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Post by CELS on Feb 23, 2004 14:47:30 GMT -5
A question came up following a little discussion in the Nagoma thread in the Dorvastor (does Nagoma sound familiar? No? Well, go have a look then!) Minister suggested that Lightning fighters could be used by the Nagoman PDF, and I was inclined to agree.
Looking at the Lightning's description in my old Imperial armour book, it seems that the Lightning's "STD" technology was found in the Segmentum Obscurus, and that it has since been common in the Segmentum Tempestus and Pacificus as well... No mention of Segmentum Ultima.........
Is the Lightning perhaps not so common in Segmentum Ultima? What fighters do we have though?
(PS: As for Marauders, the book says they're the workhorse of the Imperial Navy, suggesting that they're found everywhere)
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Post by zholud on Feb 23, 2004 15:31:45 GMT -5
Make story that Nagoma received them with those old Crusade connected to cursed sub-sector.
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Post by Kage2020 on Feb 27, 2004 15:17:33 GMT -5
A...Looking at the Lightning's description in my old Imperial armour book, it seems that the Lightning's "STD" technology was found in the Segmentum Obscurus, and that it has since been common in the Segmentum Tempestus and Pacificus as well... LMAO! What a great typo! This reminds me that we're going to have to come up with a definitive approach to what we feel that the STC is... Kage
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Post by CELS on Feb 28, 2004 3:47:53 GMT -5
Heheh, oh yeah. Didn't realize that.... "Only by sharing the holy STD can humanity hope to defeat its enemies!" Aaahahahah Well, why don't you start a thread on the STC then, Kage? I didn't think we had to come up with a definitive approach.
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Post by Kage2020 on Feb 28, 2004 9:25:36 GMT -5
Myabe 'definitive' is a poor word. Rather, we should have a strong idea what it is and how it relates to the adeptus mechanicus other than the 'generic' and rather bland statement in the 'fluff'. Kage
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Post by Femerenden on Mar 4, 2004 13:44:33 GMT -5
We got the NAVY here boys and even we can have T-Bolts. So why not Lightnings?
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Post by CELS on Mar 4, 2004 15:30:13 GMT -5
Erm... like I said, the fluff only suggests that the Lightning is found in the eastern segmentae, and not in Segmentum Solar or Segmentum Ultima (where Anargo is found). As I'm sure you know, not all Imperial military designs are used all over the galaxy. For example, some classes of Imperial Navy cruisers are unique to some segmentae.
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Post by Rich on May 19, 2004 6:06:34 GMT -5
There are many reasons why Lightnings might find their way into Anargo. Here is an example:
The Redoubtable, a Dictator class cruiser, is transfered to the segmentum ultima as part of a series of reinforcements sent by the imperial navy for the fortress subsector. During a skirmish with traitor vessels, the Redoubtable receives minor damage which destroys one of its flight decks. When repairs are carried out, the lightning fighters the vessel carries are replace with a locally produced varient for ease of mainteneance. The fighters, having no further use in the navy (who do not have the specialised facilities to maintain their type nor the expertise to fly them) are transfered to the Nagoman PDF, who then become responsible for their maintenance and continued opperation.
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Post by CELS on May 19, 2004 6:16:27 GMT -5
Sending a single cruiser as reinforcements halfway across the galaxy? I know it's possible to have Lightnings here, but I just don't think it's plausible. But hey, I'm not going to be absolutely relentless about this. If someone wants Lightnings, I guess that's fine, as long as you are aware that they would come from the other side of the galaxy, and that explanation is needed.
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Post by Rich on May 19, 2004 8:38:16 GMT -5
I'm just suggesting a possible reason. There could be many. For example, the lightnings could be produced by some forgeworld and sent to the wrong guard unit due to a departmento munitorium error. Or perhaps somebody just owed the planetary governor a favour. friends in high places. And that's not even including the possibility of Inquisitorial intervention, who might want a lightning squadren there for any number of reasons. Further to that, it could even be a trial test of the lightning in that segmentum, to see if it is suitable for production and use there. The point is, there are countless reasons why such craft might end up in anargo, and if you want them to be there, you just need to come up with a plausable one.
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Post by Lordof on May 19, 2004 9:18:46 GMT -5
I think go for an amalgamtion of fighter designs.
Simply put its a big Galaxy surely this could simply be a local varient.
So I think seeing what the local Forgeworlds specialise in producing before basing any idea plans on what sort of thrusters, weapon payloads etc. should be
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Post by Minister on May 19, 2004 9:25:43 GMT -5
Personaly, As High Admiral, I put forward that, whilst there are a few Lightning fighters (a full wing is maintained by the Naval Flight Academy and the Royko maintains the squadrons it was transfered in with, for example) none are produced in Anargo and they are most uncommon.
Thunderbolts all the way! Huzzah!
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Post by CELS on May 19, 2004 10:44:54 GMT -5
Huzzah!! In other words, I agree with Minister. And Lordof and Rich, but mostly Minister.
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Post by Lordof on May 20, 2004 0:19:06 GMT -5
So what do you think they are going to be armed with?
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Post by Minister on May 23, 2004 13:40:39 GMT -5
The fighter groups? Thunderbolts mostly, especially for atmospheric and aerospace opperations. PDF will be local made atmospherics mostly with a few Thunderbolts. IN deep space opps run Furies most of the time.
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