Wing Commander CIC
In WCP, I'm noticing a trend that's rather disturbing...
1.) Fighters are becoming very specialized = less multi-role capacity = not good for a fighter. Fighters should be specialized enough to have a specific role, but should be able to do others well too. Remember in war, nobody knows what's going to happen next.
2.) Capital Ships are becoming very multi-role: Midway's more than just a carrier. She can do multitudes of roles. Hades-Class is more of an escort carrier than a cruiser. Carriers are becoming rarities (only 10 Midway-Classes to be built).
I have some ideas...
1.) Make a Waterloo-Like cruiser. One with significant fighter compliment but sufficient capabilities as a cruiser. My proposal I call the Waterloo Mk.II-- It's what the waterloo would be like 2680 edition.
I jokingly call it a "Flight-Cruiser" considering that it has a flight-wing onboard. It actually is an idea that's springing up from my "pet scifi-project". Which entails a cruiser that is designed for multi-role ops and carries 40 (45?) fighters.
The idea entails at least 4 AMG's, 12 Lasers, and some missile defenses. Speed should be fast like the old Waterloo. Not as fast as the Hades, but pretty fast.
The idea is to provide a more versatile-cruiser to the fleet. It also has another advantage. It can solve the carrier shortage. Only having 10 huge carriers can be problematic when you have hundreds of systems where a crisis can break out in any one of them.
Cruisers are more plentiful, even these suckers, and it would be pretty nice to be able to use them as light-carriers in a stretch.
The Plunkett does not possess a sufficient fighter-compliment to be useful as such a design.
-Concordia
1.) Fighters are becoming very specialized = less multi-role capacity = not good for a fighter. Fighters should be specialized enough to have a specific role, but should be able to do others well too. Remember in war, nobody knows what's going to happen next.
2.) Capital Ships are becoming very multi-role: Midway's more than just a carrier. She can do multitudes of roles. Hades-Class is more of an escort carrier than a cruiser. Carriers are becoming rarities (only 10 Midway-Classes to be built).
I have some ideas...
1.) Make a Waterloo-Like cruiser. One with significant fighter compliment but sufficient capabilities as a cruiser. My proposal I call the Waterloo Mk.II-- It's what the waterloo would be like 2680 edition.
I jokingly call it a "Flight-Cruiser" considering that it has a flight-wing onboard. It actually is an idea that's springing up from my "pet scifi-project". Which entails a cruiser that is designed for multi-role ops and carries 40 (45?) fighters.
The idea entails at least 4 AMG's, 12 Lasers, and some missile defenses. Speed should be fast like the old Waterloo. Not as fast as the Hades, but pretty fast.
The idea is to provide a more versatile-cruiser to the fleet. It also has another advantage. It can solve the carrier shortage. Only having 10 huge carriers can be problematic when you have hundreds of systems where a crisis can break out in any one of them.
Cruisers are more plentiful, even these suckers, and it would be pretty nice to be able to use them as light-carriers in a stretch.
The Plunkett does not possess a sufficient fighter-compliment to be useful as such a design.
-Concordia