Ship's armor

[AnotherDilbert]

The net practical result is the same, isn't it?

Not quite.

Three separate power plants could malfunction or be damaged separately, a single power plant is all or nothing.

The Spare Systems rule is still firmly in effect.

We cannot just add a small additional power plant to power upgraded weapons, instead we have to upgrade the entire power plant.

 

[mike wightman]

Yes you can - it's in a MTJ Q&A.

 

[AnotherDilbert]

Yes you can - it's in a MTJ Q&A.

Quote?

 

[AnotherDilbert]

As an aside, see that, regardless this rule, there's at least one official design (Purcell-class Express Boat Tender, in HT page 81) where ths rule is broken:

Four computers are provided because if the jump drive is engaged along with everything else, one computer is insufficient to handle the data load.

That is just fluff?

It is equipped with 1925 CP, well within the m/3 limit of 20000 CP input. With the CPmult of 25 a single m/3 can control 48125 CP, enough to control the ship.

The ship has no need to use several computers at the same time.

 

[McPerth]

It is equipped with 1925 CP, well within the m/3 limit of 20000 CP input. With the CPmult of 25 a single m/3 can control 48125 CP, enough to control the ship.

The ship has no need to use several computers at the same time.

Where do you take those 1925 CPs?

The ship is worth MCr 203 (I guess after standard design discount, but let's stay on this price). Assuming some of them (let's say MCr 50) are from systems not needing CPs, the total CP neeed would be 22950 CP, so over the model 3 imput limit (20000 CP).

 

[AnotherDilbert]

Where do you take those 1925 CPs?

The ship is worth MCr 203 (I guess after standard design discount, but let's stay on this price). Assuming some of them (let's say MCr 50) are from systems not needing CPs, the total CP neeed would be 22950 CP, so over the model 3 imput limit (20000 CP).

750 Holographic Linked panels: 750 × 1,5 = 1125
4 Heads-up HoloDisplay: 4 × 200 = 800
Sum: 1125 + 800 = 1925 CP

1925 CP is input into the computer (well below the limit) which multiplies that to 1925 × 25 = 48125 CP, much more than is needed to control the ship (27757 CP). (Presumably the designer erroneously used a CP multiplier of 15).

The input CP is the maximum control panel input the computer can handle. You cannot connect more control panel CPs to the input side of the computer than listed here. If the control panel output times the computer multiplier does not totally satisfy the control panel needs of the craft in question, the craft will not work correctly.

I get the cost to MCr 200 (w/o discount), and the unloaded mass to around 4530 tonnes, so I have replicated the craft imperfectly or there are more non-standard elements to the design. I fail to get even close to the unloaded mass, unless I use Armour 73G, so I suspect some mistakes in the design...