Here's where I am right now.
Hull Type | Tech Level | Max Size | (I/Ic/J) I/MP |
SL (Sloop) or CT | IND-2 or TL1 | 15 | 1/2 |
CT? | IND-2 or TL1 | 22 | 3/4 |
FG | TL1? | 30 | 1 |
DD (CVE) | TL1? | 45 | 1-1/2 |
CL (CVL) | TL2 | 60 | 2 |
CA (CVS) | TL3 | 75 | 2-1/2 |
BC (CV) | TL4 | 90 | 3 |
BB (CVA) | TL6 | 120 | 4 |
DN (CVH) | TL8 | 150 | 5 |
SD | TL10 | 180 | 6 |
MT ? | TL12 ? | 240 | 8 |
SMT ? | TL14 ? | 300 | 10 |
Hull Type | Tech Level | Max Size | (I/Ic/J) I/MP |
NOTE 1: CVS = Strike carrier, and CVH = Heavy Carrier
The biggest question is whether or not to include a 22 hs hull type. I'm leaning towards "no". It really doesn't seem necessary to me, and I'm not fond of the I/MP of 3/4, though it is the proper value. It's a rather annoying I/MP fraction to be using.
If the 22 HS hull exists, then it'd be the Corvette type and the 15 hs type might be a "Sloop" (or something else). If the 22 HS hull does not exist, then the 15 HS hull would be the Corvette type.
I don't like "Escort". It's a lame type name. There are a number of decent ones, though they're all rather old. Sloop, schooner, cutter ("cutter" is the term used by some nations' coast guards for their sizable patrol ships), gunboat. Gunboat and cutter are already used, but if one was looking for a somewhat modern name, "cutter" might be the best choice, and use "gig" to replace the "cutter" smallcraft name. Oooo, wait. "Cutter" has one problem. The smallcraft code for cutter is "ct". We couldn't code a "Cutter" starship type as "CT". It could be "CU". This could be an issue, which makes "Sloop" look a little better since its code would likely be "SL"... though I have to admit that "Cutter" sounds good. (Of course, this is moot is the 22 HS type isn't included.)
Also, the TL's are a bit in flux, since they could depend on whether there's a CP drive at IND-2 to be used. And I'm not entirely sure if I want to have hull sizes above SD, and on the flip side, if I do, do I want to limit it to 300 HS and SMT? Maybe that's a sign that I should just stick with a 300 hs limit and SMT's.
