[aldo_14]

Why is it outrageous?

[AlphaOne]

Well I simply cant agree with that number it just seems and is huge for the level of sophistication available if FS2. I mean what do all those zods do ther man every hatch valce and nutbolt on that ship??

[aldo_14]

Well I simply cant agree with that number it just seems and is huge for the level of sophistication available if FS2. I mean what do all those zods do ther man every hatch valce and nutbolt on that ship??

The 'level of sophistication'?  We haven't actually seen this, have we?

[Mars]

Especially considering that modern jet fighters move faster than the fighters in Freespace, as well as the fact that a fighter has to be manually welded together by a person instead of a robot (see FS1 mainhalls). Really I'd have to say that 6,000 is not at all suprising

[Colonol Dekker]

I just gotta jump in here,
This is not a counter arguement to anyone i'm just trying to lay down as many different job roles as i can think of. For a destroyer (arguements sake)

C+C Staff
Admiral
#2
command staff numbering 20-25
say 60 direct subordinates split into teams each dealing with a set role. IE
Flight
Weapons,
Nav
Marine contingent
Catering
Flight Crew
C+C Fighter group contingent
Logistics (quatermaster stores etc)
Normal Grease monkeys
Enoneering
Counsellors
Medical
Fighter Maintenance
Electricians
Software techs
Black Ops
Dispatch Runners (Admirals use em all the time)
Bar Staff (In FS Ref the Repulse had at least one bar)
Officers bar
Junior Officers club
Physio / Gym /Training Hall
Administartion staff
Communications - in/ship
Comms Inter-Ship
Core maintenance (I assume fusion pile generators need specialists)
Trade specific specialists
Training simulator techs?
Gunnery
Ordonance recovery/EOD

Oh yeah pilots 
I have no idea how many titles i just put down, but each role would need shift as mentioned earlier. As well as some sort of control structure within that job-tree and a unified structure to co-ordinate them all..

[Fragrag]

I think it's possible to fit 6000 people on a Sobek, but just how many Vasudans are needed to man it? That's the real question I think

The game says: it says 6,000 Vasudans man it typically 

Really? Must have skipped it

[aldo_14]

I think it's possible to fit 6000 people on a Sobek, but just how many Vasudans are needed to man it? That's the real question I think

The game says: it says 6,000 Vasudans man it typically 

Really? Must have skipped it

It's in a fail debrief if the Sobek is destroyed in Lion at the Door.  It's actually repeated twice (6,000 as the Sobek alone, 16,000 if both it and the Carthage are destroyed).

[Colonol Dekker]

H'wat class is the crathage again?  FS2 vanilla, its been sooooooooooo long...

[AlphaOne]

I think Deimos.

[Colonol Dekker]

I reckon a Deimos could fit ten thousand people on various roles, with alternating shifts.
Although the Mission where the NTD REpulse tries to penetrate rams teh colossussousus. and it <shifty quote>"clears decks eight hundred through twelve undred" is a bit OTT but its canon pure so im in no position to argue.

[aldo_14]

GTD Carthage - Orion class.  10,000 for the Orion has multiple confirmations in the game, and I think also in FS1.

[Colonol Dekker]

I knew 10k was an orion standard, but as i said Vanilla FS2 and tech entries its been far too long. In any case did anyone notice my earlier post with job roles, how accurate an estimation do you guys think that is, any others to add?

-support ship pilor (suicide squad)
-Media / PR officers

[AlphaOne]

Well cant really say what that was all about i mean that is one hell of a loat of decks to clear ina matter of virtualy seconds.

[Colonol Dekker]

Orions aint the speediest of ships, and the Repulse probably had a  woman "driver" anyway 

[aldo_14]

Well cant really say what that was all about i mean that is one hell of a loat of decks to clear ina matter of virtualy seconds.

No-one said they cleared them.

[AlphaOne]

Actualy it was Koth i think was his name that gave the orders on that Orion. Regardless the women driver issues still stands. Hi might of told her "Full spead ahead lets get past them " whyle she was alike "Oh oki full stop guis. Full power to forward thrusters lets stop this wideass lady" While Koth was like "What are you imbecil dooing I said full spaed ahead not full stop" "But sir there that big ass mtf. in front of us..oh wait il try and go under it" "Noooooooooo were gooing to ram that thing" "Oh well might as well go down with a cool line like I'm taking that abomination down or something. Serves me right for picking a women to do the driving" !

[Colonol Dekker]

My wifes the same on the way back from work, "Bloody congestion charge"
I keep telling her, A merc wont beat a double decker bus, but does she listen, NOoooooooooooo.....

[Mehrpack]

It would be better to build more Aelous cruisers since they're overall better, the remaining Fenris and Leviathan could be just on the idea that AlphaOne gave, as modified transports.

hi,
yeah they are better, but they need more resource and more time.

i think so a recyling is faster and encumbered not so much the resource of the GTVA.
maybe after a year or so you can send that ship finaly to the scrapyards, but in this time they do maybe a good job.

Mehrpack

[aldo_14]

Actualy it was Koth i think was his name that gave the orders on that Orion. Regardless the women driver issues still stands. Hi might of told her "Full spead ahead lets get past them " whyle she was alike "Oh oki full stop guis. Full power to forward thrusters lets stop this wideass lady" While Koth was like "What are you imbecil dooing I said full spaed ahead not full stop" "But sir there that big ass mtf. in front of us..oh wait il try and go under it" "Noooooooooo were gooing to ram that thing" "Oh well might as well go down with a cool line like I'm taking that abomination down or something. Serves me right for picking a women to do the driving" !

eh?

The Colossus commander orders his crew to clear a number of decks (not Koth in the Repulse); more importantly, that doesn't mean they did evacuate, just that they were trying to.

[Mars]

I think Deimos.

No wonder you all think that corvettes are overcrewed.