| Re: Some specific Nubian design questions |
Fri, 15 May 2009 09:43   |
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| Micha | 
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| Raindancer wrote on Fri, 15 May 2009 15:19 |
1) I saw two references with respect to shields, where the writer(s) said to use two slots with RS, one slot without. Why? I would think this would be reversed, to use two slots without RS, and one slot with RS. Thoughts?
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I'm guessing one of those writers is Iztok. 
I believe there are two 'schools' here. Because of RS you have the advantage to get 40% more shielding per slot and they regenerate 10% of the *original* size. You can 1) maximize that advantage by using 2 slots and regenerate a whole lot of shielding. Or 2) you can use only one slot for shields and look at it as saving a slot for something else ...
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2) I saw a few references to a 'fully gatable' ARM Nubian with two slots of ARMs. Well a Nubian hull, and two slots of ARMs, already has a weight of 310, and that is without an engine, shield, computers, etc. With an FM engine and 4 slots of comps the weight is 340, which will take damage from gating. Am I missing something here? What does 'fully gatable' mean to people?
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'Fully gatable' depends on the situation. I can't give an exact number but the usual unarmored beamer BBs weighs around 374kT (NRSE), losses are minimal and merging an arrival will get rid of the damage. The arma nub you are referring too will probably be around 370kT as well.
For WMs their DNs tend to go above 400kT which is still tolarable. You'll often see a weight reduction by using lesser engines, thanks to their + 1/2 move bonus they can use the FM and OTs up front and still get fast beamers.
mch
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