General Would you redesign the Patrol Cruiser?
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I think you are looing at that ship backwards.
AnotherDilbert
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The Type T is to the (colonial) navy what the Type S is to the IISS: The last mile, the fingertips of the mailed arm of the Imperium. Dispersed power. Naval Scouts. Coast Guards. Interstellar Squad Car.
Low tech, cheap, everywhere.
It would be pointless to operate them in squadrons, a larger ship would be much more capable.
Its combat value is next to nil, it can't really intimidate anything more substantial than a Subbie. Its job is not to fight, but to show the flag and poke around.
Mechanically: With a squad of troops, smallcraft, and GCarrier it can harass most adventurers anywhere, anytime.
Low tech, cheap, everywhere.
It would be pointless to operate them in squadrons, a larger ship would be much more capable.
Its combat value is next to nil, it can't really intimidate anything more substantial than a Subbie. Its job is not to fight, but to show the flag and poke around.
Mechanically: With a squad of troops, smallcraft, and GCarrier it can harass most adventurers anywhere, anytime.
Mission wise, similar to the Revenue Cutter of the 1700's ... I would think. Something to board and inspect Merchant Ships and small enough to have one assigned to every C+ Starport.
mike wightman
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Well it is described as "used for customs inspections, piracy suppression, and normal safety
patrols."
Worthy of not is its ship's boat - effectively a 30t 6g fighter and boarding vessel.
patrols."
Worthy of not is its ship's boat - effectively a 30t 6g fighter and boarding vessel.
AnotherDilbert
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If you are just going to park it in orbit over a starport, an SDB would be cheaper and better, I believe.
The point of a patrol ship is that it moves, and pokes around where not expected. Assign a bunch per subsector, or so...
Condottiere
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Within the context of the Imperium, if you install a jump drive into a patrol starwarship, then the range of it would dictate it's likely patrol area.
Unlikely to be a five year cruise.
Unlikely to be a five year cruise.
Valley Forge from the movie "Silent Running"
Condottiere
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Yes.
The biospheres with bucky ball support tend to resemble insect compound eyes.
The biospheres with bucky ball support tend to resemble insect compound eyes.
The Type-T has the range (J-3) to do patrol work outside of the Mains. Maybe assign a ship or two per subsector for flag showing, smuggling and piracy suppression. These would be more like Coast Guard Cutters then Navy Warships. Have them show up on random visits so not to establish a pattern.
It's only real difference is a Jump Drive. Otherwise it's pretty close to an SDB.
I never thought of SDB as a ship that was used all the time. It was more a warship that was kept in reserve or placed in hiding in case of war. I guess there is no reason that they couldn't be used as a in system patrol craft. But not having a small craft and a large enough crew for VBSS duties would limit their use.
AnotherDilbert
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Sure, a difference of 155 Dt and MCr ~55-75 (jump drive, jump fuel, and the SDB can use a cheaper standard hull).
A similar SDB can have a lot more troops and smallcraft for less cost.
AnotherDilbert
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I would say the small LBB2 "SDBs" are jump-less patrol craft. They have just as little combat value as the Type T.
Naval SDBs are bigger, more lethal, and hiding in ambush locations (e.g. oceans, GGs).
Enoki
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But that requires you have a class 4 security guard to operate it...
We discussed the SDB and Patrol Cruiser a bit here:
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General - I don't understand the Patrol Cruiser...
I have trouble wrapping my head around the type T Patrol Cruiser. Why would you use a Patrol Cruiser instead of a System Defense Boat? And what are the bug-eyes looking things on the front of it? It's a nice ship with a lot of weapons, but the Imperial Navy has better choices, I think. What...
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Ironic that the ship that can destroy worlds is operated by the coward that all sides want to execute.
Personally it's been a favorite of mine for a long time. It conveys a feeling of being fast and . . . effective? (I wouldn't call it powerful).
