Adding ships to MTU … a missile variant of the TL 10 Autonomous Fighters. Drop them around a Gass Giant and let them get on with the job as long as they don’t run out of ammo …

 

As with the others I haven’t playtested them in combat yet.

 

Arrayda Class Autonomous Fighter

Designed by Ewan Quibell

Ewan Quibell 2020-09-12

Updated 2020-09-14

 

CraftID:

Fighter, Type F, TL10, Cr37,319,145

UPP=xxx18x

Hull:

9/23, Disp=10, Config=1SL, Armour=43E,

Unloaded=400.138 tons, Loaded=408.449 tons

Power:

4/8, Fusion=337.5 Mw, Duration=2/6

1/3, Loco=49.06 Mw, Duration=2/6

Loco:

1/3, FusionRkt=6/thrust 2453 tonns, NOE=40kph, Cruise=750kph, Top=1000kph, Agility=6

Comm:

Radio=System x3, Laser=System x3 Maser=System, Interface=Brain, Program

Sensors:

EM Mask, PassiveEMS=Substellar, ActiveEMS=FarOrbit, Magnetic=V Dist (50 km), Radiation=V Dist (50km), Headlight x2

ActObjScan=Rout, ActObjPin=Rout, PasObjScan=Rout,

Off:

   Missile=x02

   Batt     1

    Bear     1

Def:

DefDM=+15

Control:

NHR Basic Function 570 Robot Brain x2

CPU=Linear x21, Parallel x5, Storage=Standard x82

FundLogic=HighData, FundCmd=Basic

Software=Fleet Tactics-1, Ships Tactics-1, Ships Boat-2, Gunnary-3, Navigation-1

Panel=dynamic link x15

Environ=basic env

Accom:

Magazine=100 Battery Rounds

Other:

Cargo=0 kliters, Fuel=11.12 kliters

Purification Plant (purifies tankage in 12 hours),

Fuel Scoops (fills tanks in 1 hour), ObjSize=Average, EmLevel=Faint

Comment:

Triple Missile Turret

CPU multiplier 250

Acts as Computer model 10 due to intelligence

Construction Time=24 weeks single, 20 weeks multiple

Cost in Quantity=Cr29,855,316

 

The Arrayda class autonomous fighter is an experimental County naval design using the NHR Basic Function 570 Intelligent Robot Brain instead of both pilot and computer.

The County Navy is evaluating the fighter for patrolling and securing remote gass giants. This would allow the potential to secure fuel sources from sub 1,000 ton shipping with minimal additional Navy deployment.

The expected deployment looks to be a squadron of 12 Arrayda Fighters with a reduced flight of 2 SDBs, with the Arrayda’s being subordinate to the commander of the SDB flight.

So far evaluations of the deployment in the Darnikki system are going well.

Squadrons of Arrayda Fighters number 12 fighters split into 2 flights of 6 in order to organise each beam laser into a single battery of 6 with a UCP of 3, or 4 if the squadron form a single battery.

One fighter in each flight is designated lead, and one flight leader is designated squadron leader. Each fighter is capable of being flight leader or squadron leader and can replace any flight or squadron leader following any re-designation of mission or loss as necessary.

The Arrayda class uses the same hull and many of the same components as the Sadarah class autonomous fighter and the County Navy is evaluating both designs individually and together.

One aspect that the Navy is considering with the Arrayda is its lack of complete autonomy as the missiles will at some point run out. Also the combination of the squadron as a single battery is not as effective as the Sadarah’s. However it out performs the Sadarah from an agility perspective.

 

 

Best regards,

 

Ewan

 

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For the fallen in the cause of the free:

"When I go home I will tell of them and say,

For our tomorrow, They gave their today."

 My spelling is entirerly due to dyslexia, typos, and poetic license