The further Adventures of

hobknob · November 22, 2005

The adventures continued this turn. The combat was a probe only but as you will see the information gained could play a large part in upcoming engagements.

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** NAVAL BATTLE REPORT **

----- XXXXXX [ G (Yellow) 7 V ] [single Star] - XXX -----

Dragaera #1274 Total tonnage: 9,000 Base Fire Control: 5 [45,000 bridge]

Bombay Trading Corp #3443 Total tonnage: 7,613,500 Base Fire Control: 1 [22,000 bridge]

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

Dragaera # 1274 [Twin Facing Black Dragons On A Red Background]

Probe [ROE: T] *Column Attack* (Fleet Tonnage: 9,000)

--------------------[Deploy Location 1] 1 CO Ember 3 (Corvette - 9,000 tons [each])-----------------------------------------

Fire Control: Phenomenal .. Maneuverability: Ponderous .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Durable

6 Condenser Beam (Cold) .... 50 Laser CIDS .... 3,500 Selenite Battle Weave

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

Bombay Trading Corp # 3443 [import/Export On Tan Shipping Crate]

302nd Colonial [ROE: R] *Column Attack* (Fleet Tonnage: 523,000)

Col Berthings: ... 50 ...

--------------------[Deploy Location 7] 1 COLL astral (Large Colonial Transport - 523,000 tons [each])----------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Average

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

Bombay Trading Corp # 3443 [import/Export On Tan Shipping Crate]

Homeworld PDC [ROE: T] *Orbital Defense* (Fleet Tonnage: 5,162,300)

Fighter Bays: ... 10 ...

Grand Admiral <needs name>

--------------------[Deploy Location 1] 1 BASE Rock (Base Station - 1,780,000 tons [each])----------------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Groping .. Shields: Feeble .. Structural Integrity: Fortified

2,000 6cm Gatling CIDS .... 550,000 Cordellium Composite .... 400,000 Energy Dispersion Armor Coating .... 500 Mk I Force

Shield .... 3,000 Mk III Thermal Regulator .... 200 Mk III Thunderbolt Arc Generator (Energy Discharge)

--------------------[Deploy Location 1] 1 SFX Megalith (Surface Fortress - 950,800 tons [each])-----------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: Feeble .. Structural Integrity: Fortified

100,000 Cordellium Composite .... 300,000 Energy Dispersion Armor Coating .... 10 Fighter Bay .... 80 Laser CIDS .... 500 Mk

I Force Shield .... 200 Mk III Thunderbolt Arc Generator (Energy Discharge)

--------------------[Deploy Location 1] 176 SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons [each])--------------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Durable

--------------------[Deploy Location 1] 1 SFX Monolith (Surface Fortress - 1,644,500 tons [each])---------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: Feeble .. Structural Integrity: Mighty

425 3cm chain gun (Projectile) .... 100,000 Cordellium Composite .... 300,000 Energy Dispersion Armor Coating .... 500 Mk I

Force Shield .... 446 Mk II Thunderbolt Arc Generator (Energy Discharge) .... 50 Mk III Thunderbolt Arc Generator (Energy

Discharge) .... 640,000 Selenite Battle Weave

--------------------[Deploy Location 1] 111 SOX Fort A (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons [each])--------------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Durable

--------------------[Deploy Location 2] 1 SFX Bastion (Surface Fortress - 500,000 tons [each])------------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Durable

1,500 10cm Autocannon (Projectile) .... 24,900 Reflective Armor Coating .... 300,000 Standard Hull Plate .... 25 Type A

Defense Screen

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

Bombay Trading Corp # 3443 [import/Export On Tan Shipping Crate]

Fleet 502 [ROE: R] *Column Attack* (Fleet Tonnage: 295,000)

--------------------[Deploy Location 9] 50 CO hooker (Corvette - 5,900 tons [each])-----------------------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Clumsy .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Mighty

100,000 Cordellium Composite .... 50 Mk III Thunderbolt Arc Generator (Energy Discharge)

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

Bombay Trading Corp # 3443 [import/Export On Tan Shipping Crate]

Fleet 601 [ROE: R] *Column Attack* (Fleet Tonnage: 200,000)

--------------------[Deploy Location 7] 2 LTA citgo (Light Tanker - 100,000 tons [each])------------------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Average

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

Bombay Trading Corp # 3443 [import/Export On Tan Shipping Crate]

Fleet 1005 [ROE: R] *Column Attack* (Fleet Tonnage: 573,200)

Cargo Bays: ... 282,700 Col Berthings: ... 10 ...

