Originally posted by far-trader:
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Anyway, I'm tired of boxes so I may stretch out in a different form this time, just need a shape to get me going. Half toying with a ring(s) dispersed structure but that means it loses the atmosphere interface ability with all it's benefits for wilderness refuelling and possible recovery of hard-landed ships

Not sure which way to go
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My advice, go with the streamlined version. Otherwise limits vessel recovery to space only ops. Now for lowest bidder options, USL hulls save ya crmps, then the TUGS
have to be streamlined for the planet side ops recoveries.
My version of this for MTU--both are streamlined, which fits the paramilitary make the vessel do more than just one thing option, like we see today.
And no,
you cannae incite me to rage Dan, we've known each other too long for that.
As for TNE-ship uses..recovery of vessels, emplacement of bases, SDB's, colony modules, all sorts of stuff this ship could be put to doing within her payload needs...every PE would kill to have one..and if a another cropped up in a nearby PE, worth the stealing!
YMMV as always..