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I don't quite remember: is every flagship in the series unique? I'm pretty sure all of the Imperial flagships were unique classy ming I remember correctly--but what about the FPA side? Did we ever see two or more flagships with identical "geometry?" I think this might be one of those deliberate anachronisms that could use its own page... Somewhere.[[User:Canary|Canary]] 02:44, 11 August 2014 (UTC) | I don't quite remember: is every flagship in the series unique? I'm pretty sure all of the Imperial flagships were unique classy ming I remember correctly--but what about the FPA side? Did we ever see two or more flagships with identical "geometry?" I think this might be one of those deliberate anachronisms that could use its own page... Somewhere.[[User:Canary|Canary]] 02:44, 11 August 2014 (UTC) | ||
| - | :http://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Ajax_class_flagship Flagships were introduced by both sides at some point after the Battle of Dagon as fleet sizes continued to increase. These flagships, aside from having increased command and control capabilities, also served as prototypes and field tests of new technologies or design philosophies before wider introduction and mass production. The following is my own interpretation and speculation: The "standard" battleship designs of both sides were mass produced in the hundreds of thousands over many decades, but this also meant that they were not at the cutting edge of new technology and any feature in the design would have to be proven, cost effective, and long lasting enough to justify. Thus before any expensive and time consuming re-tooling for a mass production design, any features or design ideas would be first field tested in either flagships or limited run ships, such as the ''Leda II''. The later Imperial flagships like the ''Valendown'' were part of an attempt to find a way to implement the innovations of the ''Brünhild'' at a lower cost suitable for a mass production ship, as the standard Imperial battleship was starting to show its age. The Alliance in particular after Amritsar seems to have shifted focus from producing ''Ajax'' class flagships to pumping out more standard ships, and experimenting with modifications to the standard battleships that served as squadron command ships. The ''Muffuese'', ''Marduk'', and ''Abai Geser'' were all examples of this. However the additional info on the | + | :http://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Ajax_class_flagship Flagships were introduced by both sides at some point after the Battle of Dagon as fleet sizes continued to increase. These flagships, aside from having increased command and control capabilities, also served as prototypes and field tests of new technologies or design philosophies before wider introduction and mass production. The following is my own interpretation and speculation: The "standard" battleship designs of both sides were mass produced in the hundreds of thousands over many decades, but this also meant that they were not at the cutting edge of new technology and any feature in the design would have to be proven, cost effective, and long lasting enough to justify. Thus before any expensive and time consuming re-tooling for a mass production design, any features or design ideas would be first field tested in either flagships or limited run ships, such as the ''Leda II''. The later Imperial flagships like the ''Valendown'' were part of an attempt to find a way to implement the innovations of the ''Brünhild'' at a lower cost suitable for a mass production ship, as the standard Imperial battleship was starting to show its age. The Alliance in particular after Amritsar seems to have shifted focus from producing ''Ajax'' class flagships to pumping out more standard ships, and experimenting with modifications to the standard battleships that served as squadron command ships. The ''Muffuese'', ''Marduk'', and ''Abai Geser'' were all examples of this. However the additional info on the ''Muffuese'' page says the Alliance ceased this practice after an unfavorable cost-benefit analysis. 11:42, 11 August 2014 (UTC) |
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Flagships
I don't quite remember: is every flagship in the series unique? I'm pretty sure all of the Imperial flagships were unique classy ming I remember correctly--but what about the FPA side? Did we ever see two or more flagships with identical "geometry?" I think this might be one of those deliberate anachronisms that could use its own page... Somewhere.Canary 02:44, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
- http://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Ajax_class_flagship Flagships were introduced by both sides at some point after the Battle of Dagon as fleet sizes continued to increase. These flagships, aside from having increased command and control capabilities, also served as prototypes and field tests of new technologies or design philosophies before wider introduction and mass production. The following is my own interpretation and speculation: The "standard" battleship designs of both sides were mass produced in the hundreds of thousands over many decades, but this also meant that they were not at the cutting edge of new technology and any feature in the design would have to be proven, cost effective, and long lasting enough to justify. Thus before any expensive and time consuming re-tooling for a mass production design, any features or design ideas would be first field tested in either flagships or limited run ships, such as the Leda II. The later Imperial flagships like the Valendown were part of an attempt to find a way to implement the innovations of the Brünhild at a lower cost suitable for a mass production ship, as the standard Imperial battleship was starting to show its age. The Alliance in particular after Amritsar seems to have shifted focus from producing Ajax class flagships to pumping out more standard ships, and experimenting with modifications to the standard battleships that served as squadron command ships. The Muffuese, Marduk, and Abai Geser were all examples of this. However the additional info on the Muffuese page says the Alliance ceased this practice after an unfavorable cost-benefit analysis. 11:42, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
