I am, from time to time, some what obsessive.

I am, from time to time, some what obsessive.

An Imperial Star Destroyer (ISD) has 60 turbolasers, 60 ion cannons, 72 starfighters, 9,000 troops. It is 1,600 meters long. Years of consumeables onboard, an ability to dock with a Correlian Corvette in a menacing way, and take onboard ships larger than the Falcon without a problem.

That is: It is absurd. This isn't just a Dreadnought, it is a fleet onto itself. It is a carrier, destroyer, transport, and cargo ship all in one. With a crew of 37,000, it has the population of a small city.

So, I wondered: What happens if you go to one half the length, and have variants for carrier, destroyer, transport, and cargo? What if, at this size, there's also a "fleet" variant that is a carrier with firepower, troops, and ability to carry cargo, only on a smaller scale? That is, we get variants that specialize in carrying smaller ships, attacking, transporting troops, and transporting cargo.

What if we go to half of that? And half of that?

How far can we keep halving?

Assuming the same proportions, with each half of length you get 1/8th the interior volume. This goes: 1,600, 800, 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, 12.5 meters. That was my cutoff, as that's about the size of a TIE fighter.

It holds up; at 12.5 meters, you could have a single quad turbo laser, or room for 2 extra people, or room for 2 containers. Or, take the average and get a dual turbo laser, room for 1 pax, or the ability to haul one container.

The Falcon and Serenity both fall into the roughly 50 meters versions. With ten crew which, again, sounds about right. The Falcon was running on a skeleton crew.

I spent the early afternoon fun spreadsheeting. What'd you do?