Ship of the Week: Corellian CR90 Corvette
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 9:46 pm
The Ford Transit of the GFFA. Robust, endlessly modifiable, and prolific. Not to mention the first.
What do people think?
What do people think?
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I'd give them a 7.5/8. A ship designed from the outset as a dedicated trooper, or carrier, or gunship would do better in their specific roles than a corvette, but they wouldn't be as flexible, and you wouldn't be able to do so much with the basic hull. In many ways they're the precursors of the Strike-class cruisers, albeit not quite as flexible as they are as a corvette would require a shipyard job to specialise the basic hull.Deepcrush wrote:I'd give it a 5/10... While nothing great, it served its needs rather well.
I doubt it. Her total volume must be less than half that of a Tarawa, if that, and she's about half engine. Plus the design doesn't maximise internal volume the way proper assault ships do. I doubt she'd be able to carry more than a couple of companies with kit. Even an assault-rigged Strike cruiser can only carry a battalion.Deepcrush wrote:As a troop transport she can move a regiment
I disagree. The basic frame is robust enough to accept a dozen different variants, and she's got the power to make a decent gunship, in the same way that a Toyota pickup is robust enough and powerful enough to accept a truly insane range of weapons. That's what makes the corvette great - just load 'em up and off you go.The only issue is that on its own... its not a complete ship. Its a great base to start with but starting doesn't make a great ship.
We will have to agree to disagree then.Captain Seafort wrote:I doubt it. Her total volume must be less than half that of a Tarawa, if that, and she's about half engine. Plus the design doesn't maximise internal volume the way proper assault ships do. I doubt she'd be able to carry more than a couple of companies with kit. Even an assault-rigged Strike cruiser can only carry a battalion.
But as I said, that means its a great start but still not a completion.Captain Seafort wrote:I disagree. The basic frame is robust enough to accept a dozen different variants, and she's got the power to make a decent gunship, in the same way that a Toyota pickup is robust enough and powerful enough to accept a truly insane range of weapons. That's what makes the corvette great - just load 'em up and off you go.
That, I would say, merely means that it's not a great gunship, or carrier, or troopship. It's still a great ship, in the same way that the factory-standard Toyota is a great vehicle despite not being a great fighting vehicle.Deepcrush wrote:But as I said, that means its a great start but still not a completion.
Come on Deep, look at the thing. It's too small and the wrong shape.We will have to agree to disagree then.
The factory standard Toyota pickup is great because it does exactly what it needs to do out of the factory. No after market refits are required. I can go, get the truck and roll out to a field or to a job site or pick up and deliver persons right away. The CR90 isn't the case, the CR90 is a great starting design but not a great final product. Still a 5/10 to me. I don't view that as bad or insulting, just not good either.Captain Seafort wrote:That, I would say, merely means that it's not a great gunship, or carrier, or troopship. It's still a great ship, in the same way that the factory-standard Toyota is a great vehicle despite not being a great fighting vehicle.
Maybe so.Captain Seafort wrote:Come on Deep, look at the thing. It's too small and the wrong shape.
But to turn it into a combat vehicle you need to make modifications. You're not telling me Toyotas come out of the factory like this. Or like this.Deepcrush wrote:The factory standard Toyota pickup is great because it does exactly what it needs to do out of the factory. No after market refits are required. I can go, get the truck and roll out to a field or to a job site or pick up and deliver persons right away.
Ain't that always the way?Deepcrush wrote:I only like it when they're on my side.
Yeah, I could see that - a perfect size and maneuverability, as well as loadout when so outfitted, to screen your line ships from waves of fighters. She'd make a damn fine low-threat convoy escort, too.Deepcrush wrote:I've watched who fighter squadrons get chewed up in a matter of seconds against them. Honestly, its exactly what I would use a ship of that size for.