Thanks for the help on that.
In the game I just started today, an NPR in the next system over to mine was aggressive on first contact with my survey ship. I was no where near ready for a conflict, militarily wise, and have spend the last 10 game years just getting some basic combat designs fielded. This is the result of that much research =/
Magus class Corvette 5,500 tons 112 Crew 984 BP TCS 110 TH 112 EM 0
2909 km/s Armour 4-27 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 52.64
Maint Life 0.43 Years MSP 112 AFR 242% IFR 3.4% 1YR 263 5YR 3946 Max Repair 150 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Spare Berths 0
80 EP Internal Fusion Drive - Standard Military Drive (4) Power 80 Fuel Use 27.19% Signature 28 Exp 8%
Fuel Capacity 500,000 Litres Range 60.2 billion km (239 days at full power)
Triple Gauss Cannon R3-100 Turret (2x9) Range 30,000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 0-0 RM 3 ROF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control S06 48-20000 (1) Max Range: 96,000 km TS: 20000 km/s 90 79 69 58 48 38 27 17 6 0
Active Search Sensor MR9-R1 - Short Range (1) GPS 84 Range 9.2m km Resolution 1
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
I send in a spy craft designed to get some good intel about what kind of ships I could expect to face.. however all the intel it gathered before being destroyed by ships outside it's sensor range is that they have a missile ship(s) with speeds greater than 8000km/s..