Starfire I/II Ship Design Analysis

Ship Construction Procedure

1. Choose a hull size.
2. Decide number of engines and therefore speed. (Unlike other systems, engines vary in the number of spaces they require. See table below.)
3. Purchase other systems.
   1. Must have 1 Bulkhead for every 4 Holds (H).
   2. A freighter may only carry weapons equal to one less than its number, e.g. the Freighter 4 can carry 3 weapons.
   3. A duplicate of a previously purchased ship gets a 10% discount in price.
4. Arrange systems in following left-to-right order:
   1. all Shields (S)
   2. all Armor (A)
   3. any Datalink (Z)
   4. other systems

Fighter Construction Procedure

1. Base characteristics of a fighter:
   • 4 Load Points
   • 6 Movement Points
   • 6 Assault Movement Points
   • Cost of $5
2. Items can be added to a fighter at the following schedule:

   Item	Cost	Load Points	Reduction to Assault Movement	Notes
   Gun Pack	$2	2	1	like a ship gun; 1 available on each CV bay
   Laser Pack	$5	2	1	like a ship laser
   Missile	n/a	1	1	like a ship missile; add at launch time; 6 on each CV bay
   Rocket Pod	n/a	1	1	add at launch time; 10 on each CV bay
   Recon Pack	$2	0	0	for campaign scenarios

System Cost and Space Requirements

Offense	Code	Cost	Space Req'd.	Notes
Energy Beam	E	35	4	ignores A and H
Force Beam	F	25	4	destroys systems from left to right
Gun	G	5	3	destroys systems from left to right
Laser Beam	L	25	4	destroys left to right, ignoring shields
Multiplex Tracking	M2	30	1	ship can have 2 targets in 1 turn; only one M per ship
Multiplex Tracking	M3	40	1	ship can have 3 targets in 1 turn; only one M per ship
Multiplex Tracking	M4	50	1	ship can have 4 targets in 1 turn; only one M per ship
Presser Beam	Pb	9	2	?
Primary Beam	P	50	4	fires every other turn, ignores shields/armor; roll die to determine how far in destroyed system is
Missile Launcher	R	10	3	destroys systems from left to right
Missile+Gun Launcher	W	20	3	each turn can fire as either gun or missile
Missile Hold	Mh	15	2	?
Defense	Code	Cost	Space Req'd.	Notes
Armor	A	2	1
Bulkhead	B	2	1	need 1 per every 4 Holds
ECM	?	60	3	?
Hold	H	1	1	may not be more than 10% of ship except freighters
Overload Dampener	O	20	1	see combat charts
Point Defense	D	25	2	die roll to intercept missiles in a volley: first on 1-5, second on 1-4, etc.; also attacks fighters
Point Defense, Improved	Di	30	2	die roll to intercept missiles in a volley: first on 1-4, second on 1-3, etc.; also attacks fighters
Shield	S	4	1	must outnumber armor
Propulsion	Code	Cost	Space Req'd.	Notes
Ion Engine	I	see Hull Cost Chart		most are usually placed at far right
Advanced Maneuver	n/a	10% hull cost, 0 sp.		Reduces turn mode by 1.
Assault Movement	n/a	2 per hull sp., 0 sp.		Requires speed 6 and at most 1 primary, energy or force beam.
Miscellany	Code	Cost	Space Req'd.	Notes
Carrier Bay	V	5	1	Each bay can hold one fighter.
Datalink	Z	40	0	at most one per ship
Long Range Scanner	Xr	30	2	for campaign scenarios
Science Instruments	X	10	1	for campaign scenarios
Shearing Plane	C	15	2	?
Tractor Beam	T	9	2	?
Transit Instruments	Y	10	1	for campaign scenarios