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Dan,
The shipyard allows for VBAM ships to be Atmosphere capable via Engines greater than hull and engines of tech level+2.
VBAM:SE gives a third option, Special atmospheric equipment but does not give SU or CR details for streamlining, aeorodynamic qualities.
Any thoughts?
I think that there should be a hull size limit for Winged ships.
Paul
AUX System: Streamlining for 100SU?
Smaller ships are probably not going to need it since they should have enough thrust. Since it doesn't directly effect game play in Starmada itself (only VBAM) I would put it in as an AUX system.
Pull a page out of traveller....Streamlining is an Aux system but takes up 10% of the SUs.
Arguements for this are simple engineering issues. Less volumetric area and what area there is tends to be used less efficiently or for the needed structural reinforcement.
Thanks for the input.
I overlooked the Stars Divided sxca that comes with the book download.
That has Atmospheric as 20% Hull SU.
I do not know where this calculation comes from as I can not find the figure in the rules.
Paul
Dan,
The shipyard allows for VBAM ships to be Atmosphere capable via Engines greater than hull and engines of tech level+2.VBAM:SE gives a third option, Special atmospheric equipment but does not give SU or CR details for streamlining, aeorodynamic qualities.
Any thoughts?
I think that there should be a hull size limit for Winged ships.
In all honesty, I don't think it matters from a Starmada perspective -- unless there's an in-game reason to allow ships to descend into an atmosphere. As the ability to land on a planet is more relevant to the strategic level, I'd leave it up to whatever system is being used (e.g. VBAM).
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