Large scout vessels?

[Blue Ghost]

What's that massive battle-rider like scout ships that carries Type-S ships like a rider might carry BC class naval vessels?

Someone mentioned it last year, but I can't recall the thread.

 

[Trouble]

The thread I found is Scout Vessels the quote might be

"CT Supplement 7 supports your idea of type S riders (though the Donosev is not mentioned). It doesn't conflict with the Supplement 9 info supplied by Far Trader:

(page 15) "In some areas, an exploratory cruiser of perhaps 10,000 tons will carry a squadron of ten or more scout/couriers. As the cruiser passes through an area, individual scout/couriers will range ahead or to the flanks and perform actual data gathering missions."
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Major B

This might be what you were looking for

Trouble

 

[Blue Ghost]

Thanks much, Trouble. That's exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks again.

 

[DeltaX15]

I've been having thoughts on a 'leap-frog' style scout / carrier configuration.

At the moment, my notes are:

Survey Rider:
100 Ton hull
Fast M Drive - No J Drive
6 weeks fuel / provisions
Riders also act as fuel tenders for the carrier
Large amount of various sensors / computers
One turret - triple LMS
Crew:4 Dual roles - all should be able to operate sensors: Pilot, Engineer, Gunner, Mission Specialist.
Double tonnage for state rooms - allows for extra recreation space as crew is on an extended mission. Crew accomodation is also used when rider is docked to carrier (carrier only has (extra) common space and quarters for the carrier crew). Can be customised by crew - "Have you seen what they've done on E-19? - They're sleeping in hammocks in the drive space, and have converted the state rooms into a quadraball court!" (Ties crew to a ship?)

Survey Carrier:
Can carry 4 riders.
J-Drive capaable of J1 if fully loaded, 4 if empty. M-Drive 1 (Riders chase the carrier)
Fuel: enough for 1 J4 + 1 J1
Crew: what's required.
Weapons: Defensive only.

Operations:
Op Week 1: Carrier jumps 1 parsec, deploys rider 1.
Op week 2: Carrier jumps 1 parsec, deploys rider 2. Rider 1 1st week of survey
Op Week 3: Carrier jumps 1 parsec, deploys rider 3. Rider 1 2nd week of survey. Rider 2 1st week of survey.
Op Week 4: Carrier jumps 1 parsec, deploys rider 4. Rider 1 3rd week of survey. Rider 2 2nd week of survey. Rider 3 1st week of survey
Op Week 5: Carrier jumps 4 parsecs, recovers rider 1. Rider 1 4th week of survey. Rider 2 3rd week of survey. Rider 3 2nd week of survey. Rider 4 1st week of survey
Op Week 6: Carrier jumps 1 parsec, recovers rider 2. Rider 2 4th week of survey. Rider 3 3rd week of survey. Rider 4 2nd week of survey
Op Week 7: Carrier jumps 1 parsec, recovers rider 3. Rider 3 4th week of survey. Rider 4 3rd week of survey.
Op Week 8: Carrier jumps 1 parsec, recovers rider 4. Rider 4 4th week of survey.
(during deploy/recovery 'home' riders perform refuelling missions)
Rinse & Repeat

I haven't tried to build anything yet (I suspect I will have to use HG rather than Book2), and my gut feel is that 4 * J4 survey ships will be cheaper than the carrier + riders, but I like the concept.

 

[Qstor2]

There's larger ones in the GT First In book and one in a Scout adventure for T20 as well.

Mike