Hey guys, just wanted to show my first (though hopefully not my best, because it suuuucks!
) solution to this contract.This ship is somewhat hard to manage. The lack of space definetly hinders effective room-placement and I felt I was forced to Place certain rooms at really wierd locations.
Another serious issue is the crew size. The contract forces you to add 4 mil units (even though only 2 are required for the cannon) effectivly preventing you from adding any extra Techs (since you need a med unit to manage lifesupport and watertreatment). With an effective patrol-route one Tech can be patrolling the entire ship while making stops at the Engine-room to bring effeciency back up, but if anything breaks down anywhere, then the shit hits the fan and Everything goes South. This could be remedied with shield-gens, but that requires more Power (and Money)...
Bottom line though is that the contract is met, within budget and with a small profit. Even though it's far from perfect I still wanted to post the plans, if nothing else then just to provide some kind of solution for this contract.
