CC208 Multi-purpose Assault Bomber.

[Danee]

Official Name: CC-208 - S(triker)
Faction/Affiliation: Republic
Classification: Assault Bomber
Stock/Custom: Custom

Dimensions-
Height: 5 Meters
Width: 20 Meters
Length: 15 Meters


Manufacturer: Rendili Hyperworks


Energy Source: Twin Agitator Fusion Reactors
Top Speed: 700Kph
Hyper drive rating: N/A

Crew Necessity: 1

Armament:

4 500lbs Bombs (4 of either; EMP, High Explosive, Smoke or Incendiary)
3 75mm Auto-cannons. (Armor Piercing Ammo, Incendiary or High Explosive)
The Auto-cannons are loaded with magazines, each magazine contains 150 shells and it takes 5 minutes to reload or swap magazine. All the cannons fire the same ammunition type and can't me mixed up.

2 Turrets with Light Rapid-fire Laser Cannons

Passenger Capacity: 1
Cargo Capacity: 7000lbs
Consumables: 2 Days
Hanger Facilities/Starfighter Capacity: N/A

Other:

Thrust Vectoring
Anti-Missile Countermeasures: x2 Flare salvo
Stealth Technology

Statistics-
Speed: 4
Maneuverability: 6
Effectiveness vs. Starfighters: 1
Effectiveness vs. Capital Ships: 3
Armor: 5
Shielding: 5
Sensors: 5
Reliability: 6

Description/Role:



Official Name: CC-208 - T(roop carrier)
Faction/Affiliation: Republic
Classification: Troop Carrier
Stock/Custom: Custom

Dimensions-
Height: 5 Meters
Width: 20 Meters
Length: 15 Meters


Manufacturer: Rendili Hyperworks


Energy Source: Twin Agitator Fusion Reactors
Top Speed: 700Kph
Hyper drive rating: N/A

Crew Necessity: 1

Armament:

2 Turrets with Light Rapid-fire Laser Cannons

Passenger Capacity: 10 Drop Pods
Cargo Capacity: 7000lbs
Consumables: 2 Days
Hanger Facilities/Starfighter Capacity: N/A

Other:

Thrust Vectoring
Anti-Missile Countermeasures: x2 Flare salvo
Stealth Technology

Statistics-
Speed: 4
Maneuverability: 6
Effectiveness vs. Starfighters: 1
Effectiveness vs. Capital Ships: 0
Armor: 5
Shielding: 5
Sensors: 5
Reliability: 6

Description/Role:



The CC-208 is the ship model designed for the Republic, more specifically, the Night Witches. The ship itself is designed for mostly Night time operations where its Stealth technology makes it almost undetectable until it is too late and the pilot has initiated their Strafing Run or has already dropped off the Spec-ops behind the enemy lines.

The Republic was given two differing models of the CC-208, the CC-208 - S and the CC-208 - T. The S version was the more heavily armed version compared to the T, being equipped with triple 75mm Auto-cannons, while the T version was only equipped with two Light Rapid-fire Laser Cannons. The cannons fire once every 0.67 Seconds, throwing either Armor Piercing, High Explosive or Incendiary shells at the targets and are designed to be used within Atmospheres.

However as this is a Slugthrower, it's very inefficient at fighting in space and should avoid dogfights in Space environments at all costs as the two light laser cannons are barely able to defend the CC-208 series from more Fighter specialized enemies.

It takes 5 minutes for the auto loading system to reload or swap clips for the 75mm cannons, however, each cannon's clip carries up to 150 rounds before a reload is needed. One downside with the auto loading system the S version has is that the types of ammunition can not be mixed between the three cannons which means that if one cannon fires Armor Piercing, all do.

To allow the S ship to only have one crew member whenever on a mission, the cannons were connected to the main controller within the cockpit through three separate computers, one controlling each cannon. This allowed the Pilot to have full control over the three cannons, though they basically locked in a forward firing position,  aimed straight in front of the ship so that the pilot can move around the ship while keeping the guns on target as well as making it a harder target for any counter fire.

