New Design from Ravak & Larben Shipyards!

Ravak-and-Larben

Date: Saturday, 26 Dec 2009, 1:18 AM | Message # 1

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For a limited time, this new design tested and quality assured is available to both New Republic and Imperial Remnant armadas at 75% cost! Affiliates of both parties, providing signed vouchers from their respective governments are eligible for this discount as well.

Designation: Crossbow-class

Hull Type: Frigate
Ship Class: Light
Length: 120 meters
Armor: Cerametal
Powerplant: 2x Tachyonic Collider
Engines: 5x Induction Engine
FTL Drive: Hyperdrive Class I
Support Systems & Crew Quarters:

Autosupport Unit
2x Crew quarters
5x Crew bunkrooms

Weapons:

20x Point-defense laser cannons (5 turrets; 1 port bow, 1 port aft, 1 starboard bow, 1 starboard aft, 1 top midships)
2x heavy turbolaser cannons (2 sponson mounts; 1 port aft, 1 starboard aft)
2x heavy particle beam cannons (turret mounted, center top)
RF Spike (array mounted behind and above turret)

Defenses:

Damage control
Jammer
Deflection inducer

Command & Control Systems:

Command deck
Fire control
Nav control
Radio transceiver

Sensors:

Hi-res video
Multiphase radar

Miscellaneous Installations:

2x Cargo hold (underbelly)
2x Sick bays
2x Autocargo systems
3x Evac System;

Crew:
(BASIC)
[DECK]

3x Deckhands
3x Cargo Handlers
1x Bosun's Mate
1x Ship's Bosun
1x Deck Officer
1x First Lieutenant

[ENGINEERING]

1x Drive Technician
5x Engine Technicians
2x Power Technicians
1x Support Technician
1x Petty Officer
1x Chief Engineer

[NAVIGATION]

4x Quartermasters
3x Helm Operators
1x Petty Officer
1x Navigator

[OPERATIONS]

3x Electronics Technicians
3x Computer Technicians
14x Op Specialists
6x Petty Officers
1x Operations Officer

[AUXILIARY ENGINEERING]

3x Repair Technicians
1x Damage Control Officer

[WEAPONS]

18x Gunners
4x Petty Officers
1x Weapon Officer
1x Chief Weapons Officer

(SUPPORT CREW)
[MEDICAL]

1x Medical Technician
2x Surgeon
1x Ship's Doctor

[SERVICE]

4x Mess Hands
1x Mess Chief

[SUPPLY]

4x Storeskeepers
1x Supply Officer

[ADMINISTRATION]

2x Yeomen
2x Security Specialists
1x Petty Officer
1x Chief Master-at-Arms
1x Admin Officer

[COMMAND]

1x Master Chief Petty Officer
1x Executive Officer
1x Captain

Total Crew Requirements: 109

This new design is a frigate class, allowing a moderate to long-range system patrol craft, as well as an interdiction ship and escort; indeed, its uses are practically limited by the owner's choice of use.

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Message edited by Ravak-and-Larben - Sunday, 27 Dec 2009, 12:53 PM

Jace_Varitek

Date: Sunday, 27 Dec 2009, 1:14 PM | Message # 2

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Looks like everything's in order. Nicely done, as usual. I vote to APPROVE, pending just a word or two on the "RF Spike" and the "Deflection Inducer." I'm not familiar with these devices (I've also not heard of a "Tachyonic Collider" used in a Star Wars context, but I don't suppose that's really important to the overall request so I'm okay with that; unless there's anything worth noting about it?).

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Ravak-and-Larben

Date: Sunday, 27 Dec 2009, 1:36 PM | Message # 3

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Few explanations:

Deviating from the standard powerplant mode of most craft (since R&L are a tad different themselves), the tachyonic collider is based (roughly) off the following principle: tachyons are particles that move faster than light. The collider slows said particles and harnesses their energy. The collider doesn't provide as much power as some of the alternate R&L powerplants, but it's primary advantage that makes it popular is that it doesn't require any fuel.

