GTCv Diomedes - Revision history

SaltyWaffles at 05:28, 3 August 2020

2020-08-03T05:28:34Z

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	''This ship has great potential, but suffers from a major, glaring flaw: a huge sparsity of turrets on large sections of the ship. The wings/fins, in particular, feature a single AAA beam that shares most of its coverage with another AAA beam on the sloped sides of the radar tower. Given that the Diomedes has a major advantage in point-defenses over other corvettes (in the form of a dedicated fighter bay), this flaw is also rather unnecessary. The Diomedes is also completely lacking in forward armament, and its rear-facing armament isn't all that great, either. Where the Deimos corvette achieves much of its success from having turrets all over its surfaces and excellent field of fire, the Diomedes is jarringly barren in the turret department. Approach from the rear and you'll avoid most of the point-defenses; as a capship, approaching from forward, behind, and directly below will also put you out of range of the slash beams, as well.''		''This ship has great potential, but suffers from a major, glaring flaw: a huge sparsity of turrets on large sections of the ship. The wings/fins, in particular, feature a single AAA beam that shares most of its coverage with another AAA beam on the sloped sides of the radar tower. Given that the Diomedes has a major advantage in point-defenses over other corvettes (in the form of a dedicated fighter bay), this flaw is also rather unnecessary. The Diomedes is also completely lacking in forward armament, and its rear-facing armament isn't all that great, either. Where the Deimos corvette achieves much of its success from having turrets all over its surfaces and excellent field of fire, the Diomedes is jarringly barren in the turret department. Approach from the rear and you'll avoid most of the point-defenses; as a capship, approaching from forward, behind, and directly below will also put you out of range of the slash beams, as well, though the ship's incredibly maneuverability means that it can easily bring those beams to bear if it wants to.''

MatthTheGeek at 11:18, 7 June 2020

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			==Gallery==
			<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="300px"></gallery>


			==Modding Resources==
			:$POF File: GTCv_Diomedes.pof
			:Texture list: nameplate;diomedes_main;TEI_Turrets;diomedes_lod3;diomedes-debris

MatthTheGeek: Maintenance

2020-06-07T11:17:24Z

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	:''For the ~~original ship~~, see [[GTMf Sparta]].''		:''For the model used in older releases of Blue Planet, see [[GTMf Sparta]].''
	:''For the canonical [[GTCv Deimos\|Deimos]]-class corvette that appeared in [[The Sicilian Defense]], see the [[FreeSpace 2 Terran Ship Database#GTCv Diomedes\|FreeSpace 2 Terran Ship Database]]		:''For the canonical [[GTCv Deimos\|Deimos]]-class corvette that appeared in [[The Sicilian Defense]], see the [[FreeSpace 2 Terran Ship Database#GTCv Diomedes\|FreeSpace 2 Terran Ship Database]]

	[[Image:~~Gtcvdiomedes.jpg\|thumb\|right\|480px\|The original~~ GTCv Diomedes~~, a modified GTMf Sparta, as shown in War in Heaven~~.]]		[[Image:GTCv Diomedes.jpg\|thumb\|right\|650px\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
	~~[[Image:Gtcvdiomedes10.png~~\|thumb\|right\|~~480px~~\|~~The new GTCv Diomedes by Aesaar.~~]]

	==Description:==		==Description:==
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	===Developer Notes===		===Developer Notes===
	N/A		N/A


	===Name Origin===		===Name Origin===
	In Greek mythology, Diomedes (Διομήδης) was a hero of the [[Wikipedia:Trojan War\|Trojan War]]. The nephew of Herakles and considered the second-best warrior amongst the Achaeans (behind Ajax), Diomedes eventually became king of Argos.		In Greek mythology, Diomedes (Διομήδης) was a hero of the [[Wikipedia:Trojan War\|Trojan War]]. The nephew of Herakles and considered the second-best warrior amongst the Achaeans (behind Ajax), Diomedes eventually became king of Argos.