[Fromikeable]

Heya Danee. A quick few things:

For starters, I think we need to lower some stats here. Considering that this thing is essentially a ground-support ship and has cannons as its main armament, both the stats in vs. Starfighters and vs. Capital Ships need to come down by... about two points each. Cannon shells can ruin someone's day, for sure, but it's tough to hit an average maneuverable starfighter with a tank gun (and light lasers will start a prolonged dogfight which, frankly, this thing would probably be outperformed in), and doubly hard to penetrate the shields of most capital ships with a screaming hunk of lead.

For another thing, since I don't see much in the way of special mention, I'm assuming that this thing is up to average military snuff on Shielding, Armor, and Sensors. The 5's for the first two work fine, but a 7 in Sensors would suggest that it was given some preference in the design. Considering this thing has already got a stealth suite and some big teeth on it, seems like it might be infringing on space (see below). I'd knock it down a point or two.

Also, are the guns being fired by a computer or gunners? Because if gunners, there's obviously more than one crewman. Just keep in mind that if it is an automated system, this thing's targeting ability is only as good as the pilot's multitasking ability (setting targeting parameters while undoubtedly trying to avoid getting shot down is a feat and a half).

So before I say anything, I'm going to point out my two references here:

Here's a 75mm cannon, probably circa WWII (judging by the design and Anti-Tank designation, anyway): CLICK ME 1

Here's a standard 1,000 lb. bomb, which is definitely still in service. For the record, I'm fairly certain it's guided; Wikipedia says all of the Mark 80's are "smart", which is a fancy way of saying that they use satellites, computers, algorithms, and all that jazz: CLICK ME 2

Now with those two established, we've got an idea as to the space these things would need. 75mm cannons are no small creatures, and neither are their shells. Considering that there's a trio of them, that's quite a tonnage of ammo that this thing's hauling. This quickly becomes a simple question of space; the more space that's allotted to carrying shells, the more damage this thing can do in one run. The less space? The less damage, but more room for other things. Obviously the designers want it to carry enough ordinance to be effective with its given objectives, and again, considering the size of 75mm shells, that quickly begins to eat up real estate.

"So out with it, Fro." The point I'm getting at is that I seriously don't see how this thing can carry drop pods and these explosives. To give you an idea, this thing is (speaking in terms of dimension) about the size of a B-17, which had just enough space for five to six people, bombs, and a few belts of ammo for about 6 machine guns. Putting aside questions of thrust and the size of the parts for this thing, let's assume about the same; that at the end of the day, it's got space for ammo for three cannons, gunners (or the appropriate computers needed to automate the process), and bombs.

I'm just not seeing drop pods. Especially twenty. Assuming a drop pod's about the size of a person, sans the bombs, this thing would be able to carry... one or two at the most, which doesn't make it a very practical insertion vehicle. Frankly, even without the guns, I still wouldn't see twenty. Maybe... 6 or 8 at the most, depending on how husky these drop pods are.

What I might suggest is the following then. Either specialize the ship more as either a drop ship or a ground-support craft, or make two different models (you could have both in this app) with one armed and the other filled with pods. They could fly in tandem; first wave of ships are bombers to soften defenses, second wave are drop ships to send in the troops. Just a suggestion.

... okay, so maybe the last thing wasn't quick. Pardon my rambling xD

[Danee]

Okay so this is what I've done:

Patch Notes:

• Split the CC-208 into two versions; The CC-208-S(triker) and the CC-208-T(roop Carrier)
• Reduced the amount of ammunition carried: From 400 Rounds per Magazine to 150 (CC-208-S)
• Reduced the amount of Drop pods: From 20 to 0 (CC-208-S)
• Reduced the amount of Drop pods: From 20 to 7 (CC-208-T)
• Reduced the amount of 75mm Cannons from: 3 to 0 (CC-208-T)
• Added; Targeting System controlled through Cockpit. (Both)
• Reduced Effectiveness vs. Starfighters: From 3 to 1 (CC-208-S)
• Reduced Effectiveness vs. Capital Ships: From 5 to 1 (CC-208-S)
• Reduced Effectiveness vs. Starfighters: From 3 to 1 (CC-208-T)
• Reduced Effectiveness vs. Capital Ships: From 5 to 0 (CC-208-T)
• Reduced Sensors: From 7 to 5 (Both)

[Fromikeable]

I do believe that I can't find even a little something to complain about. Go forth and witch the night.

Approved!