This should be more interesting, using ships SIMILAR TO-not exactly alike, the ships from the following site: http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/b/e ... 2.jpg.html We could make up our own ships around that underlying idea, but with different classes, weapons, etc. We could use ship class names from WW2 (eg Anson class, Bismarck class, etc.) If anyone has any ideas that aren't plaigarizing, please speak up. PS If you can't find the initial page, go to the Ships of the Fleet-Battleships picture.
I'll take a Warspite class - Bismarck II and my escort, another Warspite...You guessed it....Tirpitz II. :lol:
Ebar? You drew those and came up with 'em? I wonder if you'll let me use them. As for me, I'll take an Anson class (something I made up based on the KGVs of WW2-mounting ten 14-inch plasma cannons as main armament. Dunno if that's inadequate or overkill.) And a few Warspites. An Iowa II will be my flagship (9 16-inch plasma cannons main armament.) PS But I think an experienced RP-er should take over. If Ebar drew these and came up with them, he'll know more than anyone. PSS My computer background is a picture of HMS Howe.
I have no problems with you using them. I did them mostly for my own benefit in relation to my writing, but they are now in the public domain.
Thanks Ebar. I was thinking maybe you should take over. You drew the ships and should know way more than I do. By the way, is my main armament on the ships that I made up inadequate, adequate, or overkill?
I have the feeling I'm probably out gunned, but what the heck. My fleet: Flagship: Warspite 'Resolution' (12X Heavy laser cannon, 8X medium Laser Flak cannon) Escort: 2X Resiliant "Excalibre" (12X meduim laser cannon, 2X proton torps tubes) and "Hudson" (12X 'Razer' energy cannon, 2X 'Reefer' torpedo tubes)
USS Anson Length: 350 metres Main armament: Ten 14-inch plasma cannons Secondary armament: Eighteen 5.25-inch laser guns, six concussion missile tubes, 68 anti-fighter emplacements, two heavy disruptor rays. Armour: 12.5 metre armoured hull, 12.1 metre barbettes, 12.4 metre turrets USS Wisconsin (flagship) Length: 420 metres Main armament: 9 16-inch plasma cannons Secondary armament: Twenty 5.25-inch laser guns, seven concussion missile tubes, 100 anti-fighter emplacements, three heavy disruptor rays Armour: 13 metre armoured hull, 12.7 metre barbettes, 12.9 metre turrets Ebar, what' the size range of your battleships? Other Alpha Quadrant Fleet/Earth Planetary Guard ships: 2X Hornet class carriers, 2X Vanguard class battleships, 3X Yorktown class carriers, 4X Marlborough class battlecruisers (old-planned to be converted into training ships or scrapped), 4X Bellerophron class battlecruisers (aging), 16X Vega class heavy cruisers, 21X Aldebaren class light cruisers Under construction: 4X Neptune class battleships, 4X Iron Duke class battlecruisers, 3X Constellation class carriers I think this is feasible because it's an entire fleet here.
What, we're allowed a drydock installation? Aw nuts, I'm totally screwed....or not. Drydock Alpha: CRSN (Canadian Royal Space Navy) Vigilence (Star Destroyer Class) 200X heavy laser cannon (aka Turbolasers) 80X Proton torpedo launchers 1X MK 3 Prototype 'Concussion Psi Cannon' I pwn U.......ignore that.
No Star Destroyers or anything like that. I want to make this RP more interesting by using only the kinds of ships from the site that I posted. (and Ebar drew). And no shields. But we could build space stations in orbit above our respective planets with much more firepower. Is this okay with everyone?
You do realise you posted those last 3 within a few hours of each other. I've been out all morning (and then NASCAR started it season today......) Besides Vigilence in't anywhere near a Star Wars Star Destroyer......and even if she were she wouldn't reach operational status until very near the end of this thing. So now that we have our fleets, what's the next step
Choosing countries. I figured all Earth's countries could unite into one big federation, with seperate branches operated by different countries. Each person picks a country. Since you already made that Vigilence ship to be of the Canadian Royal Space Navy, you can get Canada if you want, Siberian. I'll just pick USA. Maybe we should only use the more famous countries so we can include alien races too.
These two should give you an idea on size range. http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/b/e ... 2.jpg.html & http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/b/e ... s.jpg.html Plus Cruisers http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/b/e ... 1.jpg.html Carriers http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/b/e ... s.jpg.html Oh and a couple of set of alien designs I came up with http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/b/e ... 2.jpg.html & http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/b/e ... 2.jpg.html
Then, we pick an imaginary person to be the head of our seperate branches and play as that person. Further on in the RP, we can take on multiple roles of importance (eg ace fighter pilot, admiral, etc.).
Gotcha. Out of random curiosity are alien species allowed to be included (would only require a first name change in my case) Admiral Jag Laskovich Captains: CRSN Resolution Must add to fleet (will edit after re-reading new links by Ebar) Edit: links have stopped working will work on something along what I remember Edit edit: Carrier 'Guinness' 8X Heavy Laser Cannons 4X Heavy Laser Flak Cannon 2X External Hanger Bays (4 fighters each bringing internal capacity to 28X light fighters) And the fighter we might be using: ARKALITE Slipfighter: 2X Medium Laser Cannon, 2X proton torpedo tubes (18 shot capacity)
Grand Admiral Michael Ivanov Head of the USA Stellar Fleet and vice-president of the Interstellar Union (an alliance consisting of all Earth's forces and alien races) Main fighter: F-52 Striker Armament: Two laser cannons, two sixteen-shot proton torpedo tubes USS Iron Duke Length: 300 metres Main armament: Twelve 14-inch plasma cannons Secondary armament: Eighteen 5.25 inch laser guns, six concussion missile tubes, 70 anti-fighter emplacements, two heavy disruptor rays Armour: 12.4 metre armoured hull, 12 metre barbettes, 12.2 metre turrets USS Neptune Length: 450 metres Main armament: Nine 16-inch turbo plasma cannons Secondary armament: Twenty 5.5 inch laser cannons, six consussion missile tubes, 110 anti-fighter emplacements, three heavy disruptor rays Armour: 13 metre armoured hull, 12.5 metre barbettes, 12.9 metre turrets Space Station Antares Length: 2800 metres Main armament: One null cannon, two heavy proton cannons, twenty 18-inch turbo plasma cannons Secondary armament: 100 6 inch quadlaser batteries, twenty concussion missile tubes, 35 turbophaser arrays, thirty proton cannons, 900 anti-fighter emplacements, 32 heavy disruptor rays Armour: 18 metre armoured hull, 16 metre barbettes, 17.5 metre main turrets, 1 metre proton cannons, 1.5 inch quadlasers