	===Credits===		===Credits===
	* ~~Original model~~ by '''~~Stratcomm~~'''		* Model and textures by '''Aesaar'''
	* New model by '''Aesaar'''

	==Performance:==		==Performance:==
	===Statistics===		===Statistics===
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	\|name = GTCv ''Diomedes''		\|name = GTCv Diomedes
	~~\|type = Strike Corvette~~		\|yaw_pitch_roll = 48 - 52 - 42
	~~\|manufacturer =~~		\|max_velocity = 25 (35)
	~~\|maneuverability =~~		\|hitpoints = 95000
	\|yaw_pitch_roll = 48~~.0,~~ 52~~.0,~~ 42.0		\|length = 1050.98
	\|max_velocity = 25		\|width = 417.39
	~~\|max_ab_velocity =~~		\|height = 206.52
	~~\|max_ab_duration =~~		\|turrets = 22
	~~\|armor =~~		\|fighterbays = 1
	\|hitpoints = ~~85 000~~
	~~\|shields =~~
	\|length = ~~1162~~
	\|~~gun_bank_1~~ =
	\|~~gun_bank_2 =~~
	~~\|gun_bank_3 =~~
	~~\|missile_bank_1 =~~
	~~\|missile_bank_2 =~~
	~~\|missile_bank_3 =~~
	~~\|missile_bank_4 =~~
	~~\|countermeasures~~ =
	\|turrets =
	\|~~containers =~~
	~~\|fighters~~ = ~~12 - 16~~
	}}		}}


	===Armaments===		===Armaments===
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	\| colspan=2 style="background:#351515;"\| '''Default Statistics'''		\| colspan=2 style="background:#351515;"\| '''Default Statistics'''
	~~\| colspan=2 style="background:#191970;"\| '''Aesaar's Upgrade'''~~
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	~~\| style="width:120px" \|Turret Type~~
	~~\| style="width:60px" \|Amount~~
	\| style="width:120px" \|Turret Type		\| style="width:120px" \|Turret Type
	\| style="width:60px" \|Amount		\| style="width:60px" \|Amount
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\| ~~[[TerSlashBlue]]~~		\| SterPulse
	\| 4		\| 5
	~~\| [[TerSlashBlue]]~~
	~~\| 4~~
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\| ~~[[STerPulse]]~~		\| AAAf
	~~\| 5~~
	~~\| [[STerPulse]]~~
	\| 5		\| 5
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\| ~~[[AAAf]]~~		\| TerSlashBlue
	\| 4		\| 4
	~~\| [[AAAf]]~~
	~~\| 5~~
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\| [[Terran Turret 2]]		\| Terran Turret 2
	\| 4		\| 6
	~~\| [[Terran Turret 2]]~~
	~~\| 5~~
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\| ~~[[GTM~~ Piranha~~\|Piranha]]~~		\| Piranha
	~~\| 2~~
	~~\| [[GTM Piranha\|Piranha]]~~
	\| 2		\| 2
	\|}		\|}


	==Veteran Comments==		==Veteran Comments==
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	*Release thread:		*Release thread:
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			*Blue Planet Complete:
			**[https://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=90802.0 RELEASE - Blue Planet]

	[[Category: User-made Ships]]		[[Category: User-made Ships]]
	[[Category: Blue Planet]]		[[Category: Blue Planet]]
	[[Category:Blue Planet ships]]		[[Category:Blue Planet ships]]

Alan Bolte at 22:20, 15 June 2013

2013-06-15T22:20:31Z

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	Conceptualized early in the Threat Exigency Initiative warship program, the ''Diomedes''-class strike corvette was shaped by the necessities of two worlds: the tactical realities of the post-Capella battlefield and the political turmoil of a Fleet in crisis.		Conceptualized early in the Threat Exigency Initiative warship program, the ''Diomedes''-class strike corvette was shaped by the necessities of two worlds: the tactical realities of the post-Capella battlefield and the political turmoil of a Fleet in crisis.

