{"id":786,"date":"2024-02-16T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crystalroads.com\/?p=786"},"modified":"2024-02-22T23:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:43:08","slug":"frigate-manning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crystalroads.com\/?p=786","title":{"rendered":"Frigate manning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SF Worldbuilding: Space Combat Part 2: Spinal, Broadside, and Turreted  Weapons\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/-siwDe4thSAct0e7qT4jR_5ZKnuoyQr6wbBtVBRdUojD_av7riy5JRKMpwS3uqP8I7VAHg_8KPV5n1tBLuXosFzub3RpjVdhhig9UIfjeqkQX9rdYHULINAc_KRqcoB2jWvXjrJobizNOCUUUpTJGA\" width=\"345\" height=\"146\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With respect to the artist, this is not how guns on spaceships would be set up. Open to space and in large caverns? Internal space on starships is at a premium and so is the air. Guns are sealed off in small turrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crew of 75:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exec<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pilot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-pilot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeoman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Astrogator\/navigator&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PO ass\u2019t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tactical officer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PO ass\u2019t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronics Off&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PO ass\u2019t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comm officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 ass\u2019ts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engineer,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CPO and 5 ass\u2019ts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missile officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 missile techs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 missile repair techs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pod PO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12 gun techs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 antimissile pod techs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PO over Supply\/food\/maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 supply\/food prep techs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PO maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;4 maintenance techs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PO over hydroponics\/life support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 maintenance\/life support techs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engineer officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 engine techs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With respect to the artist, this is not how guns on spaceships would be set up. Open to space and in large caverns? Internal space on starships is at a premium and so is the air. Guns are sealed off in small turrets. 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