Battery sizes, was Re: FT3 Revision, not Re-write

> On 11 Dec 1996, Brian Bell wrote:

> 2) Beam weapons. They need to be spread out more on a tonnage or cost

Hm. I'd say that 2 B batteries will win over one A battery if they are the
same mass; but it might be my poor tactics that don't allow me to keep the
range open... and one turreted B will probably beat one casemate A as it will
be able to stay in a blind arc (this I'm able to accomplish!).

> 2b) Another option (prefered by me because no ship re-design would

make all
> ranges 1d6 damage. Or all class Beams 3d6 at 12", and A&B 2d6 at 24".
This would
> make the cost/tonage progression more in line with the weapon

If all beams cause the same amount of damage at close range, C batteries

will be The Killer Weapon. cf the discussion of a Mauler weapon some
while back - 9d6 damage at short range, no long range, mass 3 - this
would be the same as C beams in your proposal. BTW, I have nothing at all
against re-designs...

Regards,