--------------------[Deploy Location 7] 4 FS finder b (Fleet Scout - 45,900 tons [each])------------------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Fair

--------------------[Deploy Location 7] 1 COLM dislexia (Medium Colonial Transport - 150,000 tons [each])-------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Average

--------------------[Deploy Location 7] 1 TR Station Explorer (Trader - 20,000 tons [each])---------------------------------

Fire Control: Poor .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Groping .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Fair

--------------------[Deploy Location 7] 2 FAR wagon (Far Trader - 109,800 tons [each])--------------------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Lumbering .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Fragile

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

Bombay Trading Corp # 3443 [import/Export On Tan Shipping Crate]

Fleet 1011 [ROE: R] *Column Attack* (Fleet Tonnage: 220,000)

Cargo Bays: ... 60,000 ...

Colonel Monkey Boy

--------------------[Deploy Location 7] 4 LF Spelunker (Light Freighter - 55,000 tons [each])-------------------------------

Fire Control: Fair .. Maneuverability: Fleet .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: Feeble .. Structural Integrity: Average

400 Laser CIDS .... 4 Mk I Force Shield .... 4 Mk I Standard Missile (Missile) .... 4,000 Titanium Composite Armor .... 4

Type B Defense Screen

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

Bombay Trading Corp # 3443 [import/Export On Tan Shipping Crate]

Fleet 1067 [ROE: R] *Column Attack* (Fleet Tonnage: 640,000)

Cargo Bays: ... 300,000 Fighter Bays: ... 1 ...

--------------------[Deploy Location 7] 1 XF Gasper 2 (Fleet Express Boat - 640,000 tons [each])----------------------------

Fire Control: Minimal .. Maneuverability: Nimble .. Sensors: Blind .. Shields: None .. Structural Integrity: Sturdy

10,000 Cordellium Composite .... 1 Fighter Bay

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

-------------------------------------------------- DepLoc 1 ------------------------------------------------------------

**DESTROYED** [1st] CO Ember 3 (Corvette - 9,000 tons) [integrity: 78,000] (Green, Timid)

6 Condenser Beam, 1,000 Fuel Tankage, 50 Laser CIDS, 1 Mk II Nuclear Engine, 4 Mk II Nuclear Jump Drive

5 Mk III Computer System, 3,500 Selenite Battle Weave

Cold: 13,200

Maneuverability: 0.055, Point Defense: 0.277

** Imperial Navy Report: Fleet Order of Battle **

-------------------------------------------------- DepLoc 1 ------------------------------------------------------------

SOX Fort A (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

1 Type A Science Lab

SOX Fort A (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

**LIGHT DAMAGE** SOX Fort A (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

SOX Fort A (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

1 Type B Science Lab

SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

**LIGHT DAMAGE** SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

**LIGHT DAMAGE** SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

**LIGHT DAMAGE** SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

SOX Fort B (Surface Outpost - 1,000 tons) [integrity: 9,000] (Green, Timid)

SFX Megalith (Surface Fortress - 950,800 tons) [integrity: 58,057,200] [shields: 150,000] (Green, Timid)

100,000 Cordellium Composite, 300,000 Energy Dispersion Armor Coating, 10 Fighter Bay, 80 Laser CIDS

500 Mk I Force Shield, 200 Mk III Thunderbolt Arc Generator

Energy Discharge: 7,040,000

Meson Web: 3.155, Phase Inversion: 3.155, Point Defense: 0.004, Reflective Coating: 3.155

