Right from CT carried craft require some additional volume - it's 110% and 130% in CT. I dunno what later versions suggest.
In MT it requires 110% for 100+ dton crafts, 130 for 20-100 dton crafts and 150% for smaller crafts
Right from CT carried craft require some additional volume - it's 110% and 130% in CT. I dunno what later versions suggest.
That's only in a designed bay for that craft.
Non-custom require 200% (See HG).
I play CT using Book 2 rules (because I like to concentrate on the role playing so that all the characters are as involved in everything as much as possible).
The characters have come up with an idea of dumping their cutter and replacing it with five 10-ton fighters so that they are able to kick substantially more butt in space combats.
I can't find anything in the rules which say categorically "You can't do this" but nor have I seen any design with ships under 1000 tons having several fighters.
This is strange because, if it is possible for small ships to carry as many fighters as they can hold, then it would completely change the logic of all small Naval vessels. A mere Free Trader could carry eight fighters, each with a triple missile rack which should be able to take out a normal ship of up to 1000 tons for a fraction of the price.
What are everyone's thoughts on this? Should it be possible for small ships to have as many fighters onboard as they have space for, or are there reasons why it shouldn't be possible.
A secondary question. It says the 10-ton fighter can have triple missile racks, but how many missiles in total would they be carrying in total?
Right, but one custom bay for one 20t gig or two 10t fighters will take up the same volume.
In game terms "refitting" a ship to carry different small craft consists merely of designating what craft the bays are designed to take.
CT '81 had fighters. So did TTB and ST. 10Td each. No limit on how many, other than available tonnage for fighters and crew. I don't know about CT '79, as I've never gotten my hands upon it. It didn't have any carriers...
The original 3 book set had no mention of fighters.
Its a bit like deciding as captain you don't need a double stateroom as the wife & kids no longer travel with you. Changing it to two staterooms is no problem, but it requires some work and will cost some credits.
original Book 3 is CT 79.
I thought it was 77.