Posted by Russell Watt in Discussion - Modern Navy Plan Revisions

Posted by Rear Admiral Robert Archer (Engineering Director) in Discussion - Modern Navy Plan Revisions
The following discussion is a final check over from previous discussions over the past two terms. This discussion entails the synopsis section of the MNP only. Part 2 of the discussion will entail the ship class/type ranges for ships and ‘nerd tech’ numbers of ranges/power output etc of the different systems for the most part unless something counters to canon (unless it was something and that most people don’t care about these values we will keep them as if for those who like the ‘nerd tech’ stuff and for in the ship specifications. To aide in posting i will be sharing a google doc link of the changes for easier viewing. Discussion will run from 9/25/18 until 10/09/18.

Any questions please ask below or email me.

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Change log from Current MNP to MNP V2 (placeholder title):

1) Added a sentence in the opening paragraphs detailing that any non-standard tech allowed on a ship class must be justified in the review and approved in the review process.
2) Fixed 2 spelling errors in the opening paragraph.

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=Current MNP - Opening Paragraph/Tech Ranges=

https://www.star-fleet.com/ed/modernnavyplan.html

Synopsis

The Modern Navy Plan (MNP) is a standardization and categorization of the available primary equipment and machinery types that are attributed to starship and space frame construction. To that end, there are three axioms that designers and Department staff should follow while drafting or evaluating a new specification. These axioms can be readily found in the Milwaukee Plan.

Light Vessels

Light vessels are those usualy built more for speed then heavy combat or prolonged scientific missions. As such, they sacrifice weapons and other forms of heavy equipment for speed.

Medium Vessels

These are the “Benchmark” of design. While maintaining a good mix of equipment and speed, they are the average that all other ship classifications are graded by. Though not specialized in any given field, their mix of equipment often fills in any shortcomings in performance.

Heavy Vessels

Heavy Vessels are designed for prolonged missions. They tend to sacrifice speed for more mission specific equipment such as better scientific equipment, shielding, or weaponry.

Each of these axioms is further defined by the specific mission profile for which the ship is designed for. A Science Vessel will by definition have more scientific equipment then a Combat Vessel. A Combat Vessel, meanwhile, would by definition have more weaponry and shielding then an Exploration Vessel of the same size. The Light-Medium-Heavy classification is a further extension of the Science-Exploration-Combat trinity. It should also be noted that starship systems, ANY starship systems, take up valuable computer power, energy resources, and space frame volume. This is why there is a trade off between one ship’s systems for a more (or lesser) capable system. In general, the more powerful the system, the more resources and equipment allocated to operate that system.

Within the Ship Equipment Classification Charts below, there are usually three entries for a given equipment type. The “lighter” equipment may be used by a Light starship, while heavier equipment might be attributed to a heavier starship of a similar mission profile and specification. The only exceptions to this rule are the warp cores. A Light vessel which is built for speed may employ the larger warp core, only at the cost of lighter, less capable supporting systems. Interpretation of what equipment is appropriate for a given design is subject to the designer and the Engineering Department at time of certification.

For instance, a Light Observer might be able to employ a Type-X shield system (which is usually used in larger ship designs such as the Dreadnaught), but ONLY after a severe reduction in warp core, sensors, phasers, and torpedo capabilities.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RHxt80i2gkcTXqV9daiD0DzxR4u7WW3c8FaY9YIb9Jw/edit?usp=sharing

=Changed MNP V2 Opening Paragraph==

Synopsis

The Modern Navy Plan (MNP) is a standardization and categorization of the available primary equipment and machinery types that are attributed to starship and space frame construction. To that end, there are three axioms that designers and Department staff should follow while drafting or evaluating a new specification. These axioms can be readily found in the Milwaukee Plan.

Light Vessels

Light vessels are those usually built more for speed then heavy combat or prolonged scientific missions. As such, they sacrifice weapons and other forms of heavy equipment for speed.

Medium Vessels

These are the “Benchmark” of design. While maintaining a good mix of equipment and speed, they are the average that all other ship classifications are graded by. Though not specialized in any given field, their mix of equipment often fills in any shortcomings in performance.

Heavy Vessels

Heavy Vessels are designed for prolonged missions. They tend to sacrifice speed for more mission specific equipment such as better scientific equipment, shielding, or weaponry.

Each of these axioms is further defined by the specific mission profile for which the ship is designed for. A Science Vessel will by definition have more scientific equipment then a Combat Vessel. A Combat Vessel, meanwhile, would by definition have more weaponry and shielding then an Exploration Vessel of the same size. The Light-Medium-Heavy classification is a further extension of the Science-Exploration-Combat trinity. It should also be noted that starship systems, ANY starship systems, take up valuable computer power, energy resources, and space frame volume. This is why there is a trade off between one ship’s systems for a more (or lesser) capable system. In general, the more powerful the system, the more resources and equipment allocated to operate that system.

Within the Ship Equipment Classification Charts below, there are usually three entries for a given equipment type. The “lighter” equipment may be used by a Light starship, while heavier equipment might be attributed to a heavier starship of a similar mission profile and specification. The only exceptions to this rule are the warp cores. A Light vessel which is built for speed may employ the larger warp core, only at the cost of lighter, less capable supporting systems. Interpretation of what equipment is appropriate for a given design is subject to the designer and the Engineering Department at time of certification.

For instance, a Light Observer might be able to employ a Type-X shield system (which is usually used in larger ship designs such as the Dreadnought), but only after a severe reduction in warp core, sensors, phasers, and torpedo capabilities. In the end, any non-standard technologies included in a submission would need to be justified and approved in the review process.

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Robert Archer EDir

So yeah, I’m confused by this :)

Rob, you say This discussion entails the opening paragraph of the MNP only. So, by opening paragraph, do you mean only the 3 sentences under Synopsis, or do you mean these as well as the writing under Light/Medium/Heavy ship variants as well?

Sorry for that confusion yes I meant the synopsis section. I wrote that part during a multitasking moment of the day with the family and forgot to go back to change it as I had meant too, I have since done that.

Assuming you mean only the 3 sentences under Synopsis (and why not ‘Introduction’ or ‘Overview’?), both the snippet of the old plan and the new plan read exactly the same to me, am I missing something?

You are :) the last sentence in the ‘changed’ v2 says ‘In the end, any non-standard technologies included in a submission would need to be justified and approved in the review process.’ which the current does not have.

In any case, where do stations etc fall? Is that what you mean by ‘space frame’?

Space frame in this case would entail stations/outposts if I recall right the earlier draft I had of the original MNP did have starship but then it got changed to space frame to include stations/outposts/anything else

Russell

Robert Archer EDir