Hmmm, I kinda like the original CT scout - not that there's anything wrong with these at all. It's just that the original one had all that empty equipment space. I'd always thought that when in service with the scouts the type S would have 17 tons of stuff added on board - a type 4 computer for sensors, extra data storage for those sensors, with that extra room at the back being a small lab or carrying the 5ton mail unit.
In CT it's stated that when detatched or sold all this specialist kit is removed. Using the book 2 rules the deckplan had too much room, yet there was no spare tonnage for all the active duty kit. So for me the T20 ruleset legitimises the original deckplan. If you count the upper storage bay and the aft room to the dedicated 3 ton cargo bay you get about 20 tons worth, 'bout right.
The reason I'm saying this (and I have been up too long and my English is suffering) is that the original deckplan is more 'romantic'. I like the fact that for such a small ship theres alot of places to go for privacy, surely important on such vessels. Of course loading and unloading cargo becomes awkward in such conditions, with all the cargo space spread across 3 compartments on opposite sides of the ship, but then this becomes a nice quirk of the design.
Thats my incredibly longwinded way of saying that while these plans are good, I find the crew areas claustrophobic, and that the original CT V-design has a certain magic to it.
In CT it's stated that when detatched or sold all this specialist kit is removed. Using the book 2 rules the deckplan had too much room, yet there was no spare tonnage for all the active duty kit. So for me the T20 ruleset legitimises the original deckplan. If you count the upper storage bay and the aft room to the dedicated 3 ton cargo bay you get about 20 tons worth, 'bout right.
The reason I'm saying this (and I have been up too long and my English is suffering) is that the original deckplan is more 'romantic'. I like the fact that for such a small ship theres alot of places to go for privacy, surely important on such vessels. Of course loading and unloading cargo becomes awkward in such conditions, with all the cargo space spread across 3 compartments on opposite sides of the ship, but then this becomes a nice quirk of the design.
Thats my incredibly longwinded way of saying that while these plans are good, I find the crew areas claustrophobic, and that the original CT V-design has a certain magic to it.