Topic: Micro-ships

Yesterday, while having some creative energy that needed to be burnt off, I remembered one of the failed attempts to do a setting. It was based around the 'fighters as seeker weapons' idea, but an attempt to create a large setting didn't get off the ground.

With that in mind, I designed a couple of weapons, then a couple of ships, and here is the finished result: four warships and one freighter, the most expensive warship being 82 points, so a 'fleet action' could be done for 500 points.

Shuttlecraft represent gunboats in this setting--larger and more potent fighters, IOW.

Tractor beams represent anti-fighter weapons. As I purposely designed the standard weapons to be useless at point defence, they're the only defence against fighters you have--well, except for fighters in 'intercept' mode (Mode 2, IOW)

(37) Standard Destroyer
Nova TL: -1                               
Hull: 1 * 1 * 1                                       
Thrust: 4 3 2 1 1                                       
Shields: 6 6 6 0 0                                       
ECM: 0 0 0 0 0                                   
Weapons: 0 1 2 3 4                                       
[V]: 2x Medium Battery (Bls/Gid/Rpt/Slw) / [FX2][AX2] / 2 - 4 - 6 / AD: 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
[W]: 4x Light Battery (Bls) / [PH2][SH2] / 2 - 4 - 6 / AD: 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
[X]: 1x Fighter Wing (Gid/Skr/Rpt/Slw) / [TT] / 5 - 10 - 15 / AD: 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Mode2 (Gid/Pnp/Slw) / 1 - 2 - 3 / AD: 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specials: Tractor Beams (2 1), Marines (1), Shuttlecraft (1)

(50) Standard Light Cruiser
Nova TL: -1
Hull: 2 1 * 1 * 1
Thrust: 4 3 2 1 1
Shields: 6 6 6 0 0
ECM: 0 0 0 0 0
Weapons: 0 1 2 3 4
[V]: 4x Medium Battery (Bls/Gid/Rpt/Slw) / [FX2][AX2] / 2 - 4 - 6 / AD: 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
[W]: 4x Light Battery (Bls) / [PH2][SH2] / 2 - 4 - 6 / AD: 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
[X]: 2x Fighter Wing (Gid/Skr/Rpt/Slw) / [TT2][TT2] / 5 - 10 - 15 / AD: 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Mode2 (Gid/Pnp/Slw) / 1 - 2 - 3 / AD: 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specials: Tractor Beams (2 1), Marines (2 1), Shuttlecraft (1)

(71) Standard Heavy Cruiser
Nova TL: -1
Hull: 2 1 * 2 1 * 1
Thrust: 4 3 2 1 1
Shields: 6 6 6 0 0
ECM: 0 0 0 0 0
Weapons: 0 1 2 3 4
[V]: 6x Medium Battery (Bls/Gid/Rpt/Slw) / [FX2][AX2] / 2 - 4 - 6 / AD: 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
[W]: 4x Light Battery (Bls) / [PH2][SH2] / 2 - 4 - 6 / AD: 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
[X]: 2x Fighter Wing (Gid/Skr/Rpt/Slw) / [TT2][TT2] / 5 - 10 - 15 / AD: 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Mode2 (Gid/Pnp/Slw) / 1 - 2 - 3 / AD: 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specials: Tractor Beams (3 2 1), Marines (3 2 1), Shuttlecraft (2 1)

(82) Standard Battleship
Nova TL: -1                   
Hull: 2 1 * 2 1 * 2 1                                   
Thrust: 3 2 2 1 1                                       
Shields: 5 6 6 6 6                                       
ECM: 0 0 0 0 0                                       
Weapons: 0 1 2 3 4                                   
[V]: 6x Heavy Battery (Bls/Gid/Dx2/Slw) / [FX2][AX2] / 2 - 4 - 6 / AD: 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
[W]: 4x Light Battery (Bls) / [PH2][SH2] / 2 - 4 - 6 / AD: 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
[X]: 2x Fighter Wing (Gid/Skr/Rpt/Slw) / [TT2][TT2] / 5 - 10 - 15 / AD: 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
   Mode2 (Gid/Pnp/Slw) / 1 - 2 - 3 / AD: 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specials: Tractor Beams (4 3 2 1), Marines (3 2 1), Shuttlecraft (2 1)

(4) Standard Freighter
Nova TL: -1                               
Hull: 1 * 1 * 1                                       
Thrust: 2 1 1 1 1                                       
Shields: 0 0 0 0 0                                   
ECM: 0 0 0 0 0                                   
Weapons: 0 1 2 3 4
Specials: Fragile Systems, Cargo (200), Tractor Beams (1)