Morning from the Pacific Northwest,

I still have not figured out TNE FF&S Space Missile construction which means I'm not able to build a launcher.

I then checked out T4: FF&S  Spacecraft Missiles and Launchers pp. 48-49. In T4 the standard spacecraft missile is 7 cubic meters and  has a mass of 7 tons using a detonation (nuclear-pumped?) laser warhead.

For Space Missile Launchers there are launch canisters, a reloadable launch system with/or without an auto-loader, turrets, and bays.

My MT; Referee's Manual Craft Design spreadsheet shows that after installing the fuel, power plant,communicator, and Active EMS I've got approximately 1,376 m^3 to install the missiles

A launch canister have a volume of 1.1 times that of the missile. A single standard T4 spacecraft missile in a canister occupies 7.7 cubic meters . If I've followed the directions correctly my calculations can fit 176 canisters in the battle station.

The launcher system without an auto-loader and magazine I can put 96 missiles onboard. Installing the magazine and auto-loader I can get 25 launchers and 60 reloads.

My calculations determined that a T4 50 ton bay has 23 launch tubes and in the magazine there are 60 reloads.

If my calculation for the fuel, power plant,communicator, and Active EMS leaving 1,376 m^3 is correct a 100 ton bay is not possible.

Now, If I can figure out TNE's space missile sequence I might have a better idea about the battle station being able to mount a 100 ton missile bay.

Tom Rux

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