Based on these components, the Bureau of Ship Design unveils:
Code:Snooper 2026 class Surveillance Frigate 5,000 tons 483 Crew 826 BP TCS 100 TH 480 EM 0 4800 km/s Armour 1-26 Shields 0-0 Sensors 50/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 5 PPV 0 Maint Life 5.12 Years MSP 516 AFR 40% IFR 0.6% 1YR 33 5YR 492 Max Repair 240 MSP SpaceX "Falcon 25" M Ion Engine E7 2025 (8) Power 60 Fuel Use 70% Signature 60 Armour 0 Exp 5% Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres Range 154.3 billion km (372 days at full power) Yutani Corporation LongLook Model 2026 AMS MR7-R1 (1) GPS 120 Range 7.2m km Resolution 1 Weyland Industries Spyglass Mk A 2026 ASS MR157-R120 (1) GPS 28800 Range 157.7m km Resolution 120 Ultrox TH Wave 2026 Thermal Sensor TH10-50 (1) Sensitivity 50 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 50m km This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
We will first however need to spend 2400+1200+500 points of research to get these sensors. I can queue up the 2 active sensors. For the passive one, we still have 760 RP left in the starting package that we could use to create this component instantly. Would the Council like to do so?
edit: Note the range on that thermal sensor. As-is, it will detect a thermal signature 1000 at only 50 million km - a third of our maximum active sensor range.
This can't really be helped until we get bigger ships though - the range on that active sensor is good, we just need better / bigger thermal sensor technology to get a sensor that can actually catch up with active sensors ..
This is just a personal play style I guess, but I never put active sensors on an unarmed scout ship. I use that space for better thermal and EM sensors, and I also always design low signature engines for them (and cloaking when I get it). All an active sensor is going to do on a scout vessel is get it detected by enemy EM and invite an attack. Thermals/EMs are passive and combined with the low emission engines you might be able to detect the enemy before they detect you and sneak out of the system.
Now if we're designing this ship to accompany the armed fleet as a sensor platform that's another story.