Tachyon Grid: 3.155, Thermal Regulation: 3.155

SFX Monolith (Surface Fortress - 1,644,500 tons) [integrity: 179,500,500] [shields: 150,000] (Green, Timid)

425 3cm chain gun, 100,000 Cordellium Composite, 300,000 Energy Dispersion Armor Coating, 500 Mk I Force Shield

446 Mk II Thunderbolt Arc Generator, 50 Mk III Thunderbolt Arc Generator, 640,000 Selenite Battle Weave

Energy Discharge: 5,684,800, Projectile: 37,400

Meson Web: 1.824, Phase Inversion: 1.824, Reflective Coating: 1.824, Tachyon Grid: 1.824, Thermal Regulation: 1.824

BASE Rock (Base Station - 1,780,000 tons) [integrity: 96,090,000] [shields: 150,000] (Green, Timid)

2,000 6cm Gatling CIDS, 550,000 Cordellium Composite, 400,000 Energy Dispersion Armor Coating

500 Mk I Force Shield, 400 Mk II Short Range Sensor, 3,000 Mk III Thermal Regulator, 200 Mk III Thunderbolt Arc Generator

Energy Discharge: 7,040,000

Meson Web: 2.247, Phase Inversion: 2.247, Point Defense: 0.224, Reflective Coating: 2.247

Sensors: 0.112, Tachyon Grid: 2.247, Thermal Regulation: 5.617

SFX Bastion (Surface Fortress - 500,000 tons) [integrity: 9,900,000] (Green, Timid)

1,500 10cm Autocannon, 1 Mk I Computer System, 24,900 Reflective Armor Coating, 300,000 Standard Hull Plate

25 Type A Defense Screen

Projectile: 165,000

Reflective Coating: 0.249, Screens: 0.250

COLL astral (Large Colonial Transport - 523,000 tons) [integrity: 506,200] (Green, Timid)

50 Colonial Berthing, 10 Fuel Shuttle, 16,800 Fuel Tankage, 1 Mk I Nuclear Engine, 1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive

LTA citgo (Light Tanker - 100,000 tons) [integrity: 60,200] (Green, Timid)

100 Fuel Shuttle, 39,800 Fuel Tankage, 1 Mk I Nuclear Engine, 1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive

Maneuverability: 0.003

**MINOR DAMAGE** LTA citgo (Light Tanker - 100,000 tons) [integrity: 60,200] (Green, Timid)

COLM dislexia (Medium Colonial Transport - 150,000 tons) [integrity: 112,300] (Green, Timid)

10,000 Cargo Bay, 10 Colonial Berthing, 20 Fuel Shuttle, 27,700 Fuel Tankage, 1 Mk I Nuclear Engine

1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 1 Mk I Short Range Sensor

Maneuverability: 0.002, Sensors: 0.001

FS finder b (Fleet Scout - 45,900 tons) [integrity: 20,900] (Green, Timid)

15,000 Cargo Bay, 1 Fuel Shuttle, 10,000 Fuel Tankage, 1 Mk I Computer System, 1 Mk I Nuclear Engine

1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 2 Mk I Short Range Sensor, 18 Survey Lander, 6 Type A Science Lab

3 Type B Science Lab

Maneuverability: 0.006, Sensors: 0.010

FS finder b (Fleet Scout - 45,900 tons) [integrity: 20,900] (Green, Timid)

XF Gasper 2 (Fleet Express Boat - 640,000 tons) [integrity: 826,000] (Green, Timid)

300,000 Cargo Bay, 10,000 Cordellium Composite, 1 Fighter Bay, 3,200 Mk II Fusion Engine

Maneuverability: 10.000

LF Spelunker (Light Freighter - 55,000 tons) [integrity: 38,500] [shields: 300] (Green, Timid)

15,000 Cargo Bay, 1 Fuel Shuttle, 4,100 Fuel Tankage, 100 Laser CIDS, 1 Mk I Force Shield

220 Mk I Fusion Engine, 1 Mk I Medium Range Sensor, 1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 1 Mk I Short Range Sensor