	[[GTVA]] designers conceived the [[GTCv Chimera\|''Chimera'']] and [[GTCv Bellerophon\|''Bellerophon'']]-class corvettes hand in hand with new doctrines of of massive force application. These designs were intentionally overspecialized to neutralize [[Shivan]] destroyers and juggernauts with beam alpha strikes. Strike craft support, aggressive subspace maneuvering, and sheer shock would, it was argued, allow the ''Chimera'' and ''Bellerophon'' to outrun their own design weaknesses.		[[GTVA]] designers conceived the [[GTCv Chimera\|''Chimera'']] and [[GTCv Bellerophon\|''Bellerophon'']]-class corvettes hand in hand with new doctrines of massive force application. These designs were intentionally overspecialized to neutralize [[Shivan]] destroyers and juggernauts with beam alpha strikes. Strike craft support, aggressive subspace maneuvering, and sheer shock would, it was argued, allow the ''Chimera'' and ''Bellerophon'' to outrun their own design weaknesses.

	But more conservative factions of the GTVA military agitated for a less specialized next-generation design, a successor to and improvement upon the still-young [[GTCv Deimos\|''Deimos'']] corvette. Politically, they needed a warship that would fit the operational profile of line as well as elite units, but they also offered compelling tactical reasoning. Agile, aggressive combatants lacked the staying power for prolonged defensive operations at hardpoints, nodes, or convoys. A cheaper, more all-round design could supplement ''Deimos'' production with a powerful corvette leader or a supporting element to cover the flanks of destroyers or sister corvettes. Other camps in the Fleet added their own requirements: the addition of a fighterbay would open up possibilities as an [[Special Operations Command\|SOC]] platform, or in the independent strike role through organic escorts or bombers. Missile launchers and magazines would allow for selectable munition loads.		But more conservative factions of the GTVA military agitated for a less specialized next-generation design, a successor to and improvement upon the still-young [[GTCv Deimos\|''Deimos'']] corvette. Politically, they needed a warship that would fit the operational profile of line as well as elite units, but they also offered compelling tactical reasoning. Agile, aggressive combatants lacked the staying power for prolonged defensive operations at hardpoints, nodes, or convoys. A cheaper, more all-round design could supplement ''Deimos'' production with a powerful corvette leader or a supporting element to cover the flanks of destroyers or sister corvettes. Other camps in the Fleet added their own requirements: the addition of a fighterbay would open up possibilities as an [[Special Operations Command\|SOC]] platform, or in the independent strike role through organic escorts or bombers. Missile launchers and magazines would allow for selectable munition loads.

Androgeos Exeunt: Default stats should be background colour #351515.

2012-11-01T12:40:20Z

Default stats should be background colour #351515.

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	\| colspan=2 style="background:#~~191970~~;"\| '''Default Statistics'''		\| colspan=2 style="background:#351515;"\| '''Default Statistics'''
	\| colspan=2 style="background:#191970;"\| '''Aesaar's Upgrade'''		\| colspan=2 style="background:#191970;"\| '''Aesaar's Upgrade'''
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"

Monitor: /* Veteran Comments */ : Deleted my old one and wrote a new one.

2012-10-29T19:05:45Z

Veteran Comments: : Deleted my old one and wrote a new one.

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	''As with the older [[GTCv Deimos\|Deimos]] vessels, being around a Diomedes engagement is dicey business, not only do you need to worry about anti-fighter defenses, but the slash beams tend to slash right through fighters. The point defenses of the Diomedes ~~aren~~'~~t up to the same standards~~ as ~~the [[GTCv~~ Chimera~~\|Chimera]] or even the [[GTCv Deimos\|Deimos]]~~. ~~Try~~ to ~~be on the other side of the warship this thing~~ is ~~firing at~~. ~~The slash beams~~ also ~~mean, in Blue Planet [[canon]] that beam countermeasures that disrupt beam targeting will not prevent slash beams from continuing~~ to ~~engage~~.''		''As with the older [[GTCv Deimos\|Deimos]] vessels, being around a Diomedes engagement is dicey business, not only do you need to worry about anti-fighter defenses, but the slash beams tend to slash right through fighters. The point defenses of the Diomedes are quite significant, with Aesaars model including five AAA beams - but it's still not as well defended as a Chimera. That said, flying close to these things is typically a bad move. They are also significantly harder to de-fang than the Chimera or Bellerophon.''


