Post by Darth Reaver on Aug 31, 2020 19:29:30 GMT
Ok I'm posting this for a couple of reasons:
1) To keep this forum alive
2) Thanks to the ongoing situation, in order to bring all members of staff back from furlough and so we dont have to make any redundancies I have accepted a cut in the amount of hours I do at work. I've, in common with everyone in my job, lost roughly a third of my hours. This means I'm home more, and to be blunt I'm getting bored.
I decided just for funsies that I would complete the article on my personal forces as if I had maxed it out under the new system. One of the major additions in that case would that I would be eligible for a third Star Destroyer. For reasons of my own I decided that I wanted that to be a carrier. At first I thought there werent that many carriers in Star Wars but when I started looking into it, it turns out there are actually a surprising amount.
I'm going to use this article to help me decide which one I would want and also if I want any smaller "Pocket Carriers" for use with Sub fleets or taskforces
Secutor-class Star Destroyer.
This is an interesting one. It's length alone would normally classify it as a Battlecruiser, however the article on the Anaxes War College System mention it specifically saying "was classified as a Star Destroyer due to its relatively light armament and focus on starfighter power, despite being 2200 meters long"
Length: 2,200 meters
Complement: 144 starfighters (2 wings), 14,000 troops
Galactic class Battle Carrier
This one I must admit disapoints me. Designed as a Galactic Alliance successor to the Imperial class, and specifically named a CARRIER, it can only carry 4 and a half squadrons. Thats 1 and a half less than the full wing the Imperial class carried. Safe to say this isnt go to be the one I pick.
Length: 1,600 meters
Complement: X-wing starfighters 1 squadron, Eta-5 interceptors 1 squadron, TIE/LN starfighters 2 squadrons, B-wing starfighters 1/2 squadron
Complement: X-wing starfighters 1 squadron, Eta-5 interceptors 1 squadron, TIE/LN starfighters 2 squadrons, B-wing starfighters 1/2 squadron
Venator Class Star Destroyer
Ok, this carries more Starfighters than any other ship in its classification or smaller. It can carry 35 squadrons, thats just under 6 full wings. However its drawbacks are that its lightly armed and doesnt carry many ground troops. Also the way its hanger bays were desined to open meant thats its armour along the top is comparatively weak.
Length: 1,137 meters
Complement: 420 starfighters, 2000 Troops
Endurance Class Fleet Carrier
This one is a definite contender. Its built on the same basic spaceframe as the Nebula Class Star Destroyer (one of which I have already got in my fleet). It can carry just one squadron less than three full wings of starfighters and specifies that includes two wings of heavy starfighers. Again its main drwback is the comparative lack of ground troops it carries.
Length: 1,040 Meters
Complement: 60 fighters + 144 heavy starfighters, 1,600 Troops