1 Mk I Standard Missile, 1 Mk II Computer System, 6 Survey Lander, 1,000 Titanium Composite Armor

3 Type A Science Lab, 1 Type B Defense Screen, 3 Type B Science Lab

Missile: 200

Maneuverability: 4.000, Point Defense: 0.090, Screens: 0.181, Sensors: 0.013

LF Spelunker (Light Freighter - 55,000 tons) [integrity: 38,500] [shields: 300] (Green, Timid)

TR Station Explorer (Trader - 20,000 tons) [integrity: 6,300] (Green, Timid)

12,700 Cargo Bay, 1 Fuel Shuttle, 1,000 Fuel Tankage, 1 Mk I Computer System, 1 Mk I Nuclear Engine

1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 10 Mk I Short Range Sensor, 4 Survey Lander, 2 Type A Science Lab

Maneuverability: 0.015, Sensors: 0.125

FAR wagon (Far Trader - 109,800 tons) [integrity: 3,800] (Green, Timid)

100,000 Cargo Bay, 6 Fuel Shuttle, 6,000 Fuel Tankage, 1 Mk I Nuclear Engine, 1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive

Maneuverability: 0.002

FAR wagon (Far Trader - 109,800 tons) [integrity: 3,800] (Green, Timid)

CO hooker (Corvette - 5,900 tons) [integrity: 115,180] (Green, Timid)

2,000 Cordellium Composite, 700 Fuel Tankage, 5 Light Magnetic Grapple, 1 Mk I Fusion Engine

1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 1 Mk III Thunderbolt Arc Generator

Energy Discharge: 35,200, Gravitonic: 1,320

Maneuverability: 0.169

CO hooker (Corvette - 5,900 tons) [integrity: 115,180] (Green, Timid)

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Prospective · November 22, 2005

Here's a question that just popped into mind (in light of the most recent post plus the battle between Fury and Collectors).

Regarding ground bases, how do deplocs factor in? For instance, obviously the ground base isn't going to move and be able to choose it's deploc. But, does that mean it's always considered to be at deploc 1 (seems reasonable)?

Does the attacking fleet HAVE to be at deploc 1 (can only attack from orbit)? OR, can an attacking fleet move to other "higher orbits" and thus choose to deploy in any deploc from 1 to 12?

Also, what effect does a planets atmosphere and gravity have on weapons systems? Will an atmosphere reduce the performance of weapons? What if the planet has Vacuum for an atmosphere?

Will the performance of weapons systems entering and departing a planets gravity field be degraded (fighting gravity reducing damage of a projectile weapon) or enhanced (gravity adds energy and increases the damage of the projectile)?

Anyone?

Clan Elder 'Keen · November 22, 2005

As far as I am aware, firing into/outof atmosphere is not reflected in the rules. It's one of those realism variables that was not included in game mechanics.

In regards to deployment location, you can indeed have surface forts in locations other than 1. Think of them as starships with no movement, but all other design rules apply. They take weapon reduction based on that deployment range for both incoming and outgoing fire.

Locklyn · November 22, 2005

Actually firing into and out of atmosphere affects weapon performance. pete has said this several times both on the boards and in emails but has declined to specify.

Cheers

/Locklyn

General Miles Avatar · November 22, 2005

Actually firing into and out of atmosphere affects weapon performance. pete has said this several times both on the boards and in emails but has declined to specify.

Cheers

/Locklyn

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I would bet that atmospheres only affect 'energy' type weapons lasers fusion

bolts plasma torpedos etc etc etc. But I doubt very seriously if they have any affect on kinetic weapons fighters, drones or missiles. In fact those types of weapons that tend to 'detonate' will most likely have an even greater effect

in an atmosphere. But then again this game doesn't really rely on physics so all that could be a bunch of hogwash.

ali-t-akua · November 23, 2005

Thanks hobknob for the update.

hobknob · November 23, 2005

There are quite a few weapons that have descriptions of te effects of atmosphere.

You can assign your surface fortresses to any DepLoc that you like. It isn't realistic, but that's the way that it is.

<_<

Lord Xaar · November 23, 2005

There are quite a few weapons that have descriptions of te effects of atmosphere.

You can assign your surface fortresses to any DepLoc that you like. It isn't realistic, but that's the way that it is.

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I've always thought of DepLoc's for Surface Fortresses represent any extra difficultly to attack it -- say DL 12 means that it is buried deep or that it is dispersed over a wide area and therefore harder to target.

-LX

hobknob · November 23, 2005

That is one way to look at it. I have always treated them like a fleet so it hasn't mattered much. I figure your other ships either meet in front of the planet or behind it, depending on need.

ShadowKitsune · November 23, 2005

There are quite a few weapons that have descriptions of te effects of atmosphere.

You can assign your surface fortresses to any DepLoc that you like. It isn't realistic, but that's the way that it is.

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I've always thought of DepLoc's for Surface Fortresses represent any extra difficultly to attack it -- say DL 12 means that it is buried deep or that it is dispersed over a wide area and therefore harder to target.

-LX

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I'm with Lord Xaar on that one. It's the rationalization that I go with to make it less of a 'number crunch' and more entertaining in my brain. <_<

-SK

ShadowKitsune · November 23, 2005

Actually firing into and out of atmosphere affects weapon performance. pete has said this several times both on the boards and in emails but has declined to specify.

Cheers

/Locklyn

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I would bet that atmospheres only affect 'energy' type weapons lasers fusion

bolts plasma torpedos etc etc etc. But I doubt very seriously if they have any affect on kinetic weapons fighters, drones or missiles. In fact those types of weapons that tend to 'detonate' will most likely have an even greater effect

in an atmosphere. But then again this game doesn't really rely on physics so all that could be a bunch of hogwash.

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SN:ROTE uses Space Opera physics and some metaphysics (i.e. Vladcheck, et al.) but not 'real' physics, so we can get sounds in space and other sci-fi space combat staples. :cheers:

You could argue that planetary bodies with an atmosphere will affect all ground based weaponry. Energy weapons would disperse or refract. Kinetic weapons have significant mass, as opposed to energy weapons, and would therefore be affected by gravity. The combat system is complicated enough without adding things like atmospheric shockwaves based on atmospheric density, kinetic velocity modifications due to local gravitional factors, coherent beam defraction due to atmospheric composition (molten zinc v. chlorine) and so forth. :ranting:

If RTGPete just had all surface systems behave as if they were one DepLoc further 'back' for damage purposes, I'd be happy. Realistic, no way. Functional, you betcha!

M2CW,

-SK

hobknob · December 20, 2005

Well, another turn has passed with no real action. A stranded pathfinder was finally destroyed as a war fleet passed but that was about it.

ShadowKitsune · December 22, 2005

Well, another turn has passed with no real action. A stranded pathfinder was finally destroyed as a war fleet passed but that was about it.

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Um ... yay? :beer:

-SK :ninja:

Sha'thar of the Gosht Kohr · December 23, 2005

Actually, there were two books:

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka and the Great Glass Elevator

Yes, I am aged and still read books made of paper.

-SK

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I must be old too. I still read paper books as well although I tend to more nonfiction these days. Roald Dahl who wrote Willy Wonka was a great children's (and adult's) author. I remember reading "James and the Giant Peach" when I was much much younger (around 9 or 10). One of the first books of his I can remember. He also wrote "The BFG" (Big Friendly Giant), "The Witches" and "Matilda" amongst others, all of which were made into movies or cartoons.

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And don't forget the rarely seen "Willy Wonka and the Great God Dagon." I think Lovecraft co-authored.

Gads. Both "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "James and the Giant Peach" impacted my widdle mind when I was young. Print is much better than film, because things play out in the theater of the mind!

Off-topic. Nice posts, Hobnob! Makes my admiral's trigger-claw itch...

hobknob · December 23, 2005

You are most welcome as well. Anything to spice things up a bit. :ninja:

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