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Post by jasonvance on Dec 24, 2016 0:01:24 GMT
Unless you want a low power laser, any firearm might not be able to carry any considerable amount of ammunition.I think I may have gotten something that works.  You could trade barrel length for more ammunition. You probably should not attach ammo bays to the gun itself and make a separate ammo bay. That way the ammo module can be surrounded in the thinnest possible graphite aerogel layer and save extra mass. A turret would also help the drone's performance by a lot. |
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Post by David367th on Dec 24, 2016 0:06:46 GMT
Unless you want a low power laser, any firearm might not be able to carry any considerable amount of ammunition.I think I may have gotten something that works. You could trade barrel length for more ammunition. You probably should not attach ammo bays to the gun itself and make a separate ammo bay. That way the ammo module can be surrounded in the thinnest possible graphite aerogel layer and save extra mass. A turret would also help the drone's performance by a lot. Yeah I'll try with seperated ammo bays. And I was thinking a 4kg drone should be able to turn a spinal weapon effectively |
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Post by jasonvance on Dec 24, 2016 0:22:05 GMT
You probably should not attach ammo bays to the gun itself and make a separate ammo bay. That way the ammo module can be surrounded in the thinnest possible graphite aerogel layer and save extra mass. A turret would also help the drone's performance by a lot. Yeah I'll try with seperated ammo bays. And I was thinking a 4kg drone should be able to turn a spinal weapon effectively It won't have much delta-v with only 1kg of fuel amimai don't forget about the 1kg drone control module that is required as well so it will be at least 5kg on current spec. I created my own mock up with 5kg of fuel instead it looks okay-ish. I have never had much luck with fixed weapons and getting on / staying on target easily so I put a turret on the gun (can make it fire/turn faster by increasing the loader draw to match the reactor).  |
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Post by amimai on Dec 24, 2016 0:42:37 GMT
I plan to have them in a dedicated MIRV carrier drone so dV is not much of an issue. I like to package all the launched weapons I want into a drone with MPD and a 1MW reactor and a cheap armour laser for armour, lets me send a range of missiles and drones together each with a different g0 and dV so I get a nice multi-wave missile strike with minimal effort. It's also a good way to avoid needing much armour since fast KKV can tank laser fire while other missiles close in and drones empty their clips.
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Post by newageofpower on Dec 24, 2016 1:17:39 GMT
I plan to have them in a dedicated MIRV carrier drone so dV is not much of an issue. I like to package all the launched weapons I want into a drone with MPD and a 1MW reactor and a cheap armour laser for armour, lets me send a range of missiles and drones together each with a different g0 and dV so I get a nice multi-wave missile strike with minimal effort. It's also a good way to avoid needing much armour since fast KKV can tank laser fire while other missiles close in and drones empty their clips. As someone whose first strategy was Drone Carriers... I'm afraid they're a little less viable now, given frequency quadrupling. You need a ton more anti-laser armor for both the carrier and submunition stages. Still hilariously fun, of course. |
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Post by dragonkid11 on Dec 24, 2016 1:20:16 GMT
*Look at challenge* Ermmmmmm. *Look at his months old design* Ermmmmmm.  Ermmmmm.  Ermmmmm.  Yeah...I got this done weeks ago. In fact, I got an even lighter design but I ran out of attachment space so... |
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Post by amimai on Dec 24, 2016 1:27:54 GMT
It's still useful to have some drone reactors on here for lithium-calcium so people can use em
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Post by jasonvance on Dec 24, 2016 1:32:18 GMT
