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0|0|0|||1||Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|MoonEyes||06:27:20|11/17/2015|Suppose I could make another %27Ask Gryphon%27%2C but since the last one got locked with a very small number of posts...%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C my mind was out drifting in the ether the other day%2C and this thought came to me%2C presumably because I%27d been playing Homeworld.%0D%0AIs there any ship-class in UF that is somewhat similar to the Homeworld %27Firelance%27 class%3F That is to say%2C essentially a less-than-ship-of-the-wall with nothing but a humungous gun%28and some point defense%2C presumably%29%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A...%21%0D%0AGott%27s Leetle Feesh in Trousers%21
1|1|0|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|BZArcher||11:35:25|11/17/2015|Earthforce%27s Nova class battleships are arguably on that line - admittedly%2C they have several clusters of guns instead of one single all or nothing gun%2C but they%27re pretty brutal in their minimalism - and crew comforts.
2|1|0|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|zwol||12:49:18|11/17/2015|In UF%2C I%27d think a ship like that would be a sitting duck for starfighters.  Maybe you could get away with it by only deploying them together with support craft%2C but it seems like a more balanced design would generally be more effective.
3|1|0|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|Gryphon||13:10:31|11/17/2015|%3ESuppose I could make another %27Ask Gryphon%27%2C but since the last one got %0D%0A%3Elocked with a very small number of posts... %0D%0A%0D%0AEh%3F  It%27s not locked.  Right at the bottom of the first page%2C at the moment.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIs there any ship-class in UF that is somewhat similar to the %0D%0A%3EHomeworld %27Firelance%27 class%3F That is to say%2C essentially a %0D%0A%3Eless-than-ship-of-the-wall with nothing but a humungous gun%28and some %0D%0A%3Epoint defense%2C presumably%29%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m not familiar at all with the source of the question%2C so I can%27t answer directly%2C but I would say generally that no%2C apart from the possibility of one-offs like proof-of-concept test platforms for large weapons and the odd last-ditch we%27re-losing-the-war bodge job %28see also Wunderwaffe%29%2C that is not a thing in UF-universe naval architecture.  There are a few ships that mount quite heavy weapons for their size%2C but it isn%27t their only card.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
4|2|3|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|Terminus Est||14:22:34|11/17/2015|%3E There are a few ships that mount quite heavy weapons for their size%2C but it isn%27t their only card.%0D%0A%0D%0AFor example%2C Daggerdisc.
6|3|4|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|MoonEyes||17:09:51|11/17/2015|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Nov-18-15 AT 10:33 AM (EST)]%3EFor example%2C Daggerdisc. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C Daggerdisc isn%27t really a ship CLASS. Hell%2C it isn%27t really an ANYTHING ship%2C being an INSANELY hot-rodded custom-job built by%2C and for%2C a man with rather EXTREME levels of accessability and availability to tech.%0D%0A%0D%0A...%21%0D%0AGott%27s Leetle Feesh in Trousers%21
9|4|6|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|Terminus Est||09:46:26|11/18/2015|It fits the one-off criteria mentioned in G%27s post%2C though%2C which is what I was aiming at.
5|2|3|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|MoonEyes||17:07:54|11/17/2015|%3EEh%3F  It%27s not locked.  Right at the bottom of the first page%2C at the %0D%0A%3Emoment. %0D%0A%0D%0A%2Alooks%2A AGA. Ask...%2Afacepalm%2A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI%27m not familiar at all with the source of the question%2C so I can%27t %0D%0A%3Eanswer directly%2C but I would say generally that no%2C apart from the %0D%0A%3Epossibility of one-offs like proof-of-concept test platforms for large %0D%0A%3Eweapons and the odd last-ditch we%27re-losing-the-war bodge job %28see %0D%0A%3Ealso Wunderwaffe%29%2C that is not a thing in UF-universe naval %0D%0A%3Earchitecture.  There are a few ships that mount quite heavy weapons %0D%0A%3Efor their size%2C but it isn%27t their only card. %0D%0A%0D%0AOk%2C cool%2C all I was wondering. And%2C the Firelance is essentially a frigate-sized version of the Eclipse-class from the Extended Star Wars. Yes%2C I know%2C not the best thing%2C but it%27s the one that instantly comes to mind%2C ridiculous as it is. A gun with a ship built around it. Spinal-mount%2C as I think they%27re also called.%0D%0A%0D%0A...%21%0D%0AGott%27s Leetle Feesh in Trousers%21
7|3|5|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|Bakuryu_Hitsuri||22:11:08|11/17/2015|More or less a Battlecruiser %28capship%29 class Ion Cannon with reactor%2C engines%2C and control system%2C and nothing else.%0D%0A%0D%0AGroup of 8 or so of them turns any capital ship into free salvage before you even finish giving the order to fire.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ASo happy they have a Remastered set thing on steam for Homeworld%2C I only wish the remastered version of Homeworld 1 used strike craft correctly.
8|3|5|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Gryphon%2C Ship-question|Gryphon||23:00:05|11/17/2015|%3EA gun with a ship built around it. %0D%0A%3ESpinal-mount%2C as I think they%27re also called. %0D%0A%0D%0AHeh%2C when I see the word %22Firelance%22 my first thought is of the super-rare incendiary variant of the Alien Blaster in %5Bi%5DFallout 3%5B%2Fi%5D. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%21  The %22main weapon as integral structural member%22 thing is not an entirely unknown concept in UF-universe naval architecture - virtually all ships based on Wave Motion Engine technology are so constructed%2C for instance - but there are no vessels I can think of in service that are %5Bi%5Donly%5B%2Fi%5D a very large weapon%2C its power source%2C and a place for the operator%28s%29 to sit.  Mind you%2C I wouldn%27t entirely rule out the possibility of %5Bi%5Dinstallations%5B%2Fi%5D so configured%2C but vehicles with interstellar drive systems and whatnot%3F  They%27re going to have other capabilities.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D