KIDI- Kerbal Interplanetary Defence Initiative

[Rikimaru Tsuki]

That could potentially work.. My current problem is that the TWR is about 0.45...

Elso do the Jeb way. MORE BOOSTERS

[MoreasGamin]

I have made an atmospheric multi-purpose fighter I'd like to share with y'all... The F/A 1

Here's a pic of it with the Heavy Bomber I already posted:

Please tell me if you have any suggestions to improve them

[ArcticX9]

Got another fun prototype here - For those times when one simply must fill the hostile skies with recon drones.

I call it a drone swarm. This craft alone can fire 8 probes in different directions resulting in a spread coverage area in orbit. The launch vehicle can also deorbit, but I'm still working out some kinks with this and Ragnarok Storm.

[Fox62]

I have an idea for an edit of the Drone Swarm Concept. Re-design the recon probes so that they can adjust their orbital trajectory, maneuver the probes into the trajectory of oncoming spacecraft. If launched into a retrograde orbit, and guided all the way to the target, it's a potential station buster. Think Macross Missile Massacre, only with satellites.

( http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacrossMissileMassacre )

Edited June 27, 2013 by Fox62

[ArcticX9]

I have an idea for an edit of the Drone Swarm Concept. Re-design the recon probes so that they can adjust their orbital trajectory, maneuver the probes into the trajectory of oncoming spacecraft. If launched into a retrograde orbit, and guided all the way to the target, it's a potential station buster. Think Macross Missile Massacre, only with satellites.

( http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacrossMissileMassacre )

That could work really well, actually... I'll think about that one.

[Comrade Jenkens]

I'm trying to make a good atmospheric fighter at the moment. It flies amazingly but it wobbles madly on takeoff/landing and often crashes. Anyone know how to keep it stable on the runway?

[Rikimaru Tsuki]

I'm trying to make a good atmospheric fighter at the moment. It flies amazingly but it wobbles madly on takeoff/landing and often crashes. Anyone know how to keep it stable on the runway?

Take a screenshot of the fighter so we can see how it looks?

[Comrade Jenkens]

XF-3 Fighter: A prototype high altitude escort fighter. It is stable enough to be a joy to fly while remaining acrobatic enough to perform well.

I've tried moving the undercarriage further apart but that makes it worse.

I havn't yet added weapon pylons either as its unfinished.

Edited June 27, 2013 by Comrade Jenkens

[Rikimaru Tsuki]

I've tried moving the undercarriage further apart but that makes it worse.

I havn't yet added weapon pylons either as its unfinished.

Looks quite nice. Maybe adding a few struts between the fuel segments will help?

[sodopro]

The new ASAS might help, when that's implemented.

[Comrade Jenkens]

So I docked together the Co-1A, my first successful attempt in the Co-class of ships, with the Co-10E, my current front line corvette. I was surprised to find the the Co-10 was almost twice the size yet only 30 more parts!!!

[Rikimaru Tsuki]

(Sorta copy pasted it from another thread.)

Riki Tech is proud to announce that the RT Hardshell Turtle is now available!

The Riki Tech Hardshell Turtle is part of an upcoming Hardshell ship series, featuring a replaceable re attachable Hardshell dual docked outer shell that protects the pilot from most projectile damage, it can even be detached and used as a shield for other vessels!

Turtle without the shell.

Turtle and its ascent stage.

Proof of travel (Also featuring the first ascent prototype and the early beta version): http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/Rikimaru_Tsuki/library/Riki%20Tech%20KSP%20Ships

Ship Name: RT Hardshell Turtle

Company: Riki Tech

Allegiance: Anyone with money. (A ship to each company for testing purpose, if accepted)

Armor: Heavy (outer) Medium (Inner)

Weapons: 2 Tsuki missiles, 6 Brunch torpedoes and 1 launchable emergency extendable docking port. (All docking ports is compatible with most missiles and torpedoes)

Drones: Front: Turtle head drone for suicide ramming or torpedo/missile shooting. Back: RCS controlled all-around towing drone for various uses (including suicide ramming).

Size: Small/Medium.

Engines: 2 LV-909, 4 Ion engines and 2 24-77 for emergencies.

Part Count (No addons): 372 (314 with no ammo)

Part Count (With ascent): 505

Part Count (With re attachable interplanetary): 414

Craft Files:

Turtle with ascent stage.

http://www./view/pusjozr34nn7otg/RT_Hardshell_Turtle_Launch.craft

Turtle with no ascent stage.

http://www./view/u7x3jbujjszglza/RT_Hardshell_Turtle.craft

Action group manual:

http://www./view/0x81ls80go5r5ft/RT_Hardshell_Turtle_Manual.txt

The Riki Tech Hardshell Turtle was built to keep the pilot of the craft from most harm. In case the outer Hardshell armor is damaged, it can be ejected for an increase in speed.

