:idea:  Here is the 7/5/07 REFIT of the "USS Mississippi" class DNs; CR = 1274, Total Tech = +3

This refitted ship is an example of the most common capital ship in my fleet. It seems large, but I think of it as being size 12 hull, but having {reinforced hull & extra crew} as the 'Compendium ships can have. Several of these ships would be escorted by drone carrying destroyers, and small one hull PT boats. There are few cruisers in my fleet and no 'carriers.

Hull:  24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Engines:  6 5 4 3 2 1
Shields:  3 2 1
Weapons: [a] Heavy Guns {6/12/18, 3+, 2/1/1, rerolls penetration dice]
ABCD ABCD ABCD    ABCD ABCD ABCD
CDEF  CDEF  CDEF    CDEF  CDEF  CDEF

Special Equipment:
Hyperdrive [0], Long Range Sensors [0], Point Defense [0], Overthrusters [0], Sunbursts[000],
Security Team [00000], BattleSatts [0000000000], Launch Bay [000], Armor Plating, Medical Bay,
Science Lab, Marine Squad [0]

Damage rolls =  Ha/E/H/S/H/Q

In the games I play in south Florida, we do not use expendables.
(if we did, this ship's [b] battery would be "Terrier Missiles")
{6/9/12, 3+, 3/1/1, rerolls to hit dice, Expendable} 
I have versions with Ionic shielding replacing the troops. In the games we play, a weapon can only have One "Weapon Ability". This eliminates any outrageous or overly-powerful combinations of 'abilities.
We don't use VBAM...

My ships are based on WW2 warships similar to the Star Balazers conversion of IJN Yamato to the Argo, but no wave-motion-gun.
These ships can give and take pounding.   :wink:

Note:  The refit did not change the firepower, and even tho these ships gained 2 more hull, their CR is 100 less than b4. :shock:

Steven Gilchrist; Jacksonville, Fla, USA

I would prefer to keep to the canon Starmada (plus KEB if necessary)

So I would normally delete this ship outright, but I thought I'd warn folks before I get that far.

It's your thing, Jim, but I don't see why there can't be room for ships that are testing out possible new equipment and rules.