The RF Spike could be called a high energy radio frequency gun. It consists of a powerful capacitor and a linear antenna which generates a one-shot electromagnetic pulse that burns out the capacitor and its antenna, but causes serious EMP damage to the target. The EMP damage is roughly the same regardless of vessel size, though obviously larger ships will be less affected. The only way to reuse this weapon is to purchase a new system (from R&L, of course).

The deflection inducer is a variation of particle and ray shielding that come standard on most R&L ships in keeping with what most of the galaxy enjoys. The inducer surrounds the ship in belts of gravitational energy intense enough to bend beam weapons away from the ship and stop projectiles. Of course, the more powerful the beam, the less likely it is to bend it away, so to speak. The amount of shots as well affect the effectiveness of the system.

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EchuuShinzon

Date: Monday, 28 Dec 2009, 9:05 PM | Message # 4

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Interesting drawback for your design. It's essentially a massive single shot ion cannon correct? (Referring of course to the RF Spike). I have reservations as to the Tachyonic Collider, unless of course you are trying to infer that because it's output is significantly less than most powercores on vessels, the vessel itself would require either a larger powerplant, or multiple plants--thereby making it more vulnerable to the key system.

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Ravak-and-Larben

Date: Monday, 28 Dec 2009, 10:28 PM | Message # 5

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I guess you could call it that, Echuu. It's as good a term as any, when it comes down to it. The collider does indeed require more than one unit, as is listed having two powerplants as opposed to the standard single unit in most ships.

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Jace_Varitek

Date: Tuesday, 29 Dec 2009, 1:34 PM | Message # 6

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So, as I understand it, the deflection inducer is essentially just standard shielding? Now that you mention the collider, I'm reminded that I have, indeed, heard of it before. I have no problem with it, or the EMP.

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Date: Tuesday, 29 Dec 2009, 11:39 PM | Message # 7

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It is indeed standard shielding, just using a different format of sorts than the particle/ray shielding common to the majority of Star Wars craft.

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Jace_Varitek

Date: Saturday, 02 Jan 2010, 0:33 AM | Message # 8

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Well, the request appears to be APPROVED.

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Jace_Varitek

Date: Saturday, 02 Jan 2010, 0:40 AM | Message # 9

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Wait, I just read this again and I'm a bit confused. Your description of the deflection inducer is "a variation of particle and ray shielding," but most recently you've said it's "a different format of sorts than... particle/ray shielding." I'm confused, thus, whether it's something distinctly different from particle and ray shielding, or whether it's a type of particle and ray shielding?

If it isn't traditional particle/ray shielding then I think I'd be quite against it, because I've never heard of anything substantively different from that setup in Star Wars and I don't want to introduce technologies into the RP that would render Star Wars weaponry useless. Even if that's not the case here, admitting one such technology, I feel, could be a slippery slope to more.

And I apologize if I've misunderstood you.

Ravak-and-Larben

Date: Saturday, 02 Jan 2010, 3:56 PM | Message # 10

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It is indeed different from particle and ray shielding. However, it doesn't render Star Wars weaponry useless. Say for example someone fires a single concussion missile at said shielded craft. Instead of hitting and draining shield energy, the projectile is stopped and destroyed by the shield, thereby expending power. It's a different form of shielding, but it does the exact same thing as particle and ray shield, just with a different method.

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Jory_Carson

Date: Sunday, 03 Jan 2010, 10:58 PM | Message # 11

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I like it, and I don't like non-canon vessels usually but with this it seems to be limited in enough ways that I can see it being a good choise.

Vote: Approve

Jace_Varitek

Date: Monday, 04 Jan 2010, 8:33 PM | Message # 12

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If it does exactly the same thing as particle and ray shielding, then is it fair to say it wouldn't make a difference to you either way if it was one or the other? If it accomplishes the same thing, I would prefer to be on the safe side and use Star Wars technology, so there are no surprises.

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