Dragon1
Rear Admiral
Ok, I have done extensive research from the 'Search' button on the Tallahassee-class Cruiser and have found some interesting, but conflicting information about when this class entered service. I personally have always thought that the Tallahassee-class CC/CA and the Sheffield type destroyers were old ships, but some recent mods and fanfiction states that both of these ship classes are state-of-the-art in 2669.
I remember in the WC3 novel (which I read when I was 15, so my memory may be slightly inaccurate) that the Victory's escort ships were described as being as old as she was. This seems to make sense because the Ajax, Sheffield and Coventry all appear to be of a similar design lineage as the Ranger and Concordia classes. The Tallahassees' seem to be a very numerous class (in service with both Confed and militia units). In WC4, the Tallahassee's do not have any AMGs mounted and instead utilize laser batteries. This may indicate that the AMGs were an afterthought, equipped in a refit.
The design philosophy of the Waterloo-class Cruiser is much more complicated than the Tallahassee and is more along the lines of the post-war Plunckett and Cerberus-class Cruisers. Also, the Tallahassee had a limited fighter complement, whereas the Waterloo carried 40 fighters and the Cerberus carried 30 or so (based on my observations from the Special Ops Game). The Sheffield and Coventry also had alot more in common with the ancient Durango-class. Though these destroyers had little in common with the sleek Gilgamesh-class. The later Murphy-class also appeared to be more closely related to a Gilgamesh than a Sheffield.
What do you guys think?
I remember in the WC3 novel (which I read when I was 15, so my memory may be slightly inaccurate) that the Victory's escort ships were described as being as old as she was. This seems to make sense because the Ajax, Sheffield and Coventry all appear to be of a similar design lineage as the Ranger and Concordia classes. The Tallahassees' seem to be a very numerous class (in service with both Confed and militia units). In WC4, the Tallahassee's do not have any AMGs mounted and instead utilize laser batteries. This may indicate that the AMGs were an afterthought, equipped in a refit.
The design philosophy of the Waterloo-class Cruiser is much more complicated than the Tallahassee and is more along the lines of the post-war Plunckett and Cerberus-class Cruisers. Also, the Tallahassee had a limited fighter complement, whereas the Waterloo carried 40 fighters and the Cerberus carried 30 or so (based on my observations from the Special Ops Game). The Sheffield and Coventry also had alot more in common with the ancient Durango-class. Though these destroyers had little in common with the sleek Gilgamesh-class. The later Murphy-class also appeared to be more closely related to a Gilgamesh than a Sheffield.
What do you guys think?