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| General_Karath | Date: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2015, 4:14 PM | Message # 1 |
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| I am requesting some clarification on the stats and capabilities of the Storm Commando Escort Carrier, which I've dubbed the Storm-class Escort Carrier. For reference, the Wookieepedia article can be found here.
Complement
24 TIE/HU Hunter Multi-Purpose Starfighters
12 TIE/SA Bombers
12 TIE/LN Starfighters
2 Imperial Transports
2 Imperial Loader Shuttles
2 Sentinel-class Landing Craft
92 74-Z Speeder Bikes
30 All Terrain Personal Transports
4 All Terrain Scout Transports
2 Armored Personnel Carriers
Crew
64 Storm Commandos
88 Stormtroopers
The complement is achieved through minimal crew accommodations, in addition to a system of cargo bays and rolling racks throughout the ship. To be clear, the ship is crewed by the Storm Commandos, who are cross-trained to operate the vessel. The complement of vehicles and stormtroopers are the maximum carrying capacity of the transports listed. I'm willing to work on the complement if it's deemed too much.
General Orion Karath
Imperial Army
Commander, Storm Commandos
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| Jace_Varitek | Date: Friday, 17 Jul 2015, 2:09 AM | Message # 2 |
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| The problem, as you well know, is the size of the ship. For instance, we can immediately rule out the Imperial Transports because they're manifestly too big to fit on the Imperial Escort Carrier.
Insofar as any Imperial shuttles can fit, I think the practical thing would be to have the 2 Sentinel-class shuttles rather than Loader shuttles because surely the cargo pods for the Loader Shuttles wouldn't fit.
I think the 4 AT-ST's and 2 APC's are a good representation of the total amount of room on the Imperial Escort Carrier for support vehicles of any kind. If you additionally want AT-PT's, they should probably be subtracted from that number of AT-ST's and APC's unless you plan to store them disassembled.
92 speeder bikes is too many, though perhaps you could fit 30 or so if you really cram them in, again probably requiring some assembly before you deploy them.
As for the TIE's, I think we can probably settle on a total capacity of perhaps 28 TIE's of any kind. How you choose to divide that up between TIE Hunters, TIE Bombers, and conventional TIE Fighters, is up to you. Here too I'd like to see some assembly required, unless they're stored on external racks.
So, although I personally like the Imperial Escort Carrier, what it comes down to is that it's good at neither escort nor carrying things, nor does this ever actually seem to be what its mission profile is. If it were up to me, it would serve in more of a ground support role, and if it escorted anything it would be legitimate carriers like the Ton Falk-class.
I do understand that video game dimensions shouldn't be taken as gospel, but it's also the only source we have to go on for the size of the Imperial Escort Carrier, and I think my numbers above are a pretty generous interpretation.
Jace Varitek
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Pilot of the gas tanker Taloraan Sunrise
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| Jace_Varitek | Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2015, 11:18 PM | Message # 3 |
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| But I'm willing to haggle.
Jace Varitek
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| General_Karath | Date: Friday, 24 Jul 2015, 4:44 PM | Message # 4 |
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| Sorry, I missed your response on this. I think it was just a matter of fading memory and not having any real comparative images to work on which lead a bit more magnanimous stats in complement than the ship probably deserved. Having reviewed video of old gameplay from Rogue Squadron III, I think I have this reworked. New stats:
Complement
12 TIE/HU Hunter Multi-Purpose Starfighters
12 TIE/LN Starfighters
4 TIE/SA Bombers
2 Sentinel-class Landing Craft
12 All Terrain Personal Transports
2 Armored Personnel Carriers
36 74-Z Speeder Bikes
Crew
65 Storm Commandos
54 Stormtroopers
16 TIE Pilots plus shuttle crews
It's a little beyond your estimation, and let me explain why. As I said, I believe the larger sections of the ship to be cargo storage areas, with the central spine being the local of any crew accommodations, most likely spartan by even Imperial standards. Think a WWII submarine. I envision the walkers and speeders being stored aboard the Sentinels in non-combat situations, and having the ability to off-load and store the content of one at a time to use it as a troop transport; most likely using a mixed load instead at most times.
General Orion Karath
Imperial Army
Commander, Storm Commandos
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| Jace_Varitek | Date: Friday, 31 Jul 2015, 2:29 AM | Message # 5 |
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| First of all, I think we should be listening to this as we discuss this request:
Fricken' church bells tolling during the raid on the Executor-class Star Destroyer at Fondor. It doesn't get more epic than that.
Okay, back to the numbers. I think you sold me in noting that a part of this compliment is stored on the Sentinels, which indeed was my intention in recommending them over the loader shuttles. It's still more TIE's than I'm comfortable with, but as long as you're willing to stipulate that some assembly is required prior to launching them, I can be okay with it. Will you stipulate, Sir?
WILL YOU?!
(Sorry, it's the music).
Jace Varitek
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Pilot of the gas tanker Taloraan Sunrise
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| Jace_Varitek | Date: Friday, 31 Jul 2015, 2:34 AM | Message # 6 |
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| It's the angry bassoon that gets me.
Jace Varitek
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| General_Karath | Date: Friday, 31 Jul 2015, 3:51 AM | Message # 7 |
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| I WILL
But no, seriously, I'll take that stipulation. Although I feel the need to point out it's the exact same number of TIEs that you said above.
General Orion Karath
Imperial Army
Commander, Storm Commandos
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| Jace_Varitek | Date: Friday, 31 Jul 2015, 4:13 AM | Message # 8 |
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| Huh, apparently I make myself uncomfortable.
I have nothing more to add to this request.
But speaking of angry bassoons, they can also be sexy:
Jace Varitek
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| General_Karath | Date: Friday, 31 Jul 2015, 5:27 AM | Message # 9 |
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| Approved then?
General Orion Karath
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Commander, Storm Commandos
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| Management | Date: Friday, 31 Jul 2015, 5:29 AM | Message # 10 |
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APPROVED.
Quote Orion_Karath (  ) Complement
12 TIE/HU Hunter Multi-Purpose Starfighters
12 TIE/LN Starfighters
4 TIE/SA Bombers
2 Sentinel-class Landing Craft
12 All Terrain Personal Transports
2 Armored Personnel Carriers
36 74-Z Speeder Bikes
Crew
65 Storm Commandos
54 Stormtroopers
16 TIE Pilots plus shuttle crews
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