Ships & Modules

Before we start talk about what Escort carrier in eve should be lets look at a Typical (yet generalized) Escort carrier used in WW2.

Weakness to the design if Escort-Carrier

Modify cheap ship with limited capabilities
Limited speed : then to slow down fleet and is often reallocated to escorting transport ship.
Limited capacity: can't hold many fighter and capacity to do maintenance is limited
if in fleet: escort carrier fighter used in defense matter to protect carriers fleets that have deployed all they fighter in a offensive tactics

Advantages:
Cheap compare to a carrier

Flavor texte:
Caldary state:
Response to SANSHA INVASION, with main fleet protecting the border there was a new niche created with the Sansha invasion that are skipping border defence with wormhole. It was proposed to use (in creative way) those large fleets of outdated scorpion design in the scrap yard. It was thought that using 2 strip out hull of scorpion could free enough space for a few fighters. Many design concession was made to keep the price tag low since no funds are available to create this support fleet.

Tech 3
CPU similar to battleship (thus no drone control unit)
Effective HP should be double of battleship(ex: scorpion) but with double signature radius (to create a weaknees to dreadnoughts)
Volume: 2,750,000.00 m3 (can't fit supercarrier)

High slot:
4
no turret
no missile pod

Med slot
4

Low Slot
2

Rigs:
3 Slot: 400 calibration

Skill bonus

Carrier:
Can fit one caldary fighter per level (special launcher ramp ignore drone bay size)
20% bonus to drone upgrade

Battleship:
15% damage bonus heavy and sentry drones
15% bonus to logistic & electronic warfare drone effectiveness

target range 35km (due to interference from twin warp engine)

Drone bay size 400 square metre

+2 warp strength due to twin warp engine
Warp: 0.85 AU/S (safety lock down to prevent ship ripping in 2 pieces)

Note: I would have attached a pic of the design but it seems I am as much Lazy as the forum design, so not gonna into the trouble of external link when I could just attach low rez pic like in many forums


P.S. constructive criticism is required

Okay so the initial presentation was a bit muddled but I wonder if the OP has the right general idea?

There is a big jump between battleships and carriers and not much in the way of intermediate ship classes unlike the frig->destroyer->cruiser->battlecruiser->battleship thing we have at the moment. A 'battle carrier' or something might be interesting? I dunno. Something somebody should think about.

Your presentation could use a bit of work, but otherwise the idea sounds somewhat decent.
An Orca sized combat ship would certainly be interesting. Perhaps giving these Escort Carriers 4-5 high slots, with 4 unbonuse Large guns/missiles could provide some more options? I'm imagining something designed for roaming far away from it's base for a while, to better respond to threats where ever they appear.

The main problem is, of course, that one should not obsolete battleships with these changes. I like your suggestion of higher sig radius, but double a BS's ehp would probably make them too tough. With a large sig, they're weak to the new T3's, as well as stealthbombers.

Also, a good sized cargohold or maybe even a small (2500m3?) corp hangar could provide interesting new options for supporting fleets.

Built in stabs on a combat capable ship = massive fail

So you essentially want to duct tape two scorpions together to create a sub capital carrier?

Like the concept, but think it should be a freighter hull to stay more in line with the general idea of a ww2 escort. Perhaps a converted orca? Put it in the same speed catagory or a little faster.

I dunno, i kinda like the general idea.

Have to make their bonuses so they are a true support ship though. No offensive or defensive capabilities other than the fighters and maybe a drone bay and bandwidth for a flight of light or mediums. Make them expensive, and paper thin (maybe 2x battleship ehp) and slow.

Bonus to Racial remote repair
Bonus to Racial self repair
+1 fighter per level. Can only hold 5 fighters max.

Give them a ship hanger that can carry up to 4 fitted frigs, or two fitted cruisers.
Give them a small maintenence bay that allows refitting/resupply of ships.

It would have to be escorted by support ships or a dead duck. Useful for escorting/supporting small fleets in hostile space. Perhaps give it a really weak capacitor so it has to fit cap boosters to run its tank/RR or during sustained warping. That would give it a 'supply' limitation so it cant stay out unsupported indefinately. No jump drive.

A escort or scout carrier would be fun. would be great for small scale territorial wars. Make em really expensive so they dont blot out the sun.

A high-sec baby carrier that can assign fighters to mission runners? The number of alt accounts it would create would make CCP dance for joy (and drive plex prices up.)

You get your carrier tackled and ganked or something?...

Ever heard of supercaps?