| Re: In Amber Clad loadout discussion |
| Posted By: Dundre | Date: 4/6/05 8:02 a.m. |
In Response To: Re: In Amber Clad loadout discussion (dude1)
: plus, one has to consider how many craft were in the area. with what, seventy
: vessels in the immediate vicinity and an event as big as a covenant
: invasion of earth, are we to believe that ONLY Keyes delivered troops and
: supplies? with Reach, ships were recalled from the surrounding three
: stars, right? there should be plenty of human vessels moving in to support
: the troops, as it were.
: the thing is, ships in the future shouldn't require much crew: maybe six
: flight officers including the captain, maybe twelve for shifts, and a
: computer works in the off-time. most stuff should be automated, requiring
: manual use only in combat (and we know that AI plays a significant role in
: combat when available). the majority of the ship should be peopled by
: maintenance crew and marine personnel, right? the question becomes how
: much stuff you're maintaining. let's say, arbitrarily enough, that on a
: frigate you need a crew of eight for the drop bays, six for the reactor,
: six for the weaponry, eight for the engines, maybe four electricians, a
: plumber, a chef, i dunno. that's around fifty people. multiply by three
: for your larger, more powerful cruisers, which see more action, have more
: area to service and need to be in tip-top shape, and let's say you have
: three hundred fifty crew.
I would think you would need less maintenance personel per square feet the larger the ship is(up to a certain point), because of efficiency. And what are there acording to these calculations, 5-7 plumbers?
add in your ODSTs (it was at least a hundred on
: the Autumn, right?), marine contingent (say 240), pilots (16 for
: longswords, maybe sixty for Pelicans, and around twenty for lifepods), and
: cryo dudes (four), and you have about 800 people on board total. i think.
: sound about right for a cruiser at least kilometer long?
: --dude1
Do you think they have people trained exclusively for lifepod piloting?
But other than that, you make some excellent points.
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