| First test of a small Patrol-Assault ship
Here is a little ship I have been working on the last few days. I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, so I had to put something out. It's a small Assault/Patrol ship. I took elements of the AC-130 gunship conversion of the cargo C-130 as one design influence. Then I tossed in some WW2 era PT boat influences and some Vietnam era Huey aspects for good measure. It's in the same vein as an Al'Kesh and Puddle Jumpers in some aspects.
It is/has:
30 meters long
8 meters wide
6.5 meters tall
2 decks
crew of 12
4 dual barrel Lite PPC (Plasma Pulse Cannons) 2 dorsal, 2 ventral
Short range Hyperspace drive (the Interstellar kind)
4 Inertial Wave generators working in offset angles for sublight propulsion and axial control.
Asgard sensors.
Asgard Shields.
Cloaking generator.
NO Asgard beaming tech. No secondary craft. No missles.
Upper deck forward section is the bridge. Upper deck rear is engineering. Lower deck forward is support systems and a small galley and lavatory. Lower deck to the rear is a open compartment for mission use.
This ship is just small enough to fit inside a Daedalus class hangar bay and through it's hangar doors. The lower rear compartment can be used for transporting troops for ground assaults, small amounts of cargo, or can be converted to living space for the crew if a longer mission is required.
This is quite a versatile little ship. It can serve to land troops covertly or into "hot" zones under fire, transport a lite cargo load or as a med-evac. But is can also serve as a patrol ship. The 4 PPC are potent enough to tackle all known small craft like Death Gliders and Wraith Darts. But it can also do "hit and run" attacks on much larger ships. It's not a pretty ship, nor is it desgined that way. It's just a very practical and versatile platform.
I know my work isn't as visually spectacular as others, but I do try my best. I also try to have some logic and practicality in my designs. To me, it just makes sense that each of my designs would have some similarities because according to my logic, the people designing and building the ships would be the same, generally. It also makes sense to me because of the economies of scale concept. Yes I know, I am a nerd. LOL!
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