Approved Starship Castan SCX-3

[Karlie Lynn Destat]

Castan SCX-3

Castan SCX-3 starfighter


OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a standard SD deployed short range fighter
• Image Source: CSX-3 Image 1 SCX-3 Image 2
• Canon Link: N/A
• Restricted Missions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: The Aegis Corporation
• Model: SCX-3
• Affiliation: Closed-Market
• 
  Production: Minor-Production.
  
• Material: Composite carbide/ceramic Durasteel Hull

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Short Range Multipurpose Fighter
• Length: 12 meters
• Width: 12 meters full wing span
• Height: 6 meters
• Armament: Average 2 heavy supercharged (fast capacitor cycling) laser canons on wing tip that fire fore and aft, 2 laser canons undercarrige. Missile launchers.
• Defenses:Average Carbide/ceramic Durasteel Hull, Extra shield power drawn from engines
• Squadron Count: Average 12
• Maneuverability Rating: Average
• Speed Rating: Moderate
• Hyperdrive Class:Very Slow 10

STANDARD FEATURES

• Standard shields with redundancy backup from the 3 engines
• Basic Sensors
• Basic Communication Device
• 2x K-57B sub-light thruster engines

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• 2 complimentary flash burst hyper booster engines that fire for a micro second as an evasive defensive system.

Strengths:

• Fast response targeting computer.
• Pulse code modulating comm, making it nearly impossible to jam.
• Highly maneuverable in space and in atmosphere.
• Micro-burst complimentary engines.

Weaknesses:

• Short range fighter: Inefficient hyperdrive, taking 10 days to cross a Hex. It is dependent on it's carrier for long range deployment.
• Short range comm: As it is not a long range fighter, it's comm is limited withing system range.
• Too much of a good thing: It's hyper boost complimentary engines can only be fired every 60 seconds or they will overheat and rupture. And they consume a LOT of fuel, so they can theoretically be effective for an estimated 10 burst fires before the entire fighter is out of fuel.

Description:

The Castan designed SCX-3 is primarily a carrier deployed fighter that is superior in both open space and planet side against fighter to fighter engagements. It has 2 fixed wings/foils connecting it's primary heavy laser canons, making it a very robust and stable lightweight fighter. It's 2 sub-light engines make it a fast deployed and responsive sub-light fighter. It's two ultra-busrst afterburner thrusters (lower sphere-like engines as pictured) give it a near hop jump in outrunning enemy missiles. The Castan SCX-3 is a short range fighter with 2 flash burst hyperboost complimentary engines. These booster engines can almost reach light speed, for a microsecond, but can't as it is just a quick booster for quick evasive maneuver to avoid a tracking missiles on it's tail. It basically just hops/jumps very short distances for a microsecond. Example: a burst will propel it enough away (but not out of a system) to avoid getting hit by an enemy missile if on board comp senses it.
The SCX-3 is one of the fastest carrier/land based fighter in the Castan forces.

 

[Alric Kuhn]

Under Review.

 

[Alric Kuhn]

Almost, but not quite: The Castan SCX-3 is a short range fighter with 2 flash burst hyperboost complimentary engines. These booster engines can almost reach light speed, for a microsecond,but can't as it is just a quick booster for quick evasive maneuver to avoid a tracking missiles on it's tail. It basically just hops/jumps very, very short distances for a microsecond. Example: a burst will propel it enough away to avoid getting hit by an enemy missile if on board comp senses it.

This seems like more of a strength than an actual weakness, as what you're stating here basically says that the ship can do micro-jumps to avoid enemy missiles. I'd like you to add this to strengths and think of another weakness.

 

[Karlie Lynn Destat]

Moved said micro burst engines to strengths.
Elaborated more in lack of hyperdrive efficiency, having it drop to hyperspeed 10. This makes it take 10 days to cross a Hex, and as thus it is dependent on it's mother ship for out of system (long range) deployment.

I can drop hyperspeed capability, if that will make a difference.

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Karlie Lynn Destat"]

I think that should be fine, just do me one more favor and bump this down to Minor-production. I believe the hyperboost is a rather interesting technology but wouldn't necessarily be capable of being produced on a mass-scale.

Do that and we should be all set for approval

 

[Karlie Lynn Destat]

Minor-Production it is.

And thank you for the insight as to sub the micro jump engines as a new tech in the factory. I'll work on that when I have some time.

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Karlie Lynn Destat"]

Cool then I think this is ready.

Also please in the future make sure to mention your factory judge in replies. You can do so by pressing "@mention" beneath their tags or writing @Factoryjudgenamehere.

 

[Zef Halo]

Approved.