Hello Sigg Oddra,
A couple of questions, if I may.
1.Can we halve the bridge requirements for standard T20 ship designs and then spend the "free space" on anything or are there somethings that can't go into this space?
The following is a list of the Bridge requirements from the various design sequences that I have material for. My overall understanding is that the bridge must meet a minimum required size as indicated by the particular set of design rules.
CT: Book 2 p. 13 states "All ships must alloacate 2% of their tonnage (minimum 20 tons) to basic controls, communications equipment, avionics, scanners, sensors and other equipment for proper operation of the ship. Basic controls do not include the ship's computer p. 14.
CT Book 5 requires a minimum of 20 tons or 2% of the ship's tonnage p. 27. Small craft require either a computer or a bridge. If a bridge is installed the minimum is 4 tons or 20% of craft tonnage per p. 34.
THB p. 258 states that a starship requires a minimum of 20 tons, while small craft must allocate a minimum of 4 tons. My understanding of this statement is you
cannot have anything less than the minimum required tonnage. Also, Hunter has indicated that the Spacecraft and Starship Design Sequence is a modified version of CT: Book 5.
MT: Referee's Manual Step 8 Bridge p. 81 details how much Bridge space is required by determining the Control Points (CP) needed by the Hull, Power Supply, Locomotion, Communications, Sensors, Weapons, Screens, and Environmental Control. The formula is: CP = (Price/100,000) x TL
TNE: FF&S Step 10 p. 14 details the generl requirements for a bridge. 1 workstation is per electronics, maneuvering, and command crew member as determined by the Life Support step, as well as 1 workstation per master fire director. A bridge is required if Step 9: Crew Requirements returns a result for 2 or more command crew members.
T4 FF&S p. 75 If two or more command crew are called for, the vehicle requires a bridge. Bridge workstations a twice the size of normal workstations, to allow room for easy movement and communications, personnel changeovers, and conferences on the bridge. Electronics, Maneuvering, MFD, and Command Crew all get bridge workstations while engineerings always get normal workstations.
2.Does an airframed hull with a 1bis computer(sub 600t) require a model 2 avionics package if you want to avoid an agility penalty, or is the avionics considered 1bis as well?
From THB p. 263 BIS Computers: A 'bis' version of the Model/1 and Model/2 computer is available. A 'bis' computer acts as one model level higher for determining Jump and Flight Avionics support. To me this means that an Airframe hull can use a Model/1 bis computer without any penalty.
I hope that the above helps with your questions.
Tom Rux
1.Can we halve the bridge requirements for standard T20 ship designs and then spend the "free space" on anything or are there somethings that can't go into this space.
I know this has been asked a few times, but I would like a definitive answer please
2.Does an airframed hull with a 1bis computer(sub 600t) require a model 2 avionics package if you want to avoid an agility penalty, or is the avionics considered 1bis as well? [/QB][/QUOTE]