The main problem with the Idres is it's size and weight.
Idris ($1250.00) weighs 1,610,110 Kg and 239m, The Idris' fixed main antiship gun is the S5 Zestroyer Rail Gun; the engines 8 TR5, maneuvering thrusters 8 TR3; guns: 6 S3 manned turrets, gimbaled 1 S5 with no more than 4 S2 missiles, shields 1 S-TBD; power 2=TBD, crew 10- 6 on turrets; additional 1 S1 Jump engine.
4.5 Retaliators ($1237.00) weighs 864,000 Kg at 71 m apiece; has 22 S3 Torpedoes; engines 8 TR5, maneuvering 27 TR4, 9 TR3, 54 TR1; 22 S5 manned turrets with 2 S1 each or 44S1, gimbaled none except the torpedoes, shields 4.5 S3; power 4.5 S6, crew 27-22.5 on turrets; jump engines=none at present
So this tells us that for the Idris at almost 2X the weight you get the exact same propulsion as 4.5 Retaliators that means the retaliators are twice as fast. With maneuvering the disparity is even worse, 8 TR5z vs 27 TR4s+9TR3s+54 TR1s; so not only is it slow, it's sluggish. Ship to ship the Idris likely couldn't even target a Retaliator with is Railgun vs 22 S3 torpedoes. Fighter protection is miserable for the Idris 6 S3 manned guns and 4 S2 missiles vs 44 S1 manned guns, and 10 people have to do all that vs 27 on the Retaliators. So for $13 more, you get a lot less with an Idris than you do with 4.5 Retaliators. The only way it would survive such an encounter would be to warp out of there before the first wave of torpedoes hit!
Idris ($1250.00) weighs 1,610,110 Kg and 239m, The Idris' fixed main antiship gun is the S5 Zestroyer Rail Gun; the engines 8 TR5, maneuvering thrusters 8 TR3; guns: 6 S3 manned turrets, gimbaled 1 S5 with no more than 4 S2 missiles, shields 1 S-TBD; power 2=TBD, crew 10- 6 on turrets; additional 1 S1 Jump engine.
4.5 Retaliators ($1237.00) weighs 864,000 Kg at 71 m apiece; has 22 S3 Torpedoes; engines 8 TR5, maneuvering 27 TR4, 9 TR3, 54 TR1; 22 S5 manned turrets with 2 S1 each or 44S1, gimbaled none except the torpedoes, shields 4.5 S3; power 4.5 S6, crew 27-22.5 on turrets; jump engines=none at present
So this tells us that for the Idris at almost 2X the weight you get the exact same propulsion as 4.5 Retaliators that means the retaliators are twice as fast. With maneuvering the disparity is even worse, 8 TR5z vs 27 TR4s+9TR3s+54 TR1s; so not only is it slow, it's sluggish. Ship to ship the Idris likely couldn't even target a Retaliator with is Railgun vs 22 S3 torpedoes. Fighter protection is miserable for the Idris 6 S3 manned guns and 4 S2 missiles vs 44 S1 manned guns, and 10 people have to do all that vs 27 on the Retaliators. So for $13 more, you get a lot less with an Idris than you do with 4.5 Retaliators. The only way it would survive such an encounter would be to warp out of there before the first wave of torpedoes hit!
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