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Paveway · 07-07-2006, 01:22 AM

I just dont see earth's fleet evolving into the classic multi-class ship fleet (Battleships, cruisers, destroyers).

For one modern wet navies don't operate like that anymore, and two, the Air Force decides what it wants onboard each ship, and they will undoubtidly take non-traditional approach. Plus smaller ships will just not have the range of the larger ships, and hence a mothership type approach will probably be used. Basically a battleship carrying its own escorting small craft (be they bombers, fighters, shuttles/dropships etc)

Whatever classes that do come about will be oriented around missions, not size/how many guns. What the classes are called (Battlecruiser, frigate etc) is not really important.

I think the main warships will evolve similar to the Deadalus. She is fast, carries enough fighters for a proper air wing and carries missiles, nukes and jumpers. She kills whatever she can with beaming and nukes, unless they have shields, at which point they run away.

I think the beam nuking will be the primary weapon on all earth ships. The only advanced weaponry they need is to knock out shields, at which point the beam a nuke over strategy is played. So even if ships get big asgard energy weapons, they will still be used only to take out shields, not blow up ships. Nukes are just more efficient than a big assed energy weapon. No need for huge reactors for ship killing space guns of death. Just beam over a care package and there you have it. If she ship has shields, have your advanced weapons take out the shield generators, or possibly develop methods for the fighters to take them out, and then beam on over your checkmate box.

Ship classes I can see:
Large first rate warships (lots of everything, long range)
Smaller pocket warships (short range, lots of firepower) for system defense and in-the galaxy missions
Fighters
Human version of Jumpers and Gould shuttles for assaults (think MH-60)
Human cargo small craft (landable on the ships and surface think C-17, C-5ish)

Maybe some courier/recon ships for long range small foot print missions or such.

Sorry I started to ramble.

07-07-2006, 01:22 AM	#86 (permalink)
Paveway SFM Nugget Join Date: May 2006 Age: 26 Posts: 96	I just dont see earth's fleet evolving into the classic multi-class ship fleet (Battleships, cruisers, destroyers). For one modern wet navies don't operate like that anymore, and two, the Air Force decides what it wants onboard each ship, and they will undoubtidly take non-traditional approach. Plus smaller ships will just not have the range of the larger ships, and hence a mothership type approach will probably be used. Basically a battleship carrying its own escorting small craft (be they bombers, fighters, shuttles/dropships etc) Whatever classes that do come about will be oriented around missions, not size/how many guns. What the classes are called (Battlecruiser, frigate etc) is not really important. I think the main warships will evolve similar to the Deadalus. She is fast, carries enough fighters for a proper air wing and carries missiles, nukes and jumpers. She kills whatever she can with beaming and nukes, unless they have shields, at which point they run away. I think the beam nuking will be the primary weapon on all earth ships. The only advanced weaponry they need is to knock out shields, at which point the beam a nuke over strategy is played. So even if ships get big asgard energy weapons, they will still be used only to take out shields, not blow up ships. Nukes are just more efficient than a big assed energy weapon. No need for huge reactors for ship killing space guns of death. Just beam over a care package and there you have it. If she ship has shields, have your advanced weapons take out the shield generators, or possibly develop methods for the fighters to take them out, and then beam on over your checkmate box. Ship classes I can see: Large first rate warships (lots of everything, long range) Smaller pocket warships (short range, lots of firepower) for system defense and in-the galaxy missions Fighters Human version of Jumpers and Gould shuttles for assaults (think MH-60) Human cargo small craft (landable on the ships and surface think C-17, C-5ish) Maybe some courier/recon ships for long range small foot print missions or such. Sorry I started to ramble.
	Last edited by Paveway; 07-07-2006 at 01:25 AM.