2300AD Standard Hull Sections

Standard Hull Sections

©2002

The custom hull sections listed in the Naval Architect’s Manual have no “end caps.”  They are open-ended cylinders.  The amount of material listed on the table is sufficient to cover the hull with a thickness of 2cm, which gives the following armor values for Star Cruiser Armor Factor 0:

Material

AV

Aligned Crystal Steel

6

Synthetic

6

Low Profile Synthetic

6

Advanced Synthetic

8

Composite

12

Advanced Composite

24

Each Star Cruiser Armor Factor equals AV24, which means that ships built with Advanced Composites will always have an armor factor of at least 1, and armored canon starships will have armor values of multiples of 24.  Of course ships designed with these rules may have any armor value.

Diameter Surface Area (m²) Volume (dt/m³) MV
3 94 5/70 0.9
6 188 20/280 1.9
9 280 45/635 2.8
12 375 81/1130 3.8
15 471 126/1770 4.7
18 565 182/2550 5.7
21 660 247/3460 6.6
24 750 323/4525 7.5
27 850 409/5725 8.5
30 950 504/7050 9.5
Originally Published:  2002-06-26
Last Updated:  2005-04-19