Logistical Limitations in Star Army

[Soban]

So one of the things Wes mentioned is that Star Army actually has cooks. We don't have replicators, so food has to actually be stored/cooked/served/ect. I actually quite like that as a limitation. So let's assume a ship sets off to do it's thing, how long can it be out there and what would it need to keep going? I think food would probably be the first limitation, as most ships just don't have enough room to grow crops. Most ships probably keep a few weeks of food on hand with months or years being possible with careful planning. That said, food is mostly easy to get, even if you have to go hunting. The next limitation is probably fuel for most non-Aether powered ships. After that is wear and damage on parts that they can't replicate. Also weapons and armor expended in combat also likely puts a limit as well.

Those are some of my thoughts, what are yours?

 

[Yuuki]

you can fit a lot of tofu in a stasis-preservation SSCC-Small. there's also a virtually unlimited supply of saoy ration pills. Within the sector, there are a lot of dead drops of things like that.

Endurance is one reason Yugumo exploration ships actually do have minimal agricultural capability, even if it's just a nursery to start on a suitable world (we also have the Daikoku, which is a farming ship). In general we don't make warships (only the Yugure counts as one out of the box for a civilian operator), we make civilian ships focused on exploration and colonization. We spend a lot of time thinking about frontier colonization, expansion, and exploration, and what it takes. We started putting OHI multistructs as standard on ships for raw materials gathering to keep those nanofabricators running. significant portions of the ships are devoted to workshops and fabrication to replace things. We don't have Aether on civilian models (QF is a different flavor of magic), but when that fails, antimatter backup with matter collectors. And, to top it off, the ships are 33-40% cargo space by volume. Endurance and redundancy are paramount. A Tanya-Class Expeditionary or Daikoku-class Agricultural has emergency solar panels and sails it can limp along with. A Misha-Class Explorer's largest (of two) bays is like 150m x 75m of floorspace, 5m high, and it's designed to support a crew of only around 6-8 people, maxing at 16. Check the manifest of the main bay the YCS Shiori, for example:

• Booze. Lots of booze.
• Refills, replacables, and spares for all the various kits and equipment.
• An SSCC-Small filled with various sizes of Type 43 Yugumo Corporation Uniforms, both suits and dresses.
• An SSCC-Small filled with various sizes of the non-uniform clothing items of Yugumo Corporation Standard Issue and Shipboard duty items, packed in their duffel bags.
• An SSCC-Small full of assorted sized RHI Type 43 "Megumi" Environmental Skinsuit
• Extra supplies of medicine and drugs
• Extra toiletries and hygenics
• Lots of Neko Sparkle
• A few SSCC-Small containers full of various cooking oils.
• Several SSCC-Small containers full of fine foodstuffs and ingredients.
• Some SSCC-Small containers full of miscellaneous cooking ingredients.
• A couple SSCC-Small containers full of spices, herbs, and other seasonings.
• A couple of SSCC-Small containers each full of assorted types of flour
• An SSCC-Small full of various packaged snack foods and sweets
• Lots of writing implements, assorted papers, and accessories
• An SSCC-Small of salt.
• An SSCC-Medium full of Powdered Durandium
• Many SSCC-Small containers full of fresh water.
• Spare parts for the ship and its systems, including additional hull patch kits.
• A few empty SSCC-Small, Medium, and Large containers
• Lots of spare cooking and eating utensils, pots, and pans.
• Ladders, stepladders, and scaffolding
• Hundreds, possibly thousands of Emrys Quik Paks by the case
• Several spare Emrys Quik Paks Processors
• Many, many, many cases of Emrys Emergency Rations
• An SSCC-Small container full of Star Army Kanpan
• Dozens of boxes of Star Army Emergency Ration Pill, 1000ct
• A case of BR-28 Series Battery Magazines
• A case of BW-PC-1A Plasma Core
• A few pallets of assorted types and sizes of Jerrycan Jug
• Several cases of BR-E2a batteries
• An SSCC-Small of variously-sized Galactic Horizon Energy Cores
• A couple cases or so of Interchangeable High-Volume Capacitor.
• Cases and boxes of all sorts of various screws, nuts, bolts, nails, and fasteners.
• Several spools each of various types of electrical and data cable, with connectors and hardware
• Several thousand meters of various gauges and materials of pipes and tubes
• Angle stock, bar stock, rods, and plates of various common alloys
• An SSCC-Medium full of silicate sand.
• A few spools each of various gauges of rope and chains
• Various pieces of block and tackle
• Different types of netting in various sizes– cargo, camouflage, fishing, et cedera.
• Some SSCC-Small containers full of Pico-Jelly
  • Several plastic-type
  • A few metal-type
  • An exotic-metal-type
  • A few spare Multi-Frequency Delux Control Devices
• A few air compressors, tanks, and water pumps
• Variously rated jacks and lifts
• An SSCC-Small full of MultiMendFoam
• Various agricultural, pioneering, and landscaping implements
• A couple jackhammers
• A few SSCC-Small full of fertilizers, pesticide/fungicides, and ph adjusters
• Some SSCC-Small full of assorted heirloom seeds
• An SSCC-Small full of SDI Water Filtration Device, various sizes
• Spare linens, pillows, and blankets
• An entire SSCC-Small full of Traditional Military Blanket
• Several cots, tents, tent heaters, hammocks, foam mats, and sleeping bags
• Some Civilian Model Portable Shelters, both sizes.
• Various sizes and models of OSHI Shelters and Covers and Accessories
• Various sizes and models of OSHI Generators, Heads, and Accessories
• Hand trucks, wagons, and pushcarts
• A Scissor Lift
• Two forklifts
• Spare science laboratory equipment.
• The parts to turn a few dozen Standard Starship Cargo Containers into various SSCC-XL Prefab Modules.
• Two cases of rolls of Molecure Tape.
• A crate of 100 EM-G8 Type 33 Datapad.
• A few cases of Nutritional Supply Pack, 32-count.
• Several spare Ke-J1-E3301 - Autonomous Configurable Medical Unit in original crates with attachments:
  • Ke-J1-E3102 - Autonomous Basic Medicine Unit (ABMU)
  • Ke-J1-E3103 - Autonomous Surgical Medicine Unit (ASMU)
  • Ke-J1-E3104 - Autonomous Orthopedic Medicine Unit (AOMU)
  • Ke-J1-E3105 - Autonomous Massage Unit (AMU)
• Several Treatment and Examination Bed in original crates
• Several pallets of Stick-A-Wall in various sizes and materials.
• Lots of industrial lubricants, degreasers, surfactants, and solvents
• Cleaning Supplies

 

[Ametheliana]

The Fuji-class has its own huge hydroponics wall. You can grow a lot of great food in that space, not just cilantro and basil like most people imagine when they imagine "grow your own food". I pride myself on developing a green thumb- I'd hope Fuji class cooks do too.

 

[Ametheliana]

Sorry I got so excited about plants, but this I've done:

After that is wear and damage on parts that they can't replicate.

In deep Kuvexian space the Kaiyo lost a part of her hull on the lowest deck during a boarding action. That's Zesuaium and can't be replicated. So mission 18 we bartered a deal with an independent space port operator, Leera Boyar, to trade the amount of zesu for her Graal grandchild in Kuvexian hands, which was a really fun reconnaissance mission, 19. It was honestly a really fun time period where I was actively seeking challenges for myself and crew in ways I had not before. Now I'm chewing the fat with the nekovalkyrja creator in rp waiting for the days of self-imposed difficulties hurdling me through space. Coming up with those limitations is the spice of life in writing, I'm all for new ways to find our ships wanting. It's just a matter of doing it.