• Registered: 2010-05-09
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Topic: Prototypes

Here is a fairly comprehensive list of my last range of ships...

Type: SPARROW-class UNION CORVETTE (69)               
Hull: 3 2 1                
Engines: [TL0] 4 3 2                                          
Faceted: [TL0] 10 7 4                                          
Facets: (4,2,2,1,1,0)               
Weapons: [TL0] 1:[VW] 2:[VW] 3:[VW] 4:[VW] 5:[W] 6:[W]               
Battery V: 30mm Multi-Barrel Railguns, 3/6/9, 3/3+/1/1,                
               
[AB] [AB]                
Battery W: 20mm Close-in Railguns, 3/6/9, 1/3+/1/1,                
               
[ABCD] [ABCD] [EF]                
Battery X: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Y: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Z: , , ///,                
               
               
Special: [TL0] Countermeasures; Fire Control               
Fighters: [TL0]

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Re: Prototypes

Type: HERMES-class UNION FRIGATE (96)               
Hull: 4 3 2 1                
Engines: [TL0] 4 3 2 1                                         
Faceted: [TL0] 14 11 7 4                                         
Facets: (3,3,3,2,2,1)               
Weapons: [TL0] 1:[VW] 2:[VW] 3:[V] 4:[W] 5:[W] 6:[W]               
Battery V: 30mm Multi-Barrel Railguns, 3/6/9, 3/3+/1/1,                
               
[AB] [AB]                
Battery W: 8cm Multi-Purpose Railguns, 4/8/12, 1/3+/1/1,                
               
[ABCD] [ABCD] [ABCD]                
Battery X: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Y: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Z: , , ///,                
               
               
Special: [TL0] Countermeasures; Fire Control               
Fighters: [TL0]

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Re: Prototypes

This was my star player up until my last game.       
Type: WOLVERINE-class UNION DESTROYER (128)               
Hull: 5 4 3 2 1                
Engines: [TL0] 4 4 3 2 1                                        
Faceted: [TL0] 15 12 9 6 3                                        
Facets: (4,3,3,2,2,1)               
Weapons: [TL0] 1:[VW] 2:[VW] 3:[VW] 4:[V] 5:[W] 6:[W]               
Battery V: 24cm Plasma Torpedo Generators, 4/8/-, 1/4+/2/4, Piercing +3; Starship Exclusive; Carronade               
               
[G] [G] [G]                
Battery W: 20mm Close-in Railguns, 3/6/9, 1/3+/1/1,                
               
[ABCD] [ABCD] [ABCD] [ABCD]                
Battery X: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Y: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Z: , , ///,                
               
               
Special: [TL0] Countermeasures; Fire Control               
Fighters: [TL0]

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Re: Prototypes

Type: EXETER-class UNION LIGHT CRUISER (228)               
Hull: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1                
Engines: [TL0] 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1                                     
Faceted: [TL0] 15 14 12 10 8 6 4 2                                     
Facets: (4,3,3,2,2,1)               
Weapons: [TL0] 1:[V] 2:[V] 3:[V] 4:[W] 5:[W] 6:[W]               
Battery V: 6kT Fragmentation Bomb, 4/8/12, 1/3+/1/1, Area Effect; Increased Hits               
               
[AB] [AB] [AB]                
Battery W: 30mm Multi-Barrel Railguns, 3/6/9, 3/3+/1/1,                
               
[ABCD] [ABCD] [ABCD]                
Battery X: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Y: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Z: , , ///,                
               
               
Special: [TL0] Countermeasures; Fire Control               
Fighters: [TL0]

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Re: Prototypes

Type: AJAX-class UNION HEAVY CRUISER (342)               
Hull: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1                
Engines: [TL0] 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1                                   
Faceted: [TL0] 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2                                   
Facets: (4,4,4,3,3,2)               
Weapons: [TL0] 1:[VX] 2:[V] 3:[W] 4:[W] 5:[W] 6:[X]               
Battery V: 25cm Mass Driver Cannons, 6/12/18, 1/3+/2/2, Extra Hull Damage; Starship Exclusive; Piercing +1               
               
[AB] [AB]                
Battery W: 8cm Multi-Purpose Railguns, 4/8/12, 1/3+/1/1,                
               
[ABCD] [ABCD] [ABCD] [ABCD]                
Battery X: 20mm Close-in Railguns, 3/6/9, 1/3+/1/1,                
               
[EF] [EF]                
Battery Y: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Z: , , ///,                
               
               
Special: [TL0] Countermeasures; Fire Control               
Fighters: [TL0]

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Re: Prototypes

Type: ARGYLE-class UNION LIGHT CARRIER (729)               
Hull: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1                
Engines: [TL0] 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1                                   
Shields: [TL0] 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1                                   
               
Weapons: [TL0] 1:[V] 2:[W] 3:[W] 4:[X] 5:[X] 6:[]               
Battery V: 6kT Fragmentation Bomb, 4/8/12, 1/3+/1/1, Area Effect; Increased Hits               
               
[AB]                
Battery W: 30mm Multi-Barrel Railguns, 3/6/9, 3/3+/1/1,                
               
[ABCD] [ABCD]                
Battery X: 20mm Close-in Railguns, 3/6/9, 1/3+/1/1,                
               
[CDEF] [CDEF] [CDEF]                
Battery Y: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Z: , , ///,                
               
               
Special: [TL0] Countermeasures; Fire Control; Carrier (457)               
Fighters: [TL0]               
3xF-2 Wildcat, 6/12/1, (Fighter/4+/Interceptor)               
3xA-3 Tomahawk, 6/8/2, (Fighter/4+/Bomber/Piercing)               
1xFA-4 Shrike, 4/14/3, (Fighter/3+)

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Re: Prototypes

Type: APOLLO-class UNION BATTLESHIP (862)               
Hull: 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1               
Engines: [TL0] 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1                             
Shields: [TL0] 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1                             
               
Weapons: [TL0] 1:[V] 2:[W] 3:[W] 4:[X] 5:[X] 6:[]               
Battery V: 150gW Anti-Ship Laser, 6/12/18, 1/3+/2/2, Increased Hits; Increased Impact; Starship Exclusive               
               
[G] [G]                
Battery W: 40cm Mass Driver Cannons, 6/12/18, 1/3+/2/3, Extra Hull Damage; Starship Exclusive; Piercing +2               
               
[G] [G] [G]                
Battery X: 20mm Close-in Railguns, 3/6/9, 1/3+/1/1,                
               
[ABCD] [ABCD] [ABCD] [ABCD]                
Battery Y: , , ///,                
               
               
Battery Z: , , ///,                
               
               
Special: [TL0] Countermeasures; Fire Control; Anti-Fighter Batteries (3)               
Fighters: [TL0]

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Re: Prototypes

Well then, these designs worked fairly well together until my opponents learned the tricks, now I need to redesign the whole fleet to make it more flexible.  Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

  • Registered: 2010-06-17
  • Posts: 12

Re: Prototypes

I think the main weakness of this fleet is speed. Most have very low thrust ratings for ships with weapons primarily forward.

I would suggest either bumping up the engine rating or shuffling the weapons to cover your blind spots.

Good stuff, gave me some excellent ideas! smile