"Classified TS/BBR" wrote: > In David Drakes "With the Lightnings" the RCS Aglaia is a (IIRC) a > Corvette-equivalent hull (Actually, I think the RCS Princess Cecile is > larger) with (FTL) propulsion equivalent to that which would normally be > used for a Light Cruiser.
Drake is mixing different historical memes -- the politics a bit like ancient Rome, while the social mix on the ship more like the age of Napoleon (or Nelson). That makes it difficult to talk about corvette and cruiser classes -- cruiser was a mission, not a ship. > She also has minimal weaponry 'cos she trades the volume for Distinguished > Passenger Quarters & support. I was thinking of civilian ships. Writing military ships is more difficult, because the specifics of the FTL rules make a bigger difference. And it is hard to guess where you are in the arms race -- is the 100,000-ton ship a destroyer, a heavy cruiser, or a dreadnought? > Couriers in the series are also generally described as having a completely > separate, & generally isolated, messages & encryption computer, often with > dedicated personnel who're passengers rather crew, who carry messages to & > from the ship on physical media. Good idea. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
