• Registered: 2009-10-17
  • Posts: 13

Topic: Gunships in Nova

G'day

I don't think anyone has asked about this year, but does anyone have thoughts for the cost and SUs for Gunboat linkages? 

I'm 50% tempted to use the fighter rules and note that each "flight" is really a single Gunboat/superheavy fighter.  the other 50%...put together the following table.

HC1 calculates the cost of the hyperdrive for the embarked ship
HC2 calculates the cost of the carrier system as if the space was a fighter. 

hull    Sus    H       Su   HC1    HC2 2
1       60     0.43    13    0.43    2.6
2       147    0.43    21    0.86    4.2
3       250    0.43    28    1.29    5.6
4       363    0.43    34    1.72    6.8
5       486    0.43    40    2.15    8.0
6       616    0.43    45    2.58    9.0
7       753   0.43    50    3.01    10.1

Thoughts, comments (such as, HEY, shouldn't you be taking your medication?!)?

-Stephen

  • Registered: 2008-12-22
  • Posts: 654

Re: Gunships in Nova

Stephen.Tarheel wrote:

G'day

I'm 50% tempted to use the fighter rules and note that each "flight" is really a single Gunboat/superheavy fighter.

I'm trying this right now, but as I've mentioned elsewhere, I feel that Hull 1 gunboats should eventually find their way into the game as platforms that can mount "real" starship weapons.

Stephen.Tarheel wrote:

HC1 calculates the cost of the hyperdrive for the embarked ship
HC2 calculates the cost of the carrier system as if the space was a fighter. 

hull    Sus    H       Su   HC1    HC2 2
1       60     0.43    13    0.43    2.6
2       147    0.43    21    0.86    4.2
3       250    0.43    28    1.29    5.6
4       363    0.43    34    1.72    6.8
5       486    0.43    40    2.15    8.0
6       616    0.43    45    2.58    9.0
7       753   0.43    50    3.01    10.1

hmm, if nothing else this is a really interesting place to start for ships that can "tender" smaller vessels.

Stephen.Tarheel wrote:

Thoughts, comments (such as, HEY, shouldn't you be taking your medication?!)?

-Stephen

Forget the medication, just play Starmada until that becomes your reality and everything else becomes a game!
Cheers,
Erik

  • Registered: 2009-10-17
  • Posts: 13

Re: Gunships in Nova

I'm playing around with some designs,

one example:
Cost: 9
Hull: 1 *  *                                
Thrust: 8 6 4 3 2                               
Shields: 0 0 0 0 0                               
ECM: 1 1 1 0 0                               
Weapons: 0 1 2 3 4                               
[V]: Light Particle Cannon (Prc) / [FF] / 4-8-12 / AD: 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                               


I dunno about you, but with more than a little bit of tweaking, I suspect that you could get something that could complicate life... immensely for ships.

I exist in many realities.  Some of them Starmada, some Squadron Strike, some Krugman, all 100% awesome...though they'd all be better with more redheads.

  • Registered: 2009-10-17
  • Posts: 13

Re: Gunships in Nova

(20) Harpy -class Alliance Gunboat                               
Armor:                                
Hull: 1 * 1 *                                
Thrust: A 7 5 4 3                               
Shields: 0 0 0 0 0                               
ECM: 1 1 1 0 0                               
Weapons: 0 1 2 3 4                               
[V]: Light Particle Cannon (Gid/Prc) / [FR] / 4-8-12 / AD: 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0                               


(371) Harbinger -class Alliance Gunboat Tender                                       
Armor:                                        
Hull: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 * 6 5 4 3 2 1 * 6 5 4 3 2 1                                       
Thrust: 3 2 2 1 1                                       
Shields: 4 5 5 6 6                                       
ECM: 3 2 2 1 1                                       
Weapons: 0 1 2 3 4                                       
[V]: Light Particle Cannon (Gid/Prc) / [FX2][AX2] / 4-8-12 / AD: 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0                                       
[W]: Rocket Bay  / [PH2][SH2] / 5-10-15 / AD: 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0                                       
[X]: Quad Chain Gun  / [TT] / 3-6-9AD: 18 13 9 6 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 0                                       
[Y]: Heavy Particle Cannon (Prc/Dx2) / [FF] / 4-8-12 / AD: 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                       
[Z]: Scatter Gun (Dfs) / [PH2][SH2] / 3-6-9 / AD: 14 10 7 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0                                       
Specials: Hyperdrive, Transport (252) (12 Harpies)

So a fleet of a Harbinger and her embarked gunboats...623 points  Could be an interesting fight.

  • Registered: 2008-12-22
  • Posts: 654

Re: Gunships in Nova

Stephen.Tarheel wrote:

I exist in many realities.  Some of them Starmada, some Squadron Strike, some Krugman, all 100% awesome...though they'd all be better with more redheads.

I have two redheads at home...I shudder to think of my reality with any more of them!   :shock:
Cheers,
Erik