Do we have any use for the genetic modification centre? Any bio techs researched to use it? Is it possible with the correct research do create a species of human capable of surviving low gravity environments like the moon?
If a new size 6 has the same reload time as the old size 4, what you could do is build all new ships with size 6 launchers, but continue to use size 4 missiles until such time as all the old launchers are phased out of service.
The new size-6 is five seconds slower.
The size-6 delivers an average of 60% more damage per second... a strength-9 warhead every 45 seconds compared to a strength-5 warhead every 40 seconds. Of course, this assumes that we can pack a strength-9 warhead into a size-6 missile.
Missile Size: 6 MSP (0.3 HS) Warhead: 9 Armour: 0 Manoeuvre Rating: 37
Speed: 27600 km/s Endurance: 21 minutes Range: 34.3m km
Cost Per Missile: 5.685
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 1021.2% 3k km/s 333% 5k km/s 204.2% 10k km/s 102.1%
Materials Required: 2.25x Tritanium 6.51x Gallicite Fuel x2000
Parameters are: 1.13/2.07/0.8/2 - but of course that's at my tech level.
It sounds like we either deliberately build new ships with outdated tech to maintain a consistant rate of fire...
Fits well the definition of "insanity".I just got a survey report from the Charlies, telling me about some minerals on a moon in the 82 Eridani system... and I thought "Hang on, isn't that system full of Prix?". So I looked at the system, and sure enough... it's full of wrecked Charlie scout ships. Apparently they sneak a scout in, survey a planet, get blasted to bits by the Prix, and then send in another scout ship. No Prix wrecks, so it seems to be a pretty one-sided affair.
Storm class Gauss PD Frigate 9,000 tons 697 Crew 1970 BP TCS 180 TH 504 EM 450
5600 km/s Armour 5-38 Shields 15-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 7 PPV 56
Annual Failure Rate: 92% IFR: 1.3% Maint Capacity 958 MSP Max Repair 360 MSP Est Time: 1.94 Years
Magneto-plasma Drive E7.7 (12) Power 84 Fuel Use 77% Signature 42 Armour 0 Exp 7%
Fuel Capacity 350,000 Litres Range 90.9 billion km (187 days at full power)
Delta R300/17.5 Shields (6) Total Fuel Cost 105 Litres per day
Quad Gauss Cannon R3-100 Turret (1x12) Range 30,000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 0-0 RM 3 ROF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triple Gauss Cannon R3-100 Turret (1x9) Range 30,000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 0-0 RM 3 ROF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control 2042 S16 96-20000 H70 (1) Max Range: 192,000 km TS: 20000 km/s 95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Active Search Sensor 2042 MR6-R1 (1) GPS 84 Range 6.7m km Resolution 1
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes