. If the Defense Committee is willing to process all the codes, then I will be more than happy enough said codes.
The worlds I spoke of selling to are worlds that already employ starfighter defense corps as a primary line. These squadrons are not intended to replace, by any means, experienced pilots. Extensive talks were undertaken to ensure that this was the decision they wanted, and I was assured that no pilots would be put out of work because of my own work.
That being said, I move on to the next point. The I-002 drone series is designed as a planetary defense interceptor. Speed and strength are primary characteristics of this. I see no reason to limit the effective nature of a design simply because it does what it is designed to do. If a world is attacked by raiders with capital vessels that have starfighter support, the I-002 could easily work against the starfighters leaving the piloted vessels to deal with the capital ships. It makes sense as it stands, Senator.
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
|
| |
| |
| Draken_Turot | Date: Thursday, 20 Sep 2012, 1:21 PM | Message # 14 |
|
Major general
Group: Users
Messages: 258
Status: Offline
| I agree with Senator Oriel! I believing having the 'shut down codes' would help in stopping inter-planetary fighting (if any were to occur!) as well as hopefully being able to prevent another droid revolt (if it were to happen again!) Fighter pilots are our greatest assets! Many train their entire life to get where they are today! Putting them out of work would not help us at all! However with that being said, I would be in favor of drone star fighters being tasked out to handle what many are not able to do; at least when you go to replace what you have lost, you won't have to pay for funeral expenses either!
|
| |
| |
| Bernard_Oriel | Date: Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012, 9:35 AM | Message # 15 |
|
Colonel general
Group: Users
Messages: 803
Status: Offline
| I am happy with worlds having a Starfighter Corps. You Mr Stark would put the loyal pilots of their Starfighter Corps on the breadline! Speed and strength are not the assets of an interceptor.
The Encyclopedia Galactica entry on Interceptors states "Interceptors are fast and maneuverable starfighters. They are designed specifically to target, hunt down, and destroy enemy fighters and bombers, hence the name interceptor, and thus are generally unsuited to carrying heavy bombing payloads. Interceptors can also be used for reconnaissance due to their high speed. "
I don't think Strength is necessary for an interceptor really. If you want them to have a speed quite so high, I don't want to see them any tougher than a standard "line" fighter like the Z-95 Headhunter. Note, if they are explicitly for defense, do you object to just their vacuum speed being reduced if you wish to keep them armoured heavily? Surely operating with their high speed and armour in the stratosphere is adequate for "Defensive" drones? Leaving worlds able to utilize manned fighters outside of that atmosphere?
My point is that while I sympathize with your wish to sell your product, I am uncomfortable with the idea of Drones rendering a world invulnerable to assault. There comes a point where I can see that in some situations a military conflict may be required in order to resolve certain differences which are otherwise irreconcilable; what have these worlds done to earn the right to impregnability to their peers (largely starfighter based) Navies?
Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
|
| |
| |
|
