[eagles629]

This thread is trully enlightening, what you have just described was the WWII conversion to Carrier fleets. It proves JFK's saying, History does repeat itself.

[Snail]

That means that another stupid British television program shall capture the minds and hearts of the people.

[Gamma_Draconis]

That means that another stupid British television program shall capture the minds and hearts of the people.

What television program are you talking about in particular?

[AlphaOne]

Well you might be right about history repeating itself but each time there are small diferences that dont make it identical so to speak. Such new warship designs would be more then welcomed in the GTVA especialy since they must replace their only true destroyer they have left(the Orion).

Also I believe that such new ships would be designed so that they have masive beam coverage both in the front firing ark and the side firing ark with a trick called as forwardexterior firing ark for they beams. Sure the design would be somewhat diferent from the ones curently available. And not all ships would be designed in such a way but for the Pocket destroyers and some long range artilary corvettes or frigates it would prove to be ideal.

[Snail]

Such new warship designs would be more then welcomed in the GTVA especialy since they must replace their only true destroyer they have left(the Orion).

Hey, don't forget about the Vasudans! The Hatshepsut and the Typhon P4WN!




Okay, I think that at this point, we're all forgetting the current issues and focusing on the far-off issues of a Third Shivan Invasion^TM. I think we all need to remember, that in the age of Post Capella^®, only a few years after the Second Shivan Invasion^TM, the main threat is Pirates^® and their old Hercules or Loki fighters, rather than the Shivans^TM and their evil Sathanas juggernauts.

Ships to counter these Pirate^® threat is needed. The GTVA^® must have lighter cruisers capable of dealing with small-scale fighter threats who are able to keep up with the fastest freighters (like Axem's Cretheus). The GTVA^® must also have rapid-deployment fighter carriers to launch fighters to convoys who are under attack.

Well, that's just my two cents about another issue, I guess I'm going a little off topic...

[Darius]

I'm sorry for nitpicking here, but I just can't take reading it anymore:

Poket should be "pocket."
Maibe should be "maybe."
Sistem should be "system."

Be nice...I don't think English is his first language, and his English is a damn sight better than my Romanian.

One way I see capital ships regaining prominence is effective anti-fighter and anti-bomb defence which will make it worth its cost in construction (like those found in PI). Certainly for the first few years after Capella, their importance will be diminished as the GTVA decreases the scope of its operations. But massive ship and weapons development won't be coming until there's at least a stable economic foundation. Unless the GTVA adopts a "hive" societal model focused only on industry

[Snail]

Yes, the GTVA should focus their efforts on stopping piracy rather than the Shivans for the first few years until its economy is stabilized.

[AlphaOne]

For rapid fighter bommber deployment to hunt down pirates and enforce the law fleet carries would be ideal. Small carryers capable of 50-80 spacecrafts. Fast agile very good AAAF defences . Since well i do not believe that pirates would be able to come up with anything as powerfull as a Deimos in order to seriously endanger a carrier.


Ir would be chpaer then to send in a full destroyer.

I never said such warship designs would start production right after Capella but rather after some 5-15 years after capella some of these designs should begin to take life. Some of them even sooner like the fleet carriers or escort carriers.

[Hades]

It would not be cheaper.Because you have to fix the destroyer.And it cost more.A Diemos would get there faster also.

[AlphaOne]

What are you on about I just said that it would be cheaper to send in a small dedicated carrier then a destroyer so what is there to fix??