Captain Golding wrote:Thanks Guys,
So we think the chance of loosing an Apollo Control missile is too low to be concerned about.
So unless you are facing something like Harkness's Baracade we can leave it behind.
Still the Uplift in Attack & ECM Missiles for 16 per controll channels from a 4:2 mix would be a significant gain. Especially on for any BC(P) types that have limited space.
Mind you I don't think BC(P)'s have Keyhole II because it's too big so I would expect them to carry "pure" Mk23 pods or even the Mk16 DDM's as the RMN ones have taken to doing.
You are right, BC(p)s only have KH1, but their holds can hold Apollo pods - you just need to use light speed control links.
However, BY DOCTRINE, the RMN only uses Mk 16 based pods to maximize their throw #. The GSN will use Mk 23 pods in their BC(P)s though.
The Bluchers (Andermani BC(p)s) probably have the same issue as the Andermani's early Adler SD(p)s, in that they were designed to fire a pod of DDM Capacitor missiles. At best, they were upgraded to Mk41 pods, but beyond their name and that they exist, we have 0 information on them.
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Barricade was a total plot device - the geometry of a missile salvo makes it virtually impossible for any counter missile (even an MDM) to intercept more than one missile per salvo, and virtually impossible for the counter missiles to engage other salvos or even the opposition forces without radical maneuvering that Missiles just are not built for.