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Re: Dropship Role ( Was: Re: New MOC - Wyvern Dropship)
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Sat, 2 Dec 2000 04:15:14 GMT
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Mark & All,
> Transports should have a fighter escort, yes, but they have a different • role
> than a dropship, and IMO, a dropship is better off if it can defend • itself.
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> Consider the quintessential dropship from Aliens:
Ah, one of my favorites. Or the dropship from Starship Troopers.
> -It had gobs of weaponry for defense (although no turret) and even a bit • of
> offense if necessary. Good multi-role craft.
The one from ST had some as well, although they couldn't do too much with
it. It's hard to fight against Anti-aircraft fire, especially when you are
trying to land crew and equipment.
> Consider the role of fighters:
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> -Fighters are generally very high-maintenance and require all sorts of • extra
> support crew, and would require more space on the mother ship.
Well, it depends on numerous items, how the ship was built, etc. Economic
considerations vary, if you are a richer collection of ships or whatever, it
might be worth it. I think a better scenario would be to take out the
hostile forces first, then land the dropships.
> -Most fighters are designed for Space/Air superiority and not ground • support
> of this kind. Creating a new fighter that can do both Space/Air • superiority
> and ground support would be very expensive, more so than just equipping • your
> dropships with defense weaponry.
But dropships may not be as manueverable, especially with lots of equipment
and troops. You can send in a fighter for a group of droships so you can
take out hostile ground sites.
> -Supplying a fighter for every dropship isn't very efficient. Perhaps one
> fighter for every three, to provide air support, and give each dropship a
> turret or some means of defense against ground attack. Sending a fighter
> along for every little insertion performed by every dropship would be a
> horrendous expense of resources.
Yes indeed.
> Discuss!
I did! : )
Scott S.
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| (...) OK, maybe I'm throwing too much quasi-realism at it, but I think this sort of discussion is fun. Transports should have a fighter escort, yes, but they have a different role than a dropship, and IMO, a dropship is better off if it can defend (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.space)
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