Re: carrier question

Part of thread: carrier question · 1 reply ↳ In reply to Re: carrier question — Eamon Watters Re: carrier question — dedtraveller
At 15k displacement, she's not going to carry a huge number of fighters.  Actually sounds like something akin to the escort carriers of WW II, so 50 subordinate craft sounds about right.


On Thursday, February 1, 2018, 6:53:44 PM EST, DED [Traveller_TNE] <> wrote:

 
Hey guys,

I'm designing a light carrier with modest performance (15,000 tons, TL-12, J-2, 1G). What's a reasonable expectation for sub-craft capacity? I started with 50 medium fighters (20 tons), but comparing it to those listed in a book and BARD, I'm thinking that I'm low-balling it.

What do you guys think?

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DED
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