From orbit if I was harassing and imperial frontier system the Targets in order: Hig Port C2 Nodes, Power Nodes, Military hard targets: space ports, barracks, armories, get the drift.
You are right I must have made a mistake last night when looking at the sheet but i had it right
You quoted different rof, so I just went with the continuous fire mode.
Hence to level the playing field - literally - using orbital meson bays is the only way they can bring them to the field of battle.
Agreed, at ridiculous cost: 200 EP = 400 Dt power plant at MCr 1200 per bay.
The RoFs I quoted are from the rules.
Did it I have 8fib went to factor 4 Meson and Nuclear , Dropped my M Drive 4 and Kept agility-3
It got bigger, not smaller?
Underpowered for TL=14.
That's barely even a token defense capability.
All factors considered, you would probably be better off using dual fusion guns instead of dual beam lasers ... IF ... you're going to have any EP consuming weaponry beyond the particle accelerator bay.
It was already fixed .. 8fib, factor 4 Meson and nuclear screensIt got bigger, not smaller?
Underpowered for TL=14.
Acceptable for TL=11 ... but basically "cannon fodder" @ TL=14.
That's barely even a token defense capability.
Lack of a meson screen is particularly notable for a TL=14 combatant.
All factors considered, you would probably be better off using dual fusion guns instead of dual beam lasers ... IF ... you're going to have any EP consuming weaponry beyond the particle accelerator bay.
FS-C1455H2-594400-25909-0 MCr 2 411 3 500 Dton
bearing 1 111 1 Crew=67
batteries 1 111 1 TL=14
ass=4 Troops=19 Low=5 Cargo=61 Fuel=1575 EP=175 Agility=1Dual Occupancy 61 2 991
USP # Dton Cost
Hull, Streamlined Custom C 3 500
Configuration Needle/Wedge 1 420
Scoops Streamlined 4
Armour 5 5 210 168
Jump Drive 4 1 175 700
Manoeuvre D 5 1 490 245
Power Plant 5 1 350 1 050
Fuel, #J, #weeks J-4, 4 weeks 4 175
Purifier 1 32 0
Bridge 1 70 18
Computer m/8fib H 1 22 140
Staterooms 50 200 25
Low Berths 5 3 0
Low Berths Emergency 5 5 1
Cargo 61
Demountable Tanks J-4 1 1 400 1
Collapsible Tanks 1 400 Dton 1 14 1
Bay Particle, 100 t 9 1 100 36
Bay Missile, 50 t 9 1 50 13
Single Turret Pulse 2 1 1 1
Single Turret Fusion 5 1 2 2
Triple Turret 10/ba Sand 9 1 10 8 10 mounts organised into 1 battery.
Nuclear Damper 4 1 8 30
Meson Screen 4 1 16 40
Ship's Boat 30 Dton 1 39 16
Fighter 10 Dton 4 52 72
GCarrier 8 Dton 2 16 2
Nominal Cost MCr 2 990,75 Sum: 61 2 991
Class Cost MCr 609,16 Valid ≥0 ≥0
Ship Cost MCr 2 410,60
Crew & High 0 Crew Bridge 11
Passengers Mid 4 67 Engineers 11
Low 0 Gunners 21
Extra SR 0 Frozen Service 8
# Frozen W 0 0 Flight 16
Marines 19 Marines 19Gets turned to rubble. Not quite the same, and nothing that conventional artillery can't do much more cheaply. A meson gun's awesomeness is in it's ability to do it without needing LOS of any kind (though it still needs fire direction, so while the gun is magical the fire control is not).
They're also DIRT CHEAP at 30K each. I mean, geez. Their biggest problem is the crew of 12.
They may need a contested recovery though, if they use up their powers during the assault.
I had that happen when I played the commandos in broadsword… it was a hot exfil