If the ''wings'' of the craft gets blown to pieces, the pilot can detach the side parts and continue on with the emergency engines and escape to either a friendly carrier or into the atmosphere of a planet.

The core of the ship can fly into a planet's atmosphere and decouple most unnecessary parts, leaving the cockpit falling down towards the surface with its parachutes, ensuring the survival of the pilot.

Please give your feedback and reports on the craft for further improvement!

Edited June 28, 2013 by Rikimaru Tsuki

[Comrade Jenkens]

Love the Riki Tech Hardshell Turtle!! Really unique deseign and every part on the ship has its own function.

I see the rockets have been spin stabalised since the last version.

[Giggleplex777]

It seems as though ppl have stoped making land and atmo craft any one got a good combat heli?

Slap some missiles on this and it could be one.

Or something more heli like.

[Rikimaru Tsuki]

Love the Riki Tech Hardshell Turtle!! Really unique deseign and every part on the ship has its own function.

I see the rockets have been spin stabalised since the last version.

Ah thanks for the kind words. have you tested out the ship? since it was my first craft designed for actual combat, i figured i had to do it thoroughly ^^; the spin is there due to the mass not being distributed equally. mostly due to the form of the ship.

[Comrade Jenkens]

Presenting images of my largest ship yet!!! The Fr-9A is an upsized version of the Co-10E. It has a large hanger bay and room for 10 fighters to be docked on the sides of the ship.

It is still undergoing modification and testing and so the designs are not ready to be released.

The Fr-9A next to the Co-10E

Sorry for the dark pics

[Rikimaru Tsuki]

Comrade Jenkens;486646]Presenting images of my largest ship yet!!! The Fr-9A is an upsized version of the Co-10E. It has a large hanger bay and room for 10 fighters to be docked on the sides of the ship.

It is still undergoing modification and testing and so the designs are not ready to be released.

That is a HANGAR!? it is as long as 4 Turtles! Owo; maybe you can take some pics of the hangar bay so we can see how much room there is?

[Comrade Jenkens]

That is a HANGAR!? it is as long as 4 Turtles! Owo; maybe you can take some pics of the hangar bay so we can see how much room there is?

It meant to be a front line combat ship rather than a carrier. I doubt that it could fit a turtle in the hanger bay but getting close. That's the largest ship I could fit in the SPH and there is no way I could launch it legit though.

I'll post some more detailed pics tomorrow when I get up.

[zekes]

Cool thread, im gonna post here later! (can't right now or i would) but spoiler!

[Lazurkri]

Cool thread, im gonna post here later! (can't right now or i would) but spoiler!

the tops ones a disguised OWP isn't it?

[zekes]

the tops ones a disguised OWP isn't it?

correct! range is great, over 1000 m/s of delta v!

[Lazurkri]

Wow, thats awesome.... ever tried to get it to the Mun?

Also, what is the second ship supposed to be? Warship or Carrier?

[Comrade Jenkens]

Ok some more detailed pictures of the Fr-9A. This thing is a lag beast and so has no practical use. :L (Think it has around 550 parts)

A Ship about to enter the hanger bay.

The pilot checks if there is enough room.

A Kerbal next to the ship.

[Mysterious_MrQ]

Amazing super carrier, Jenkins!

[Pershonkey]

I've been looking around this thread for a while now, and thought I should post some of my own things. Big thanks to everyone here, I wouldn't have been able to do anything like this without the inspiration from all these amazing craft. These ships are definitely not up to the standards of the other things here, but I might as well post them and see what people think. None of these ships really have names, and I've only tested a couple with interplanetary travel. (They're all stock, I just put the Mechjeb module on there so I could easily see the ships' stats.) The first two or three ships are pretty ugly, as I

Destroyer Mk I

My first actual military ship, it only has a measly 4579 dV with a small ion scouter attached, but is light and easy to get into orbit. It comes with 18 weapon hardpoints, a front docking port, and a small protected hangar designed to store a very light fighter/escape pod.

In orbit around Duna, using the ion scout as a little lander.

Cruiser Mk I

Really less of a cruiser and more of a larger destroyer, it has an improved but still mediocre range of 7381 dV. Has 10 side-mounted hardpoints and 2 forward facing ones. Also has an improved crew space that can eject in case of emergency.

Tanker Mk I

This bite sized tanker was designed to be easy to get into orbit, refuel 1 or 2 ships, and then either transfer the crew or deorbit the ejectable habitation module. Because it was designed to be light, it only has 6761 dV.

Tanker Mk II

While I'm still working on getting this into orbit, it has improved range and fuel capacity over it's counterpart with 7488 dV. This ship was not designed for combat, as you can see with the completely unprotected engines (I'll fix that soon) and lack of weapon hardpoints, but the light armor around the fuel tanks and protective plating surrounding the crew bay would give it a good chance to escape with lower damage assuming it didn't wander into the middle of the battlefield. Comes with a shielded docking port on the front and a Sr on the bottom, unlike all my other ships, which have just 2 standard docking ports.