It's still useful to have some drone reactors on here for lithium-calcium so people can use em Speaking of which I should post the design text for the 24.3W. I got the control rod down to 5mg (from 70mg). I'm working on a min-maxed calcium one atm. Interested to see if anyone can beat 24.3W from a min sized lithium radiator. ThermoelectricFissionReactorModule 24.3 W Thermoelectric Fission Reactor 2
UsesCustomName false
ReactorCoreDimensions_m 0.015 0.037154
NuclearReactor
Coolant Methane
Moderator Boron Nitride
ModeratorMass_kg 0
Fuel U-233 Dioxide
FuelMass_kg 0.1
FuelEnrichment_Percent 0.0136
ControlRodComposition Depleted Uranium Dioxide
ControlRodMass_kg 5e-006
NeutronReflector Diamond
ReflectorThickness_m 0
AverageNeutronFlux__m2_s 1.028e+016
InnerTurbopump
Composition Calcium
PumpRadius_m 0.01
RotationalSpeed_RPM 1.7
ThermocoupleInnerDimensions_m 0.01 0.01
Thermocouple
PTypeComposition Nickel Chromium Iron
NTypeComposition Osmium
Length_m 0.001
ThermocoupleExitTemperature_K 453
OuterCoolant Hydrogen
OuterTurbopump
Composition Lithium
PumpRadius_m 0.01
RotationalSpeed_RPM 1.68 |
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Post by dragonkid11 on Dec 24, 2016 2:44:02 GMT
It's still useful to have some drone reactors on here for lithium-calcium so people can use em Here's a 250 watt reactor, but I think I posted it in the reactor thread already.   |
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Post by jasonvance on Dec 24, 2016 3:00:43 GMT
It's still useful to have some drone reactors on here for lithium-calcium so people can use em Here's a 250 watt reactor, but I think I posted it in the reactor thread already. I used that one as a starting base to create this 538W reactor that works with a min sized calcium radiator: ThermoelectricFissionReactorModule 538 W Thermoelectric Fission Reactor
UsesCustomName false
ReactorCoreDimensions_m 0.01799 0.017999
NuclearReactor
Coolant Ethane
Moderator Graphite
ModeratorMass_kg 0
Fuel U-233 Dioxide
FuelMass_kg 0.1
FuelEnrichment_Percent 0.087
ControlRodComposition Depleted Uranium Dioxide
ControlRodMass_kg 6e-006
NeutronReflector Diamond
ReflectorThickness_m 0
AverageNeutronFlux__m2_s 5.88e+016
InnerTurbopump
Composition Reinforced Carbon-Carbon
PumpRadius_m 0.01
RotationalSpeed_RPM 16
ThermocoupleInnerDimensions_m 0.01 0.01
Thermocouple
PTypeComposition Nickel Chromium Iron
NTypeComposition Osmium
Length_m 0.001
ThermocoupleExitTemperature_K 1114
OuterCoolant Oxygen
OuterTurbopump
Composition Lithium
PumpRadius_m 0.01
RotationalSpeed_RPM 1.42  |
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Post by David367th on Dec 24, 2016 3:04:41 GMT
This is the drone I came up with, it seems to work just fine against stock Gunships with minor casualties to their lasers. |
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Post by dragonkid11 on Dec 24, 2016 3:25:42 GMT
How did you make your turretless drone resistant to laser?
I don't even know how to 'armor' turretless drone against laser fire.
It's like they just doesn't work at all against laser armed vessel.
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Post by David367th on Dec 24, 2016 3:31:37 GMT
How did you make your turretless drone resistant to laser? I don't even know how to 'armor' turretless drone against laser fire. It's like they just doesn't work at all against laser armed vessel. Yeah that's the where the casualties come from, the polyethylene melts instantly under laser fire, I'm surprised it can even shoot a bullet. What I found is if you clump them together in like squads of 50+ and ignore range on the lasers you lose a few before they gunship lost its lasers, but there's about 7950 more where that came from. They're the CDE equivalent of zerg I guess. |
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Post by newageofpower on Dec 24, 2016 3:59:29 GMT
I find Zerg tactics work great against stock ships, but min-maxed player designs...
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Post by David367th on Dec 24, 2016 4:12:43 GMT
I find Zerg tactics work great against stock ships, but min-maxed player designs... Well when you bring a death laser into anything almost nothing beats it other than another death laser. The drones aren't really all that good, but if you're looking for a drone to spam at 70ms a piece that's your drone. |
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