Dunno about just saying 'forget' to that. I mean, okay, if they were just gunships, working in close proximity and as supplement to the capship's armaments, then no gravity wouldn't be that much of a problem.
I got the imperssion, though, that the plan is to have them be the SDF's 'feelers' - mid-long range recon units.
If only because they have more re-mass capacity, hence endurance, than any potential AWACS or Valk recon model would have.
And that they're more expendable than the capship.
The rings _do_ increase your target profile significantly, though. Not something I'd like to ride into combat in.
Rotating _pods_ would seem a better idea, yes ... hmm. I'd go as far as to suggest that the corridors/sleeves or whatever you'd call them be retractable, so that when the rotation stops for combat conditions and so on the pods could be pulled in close to the main hull, thereby minimizing the profile. Would this sort of thing be a viable modification (I mean, we have transforming combat mecha, for crying out loud, it shouldn't be too hard to pull this sort of mod off).
I'd still feel uneasy about leaving them relatively unprotected outside of the main hull's armor, though, but you take what you can get and all that.
And you could use them as escape pods in an emergency.
What would the subs do for weapons, though? I'd imagine going for missile weapons. Maybe mines too if you're going with the forward recon philosophy and giving the subs some sort of silent running (not real mines - more like autonomous missile pods with passive sensors and proximity triggers, and not terribly much capacity).
As for the plot ... heh. Sounds interesting. Just ... I've watched Gundam SEED ... you've already got some changes in the plot that will have a drastic effect on character interaction. The singer not being a whiny little ... well, you get the idea. And so on. Shall we try for a little more diversion than there was in G SEED when compared to plain Gundam?
And, yes, while wanting to see a Jialan/Estevan/Lydia poly is one of my reasons for saying that, I'm also doing so because ... well ... in a way, G SEED was boring.
Also, while Manfred dying would fit in with the way it went in the original ... yes, I know it's important, damnit, that doesn't mean I have to like it.
Right. Carry on.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
I got the imperssion, though, that the plan is to have them be the SDF's 'feelers' - mid-long range recon units.
If only because they have more re-mass capacity, hence endurance, than any potential AWACS or Valk recon model would have.
And that they're more expendable than the capship.
The rings _do_ increase your target profile significantly, though. Not something I'd like to ride into combat in.
Rotating _pods_ would seem a better idea, yes ... hmm. I'd go as far as to suggest that the corridors/sleeves or whatever you'd call them be retractable, so that when the rotation stops for combat conditions and so on the pods could be pulled in close to the main hull, thereby minimizing the profile. Would this sort of thing be a viable modification (I mean, we have transforming combat mecha, for crying out loud, it shouldn't be too hard to pull this sort of mod off).
I'd still feel uneasy about leaving them relatively unprotected outside of the main hull's armor, though, but you take what you can get and all that.
And you could use them as escape pods in an emergency.
What would the subs do for weapons, though? I'd imagine going for missile weapons. Maybe mines too if you're going with the forward recon philosophy and giving the subs some sort of silent running (not real mines - more like autonomous missile pods with passive sensors and proximity triggers, and not terribly much capacity).
As for the plot ... heh. Sounds interesting. Just ... I've watched Gundam SEED ... you've already got some changes in the plot that will have a drastic effect on character interaction. The singer not being a whiny little ... well, you get the idea. And so on. Shall we try for a little more diversion than there was in G SEED when compared to plain Gundam?
And, yes, while wanting to see a Jialan/Estevan/Lydia poly is one of my reasons for saying that, I'm also doing so because ... well ... in a way, G SEED was boring.
Also, while Manfred dying would fit in with the way it went in the original ... yes, I know it's important, damnit, that doesn't mean I have to like it.
Right. Carry on.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm