Sylvester
Vice Admiral
Okay folks - i know I used to create uber ships in the past but I personally think this is a fairly good design. Renderings of the ship made in Autodesk Inventor 2008 are attached to this post:
Basically, what we're looking at is a ship-for-ship replacement for the Concordia class. It seems to me that despite the ability of the Midway to be mobile starbases, they don't have as much flexibiltiy as a regular carrier, not to mention the 'putting your eggs in one basket' design. This design is roughly proportional to a Concordia class ship, with an airwing of maybe 75-90 fighters and bombers. No offensive weaponry, just a crapload of point defense laser turrets and IFF missile turrets. With the Nephilim threat, Confed probably realized that they need multiple carriers in light of the destruction of single large units like the TCS Mt Saint Helens. So this ship is much cheaper than either the Vesuvius or Midway designs, so more of them can be built and deployed for tactical operations. It doesn't have a science lab or a marine detachment, its sole purpose is to put fighters in space. The vessels has 20 launch tubes, 6 in the bow and 7 on each flank of the hanger, allowing it to quickly put fighters in space. I named it the Essex class but if someone has a better name, please share it.
Basic Specifications:
Designation: Fleet Carrier (CV)
Length: 820 meters
Beam (maximum): 235 meters
Mass: 83,000 tonnes
Maximum Speed: 175 kps
Cruise Speed: 100 kps
Armament: 18 point defense laser turrets, 6 IFF missile turrets
Fighter Wing: (Using 15 ships per squadron)
30 Light Fighters (Piranha, Arrow)
30 Medium Fighters (Hellcat, Tigershark, Panther)
15 Heavy Fighters (Thunderbolt, Excalibur, Vampire)
15 Bombers (Shrike)
5 Shuttles
Hope you all enjoy. Comments are welcome.
Basically, what we're looking at is a ship-for-ship replacement for the Concordia class. It seems to me that despite the ability of the Midway to be mobile starbases, they don't have as much flexibiltiy as a regular carrier, not to mention the 'putting your eggs in one basket' design. This design is roughly proportional to a Concordia class ship, with an airwing of maybe 75-90 fighters and bombers. No offensive weaponry, just a crapload of point defense laser turrets and IFF missile turrets. With the Nephilim threat, Confed probably realized that they need multiple carriers in light of the destruction of single large units like the TCS Mt Saint Helens. So this ship is much cheaper than either the Vesuvius or Midway designs, so more of them can be built and deployed for tactical operations. It doesn't have a science lab or a marine detachment, its sole purpose is to put fighters in space. The vessels has 20 launch tubes, 6 in the bow and 7 on each flank of the hanger, allowing it to quickly put fighters in space. I named it the Essex class but if someone has a better name, please share it.
Basic Specifications:
Designation: Fleet Carrier (CV)
Length: 820 meters
Beam (maximum): 235 meters
Mass: 83,000 tonnes
Maximum Speed: 175 kps
Cruise Speed: 100 kps
Armament: 18 point defense laser turrets, 6 IFF missile turrets
Fighter Wing: (Using 15 ships per squadron)
30 Light Fighters (Piranha, Arrow)
30 Medium Fighters (Hellcat, Tigershark, Panther)
15 Heavy Fighters (Thunderbolt, Excalibur, Vampire)
15 Bombers (Shrike)
5 Shuttles
Hope you all enjoy. Comments are welcome.