Fred
Retired Staff
The Star Army of Yamatai and allied forces seem to have quite a complement of different Power Armors are their disposal, but their ways to effectively expedite them for longer distance and support them seem to be limited.
I mean, the following points would be a defenite plus :
- Re-arm/resupply in battle in order to fix armor, replace modules and such without having to return to the mother ship.
- Dispatching power armor units beyond their effective range relative to their mother vessel.
- Support non-atmospheric transit capable units with that capability.
- Be able to assist and rescue disabled pilots.
- Be able to insert troops in an area where larger ships would be conspicuous.
- Allow additional storage space when docked with Mother Ship, allowing for the said vessel to carry a bigger complement of power armors.
Okay, here's what I'm thinking. Make a rather big shuttle with very tough armor and shielding on it, minimal point defense systems, low sensor profile and a camouflage suite along, good trust & maneuvrability along with FTL/Hyperspace fold capabilities and decent cargo capacity; that would be able to dock on the airlock of a ship like the Nozomi-class (one on each side) and be able to travel with it.
With a capacity of, say, 6 power armors with the proper installations to launch/retrieve/rearm/fix them, you could have a tough, versatile unit which could carry a squad of power armor covertly to any target without risking the mother ship while being able to make orbit-to-plant transit and such.
This would, I believe, increase the active range of power armors, not to mention increase their use AND their life expectancy. It would also effectively counteract some effect the Nekos suffer from battle fatigue bymaking sure they are well supplied when they are in combat.
In summary, a power armor supply/transport ship that can do it's job while under fire.
I mean, the following points would be a defenite plus :
- Re-arm/resupply in battle in order to fix armor, replace modules and such without having to return to the mother ship.
- Dispatching power armor units beyond their effective range relative to their mother vessel.
- Support non-atmospheric transit capable units with that capability.
- Be able to assist and rescue disabled pilots.
- Be able to insert troops in an area where larger ships would be conspicuous.
- Allow additional storage space when docked with Mother Ship, allowing for the said vessel to carry a bigger complement of power armors.
Okay, here's what I'm thinking. Make a rather big shuttle with very tough armor and shielding on it, minimal point defense systems, low sensor profile and a camouflage suite along, good trust & maneuvrability along with FTL/Hyperspace fold capabilities and decent cargo capacity; that would be able to dock on the airlock of a ship like the Nozomi-class (one on each side) and be able to travel with it.
With a capacity of, say, 6 power armors with the proper installations to launch/retrieve/rearm/fix them, you could have a tough, versatile unit which could carry a squad of power armor covertly to any target without risking the mother ship while being able to make orbit-to-plant transit and such.
This would, I believe, increase the active range of power armors, not to mention increase their use AND their life expectancy. It would also effectively counteract some effect the Nekos suffer from battle fatigue bymaking sure they are well supplied when they are in combat.
In summary, a power armor supply/transport ship that can do it's job while under fire.