Naval Battle League 2016-2018

[DarkOwl57]

4 minutes ago, MiffedStarfish said:

Sure. Zekes is in it too, and I suddenly feel very small next to all these veterans.

YOU FEEL SMALL?! HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL?!

[panzer1b]

Well im no pro either, ive had a few battles back when, but these days all of my new ships are about as "new" as you guys are, so i have no idea how theyll hold up to actual enemys.  Granted i do have some experience from the old days, and i tend to approach these fights strategically (as in half of my kills to date are mobility kills since its so hard to fight against dedicated engine sniping), but im not as good as you guys seem to make me look ...

[SG Aero]

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Edited May 9, 2017 by ShadowGoat

[SG Aero]

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[zekes]

4 hours ago, panzer1b said:

So yeah, looking at my expected total mass of combat ships, anyone allied with me will not likely need to bring much supplies, i get 200t of bloody fuel/weapons to work with ...

Im prolly going to bring 2 regulators and 2 rectifiers, assuming the rectifier comes out as expected and doesnt suck like my recently failed SK-105 i was really hoping would be a solid choice for me to bring.

Looks amazing, lets see how that monstrosity holds up in battle.  Btw, is 100t of fuel enough to keep that running?  I plan on having a 100t supply ship which id be happy to follow you around in to keep that fueled since im basically 200t short of 500 with my 4 ships i plan to use.  Also, how many parts/tonnage, just looking at that makes my "heavy" warships look like escort vessels

that's probably enough fuel.

[Joseph Kerman]

Yeah, I only have a single ship that is under 500t. Can @ShadowGoat increase the mass limit? Like 1000t?

[panzer1b]

So question for everyone, is 55 TONS of heavy and medium torpedoes enough for a single ship?

I think i might not even need a dedicated ammo station, the newest prototype rectifier is basically an ammo station for all intents and purposes .  Armor is absolutely worthless (cant afford to structural panel the monster as it already weighs 150t with purely wing armoring), but 55 tons of weapons has to mean something...

Also, i think i may be entering your league @zekes in terms of weight and part count now...

My most likely deployment will be 3 regulator class and 1 rectifier class, prolly end up sending the rectifier on a suicide mission early game since its got absolutely no armor and anything that looks at it instakills it.  That leaves me with ~150t for a station and a fuel support ship with tug capabilities and IRSU.  I think thats a fairly good amount, enough to work, but not so much that its really taking away from my offensive capabilities.  Kinda need those supplies with the fact that the rectifier eats fuel like crazy (assuming it doesnt just die before i even get to make my move that is with glass cannons and all)...

Edited May 9, 2017 by panzer1b

[zekes]

Had a dumb idea today. Built a 130 ton VTOL / Scout ship.

[MiffedStarfish]

That looks amazing. Can I get the craft file?

[zekes]

1 minute ago, MiffedStarfish said:

That looks amazing. Can I get the craft file?

I think this will be the ship I send Hatbat.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5j58ctt6laabs0i/Long Range Destroyer Mk II.craft?dl=0

[MiffedStarfish]

Thanks. I've always wanted to make my fighters capable of landing on low gravity worlds, but you did it with a destroyer. 

[zekes]

Just now, MiffedStarfish said:

Thanks. I've always wanted to make my fighters capable of landing on low gravity worlds, but you did it with a destroyer. 

"destroyer" was what i had in mind when it was 60 tons. This thing weighs more than a Heavy Drek making it a Heavy Cruiser. Funny tho it only has two antiship missiles.

[MiffedStarfish]

I've literally never built anything practical for battling larger than a heavy gunship, except maybe the EX-7. Do you have any tips for building larger ships? I think I am going to attempt to make a light scout frigate.

[zekes]

mostly happens by accident, it's a vicious cycle of more fuel for more armor, more weapons, etc...

[Joseph Kerman]

I am starting to make proper ships now

Edited May 9, 2017 by Joseph Kerman

[MiffedStarfish]

Then it's a good thing all our ships are in space. 

[Joseph Kerman]

I meant ships, @MiffedStarfish

Edited May 9, 2017 by Joseph Kerman

[MiffedStarfish]

Oh right. Have you started building? Do you have pictures?

[Joseph Kerman]

Two actually. But you interrupted me flying a new private jet, @MiffedStarfish .

Edited May 9, 2017 by Joseph Kerman

[MiffedStarfish]

Oh, right sorry. But at least you still have a private WRECK. Haha.

[Joseph Kerman]

6 minutes ago, MiffedStarfish said:

Oh, right sorry. But at least you still have a private WRECK. Haha.

[SG Aero]

Funny. Some of my most practical ships are in the 100t range. Also, I think I one upped you with weapons. If I'm remembering right, my supercapital has 28 missiles.

[Frozen_Heart]

6 hours ago, zekes said:

Had a dumb idea today. Built a 130 ton VTOL / Scout ship.

Been trying to build something like that for years and just couldn't. Fuel balance always shifted too much.

 

The Co-21C could hover at a certain fuel load but not through its entire range.

 

Edit: Huh a pic survives:

Edited May 9, 2017 by Frozen_Heart

[SG Aero]

The trick is you add enough sas to keep it stable always.

[Joseph Kerman]

2 hours ago, ShadowGoat said:

Funny. Some of my most practical ships are in the 100t range. Also, I think I one upped you with weapons. If I'm remembering right, my supercapital has 28 missiles.

My ships are no lighter than 200t, and my heaviest is 978t. And I only have 2 ships that can go together within 500t.