United Systems Alliance - San Francisco Class Carrier

[The Shadowscythe]

A recent addition to the USA forces, the San Fran (as it is often called) is a proof-of-concept for a Frigate scale carrier vessel with a small crew that L-Prints (as in, lego 3d printing) it's own drone fighters for combat, building and changing the forces it uses on the fly depending on what the situation requires of it.









Most of the vessels internal space is used for the ships manufacturing bays and material storage - but it is equipped with 8 "G.W Bush" Nuclear Missiles for long ranged offensive capabilities.



(Alongside a Scythian Reagent Class Frigate for size comparison)

(Not seen - Banana For Scale)

[Quantumsurfer]

Nice shape. If it were person-sized, I'd say it looks like a cyberpunk hovercar. But it makes a cool carrier.

[Falk]

I really like the shape and the launch bays. Good job!

[Silent-sigfig]

That is some hot shaping going on there.

I'd maybe fill in that white gap in the back though.

[The Shadowscythe]

The white gap is meant to be the docking bay.

Front yellow strips are for launching, white for docking/returns.

If the L-printed drones return at all that is.

[Silent-sigfig]

The white gap is meant to be the docking bay.

Front yellow strips are for launching, white for docking/returns.

If the L-printed drones return at all that is.

Ah, I thought it might be something like this. Maybe add some sort of trawling net/tractor beam to pull in busted up drones to be melted down for parts?

[The Shadowscythe]

The white gap is meant to be the docking bay.

Front yellow strips are for launching, white for docking/returns.

If the L-printed drones return at all that is.

Ah, I thought it might be something like this. Maybe add some sort of trawling net/tractor beam to pull in busted up drones to be melted down for parts?

Well, if anyone wants to find a way to visualise/represent this - I would have no issues whatsoever.

Also, a design I would like to play around with would be a USA dropship that includes an L-printer onboard.

Basic idea would be a one way dropship, not intended to return once launched. The bottom half would be filled with troops, to secure a landing zone and basic resources - once that is done - the troops feed said resources into a feed chute on one side of the ship and it prints vehicles and guns out of the other.

Once vehicles are printed, the troops secure more shit and it starts to print out drones and robot soldiers before moving onto printing the parts to print a bigger printer - which the robots would then put together and operate.

The bigger printer would then L-print more drones, tanks and robots - before then printing entire bases as USA forces take over the planet.

Seems like the kind thing the United Systems Alliance would have a massive boner for.

[Silent-sigfig]

This got me thinking--USA "paratroopers" are deployed in orbital drop pods. One such drop pod can contain some sort of Ld printer to produce parts for light vehicles and stuff.

[RedRover]

Print all da shit

[Vami IV]

These are a thing

[dilanski]

These are a thing

Eh, that component can be overused in the wrong situations.

[Vami IV]