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	''About its comparison with the [[GTCv Chimera\|Chimera]] in the post above, it's very important to note that it's very difficult to get a target within the narrow angle above the Diomedes in order to use all four of its beams on the same target. Even then, because of the angle involved, the accuracy won't be as good as it normally is, either. Factor in how slash beams rarely do full damage (although the [[TerSlashBlue]] is much better than others in that regard), and the damage output of this ship on a single target can become much smaller than a [[GTCv Chimera\|Chimera]] under some circumstances. The Diomedes is also noticeably larger than a [[GTCv Chimera\|Chimera]], although that is easily explained by the presence of the fighterbay to begin with.''		''About its comparison with the [[GTCv Chimera\|Chimera]] in the post above, it's very important to note that it's very difficult to get a target within the narrow angle above the Diomedes in order to use all four of its beams on the same target. Even then, because of the angle involved, the accuracy won't be as good as it normally is, either. Factor in how slash beams rarely do full damage (although the [[TerSlashBlue]] is much better than others in that regard), and the damage output of this ship on a single target can become much smaller than a [[GTCv Chimera\|Chimera]] under some circumstances. The Diomedes is also noticeably larger than a [[GTCv Chimera\|Chimera]], although that is easily explained by the presence of the fighterbay to begin with.''
	}}		}}


	==Related Links:==		==Related Links:==

Monitor: /* Armaments */: Modified to show the weapons upgrade on Aesaars model

2012-10-29T19:02:50Z

Armaments: : Modified to show the weapons upgrade on Aesaars model

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	\| colspan=2 style="background:#~~351515~~;"\| '''Default Statistics'''		\| colspan=2 style="background:#191970;"\| '''Default Statistics'''
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			\| style="width:120px" \|Turret Type
			\| style="width:60px" \|Amount
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	\| 4		\| 4
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			\| 5
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\| Terran Turret 2		\| [[Terran Turret 2]]
	\| 4		\| 4
			\| [[Terran Turret 2]]
			\| 5
	\|- align="center"		\|- align="center"
	\| Piranha		\| [[GTM Piranha\|Piranha]]
			\| 2
			\| [[GTM Piranha\|Piranha]]
	\| 2		\| 2
	\|}		\|}

Logomancer: /* Blue Planet: War in Heaven Tech Description */ Updated tech description to Battuta's new one

2012-10-28T17:47:17Z

Blue Planet: War in Heaven Tech Description: Updated tech description to Battuta's new one

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 ==Description:==
 ===Blue Planet: War in Heaven Tech Description===
-Unlike the Chimera and Bellerophon assault corvette classes, which were intended for large fleet manoeuvres where flanks were secured and overwhelming forward firepower was required, the Diomedes is a versatile strike corvette designed for independent operations. Based on the older Deimos class of corvettes, the Diomedes is effective against strikecraft and carries a respectable amount of anti-capital ship firepower. The addition of a fighterbay and fighter maintenance facilities increases the versatility of the design.
+Conceptualized early in the Threat Exigency Initiative warship program, the ''Diomedes''-class strike corvette was shaped by the necessities of two worlds: the tactical realities of the post-Capella battlefield and the political turmoil of a Fleet in crisis.
 ===Developer Notes===

Aesaar at 00:47, 10 October 2012

2012-10-10T00:47:38Z

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-{{Ship Stats|Strike Corvette|Unknown|N/A|48.0, 52.0, 42.0|25|N/A|N/A|85 000|N/A|1162}}{|
+{{Ship_box
-|-
+|name = GTCv ''Diomedes''
-| style="width:200px" | '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Fighter Complement|Fighter Complement]]'''
+|type = Strike Corvette
-| style="width:200px" | Unknown
+|manufacturer =
-|}
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Aesaar at 00:12, 10 October 2012

2012-10-10T00:12:15Z

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	===Statistics===		===Statistics===
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