Xerces Blue
Evil Overload
When most people think of space fighters they usually think of X-wings and Tie Fighters.
A setting whos combat is based of WWII air/sea combat.
So why where Aircraft so effective against Surface warships?
Mostly Maneuverability.
So why where they so maneuverable?
Because Aircraft are moving through Air while the Warships are moving through water.
So what if they where moving through the same medium?
Then they have to obey the same rules.
now we're not looking at fighter/bombers vs battleships - we're looking at speed boats vs battleships(Carriers are only applicable when FTL comes into play and that depends a lot on how FTL works).
The old school prestige fleet/Jeune Ecole(young school) arguments are what we're looking at then.
But in space...
So the maneuverability is limited less by the mass of your craft and more by the G resistance of your crew.
So for reference Modern Missile electronics can withstand 5,000G
Humans in good fitness with training and a fight suit can handle 9G or -2G for Very short amounts of time.
Doesn't matter if there are enertial compensators or not, if they exist a larger ship can use them to the same effect or better)
So the Jeune Ecole would tell you that
- the offensive power spread between more fragile but cheaper and therefore more plentiful platforms will beat concentrated power and durability.
The Old School says
- that larger vessels are more capable and that the crew requirements do not increase proportionately to increase in size.
- That you gain effectiveness and ruggedness through not having to minimize equipment (kind of like how your average (Modern) smart phone isn't as strong than the desktop I built in 2012 and probably wont last as long)
A setting whos combat is based of WWII air/sea combat.
So why where Aircraft so effective against Surface warships?
Mostly Maneuverability.
So why where they so maneuverable?
Because Aircraft are moving through Air while the Warships are moving through water.
So what if they where moving through the same medium?
Then they have to obey the same rules.
now we're not looking at fighter/bombers vs battleships - we're looking at speed boats vs battleships(Carriers are only applicable when FTL comes into play and that depends a lot on how FTL works).
The old school prestige fleet/Jeune Ecole(young school) arguments are what we're looking at then.
But in space...
So the maneuverability is limited less by the mass of your craft and more by the G resistance of your crew.
So for reference Modern Missile electronics can withstand 5,000G
Humans in good fitness with training and a fight suit can handle 9G or -2G for Very short amounts of time.
Doesn't matter if there are enertial compensators or not, if they exist a larger ship can use them to the same effect or better)
So the Jeune Ecole would tell you that
- the offensive power spread between more fragile but cheaper and therefore more plentiful platforms will beat concentrated power and durability.
The Old School says
- that larger vessels are more capable and that the crew requirements do not increase proportionately to increase in size.
- That you gain effectiveness and ruggedness through not having to minimize equipment (kind of like how your average (Modern) smart phone isn't as strong than the desktop I built in 2012 and probably wont last as long)