Big ship loadout ... Was Size Class Escalation

> --- Roger Books <books@jumpspace.net> wrote:
... My Battleship has 2 type 4's, 2
> > type 3's and 2 pulse torpedoes. At band 4 the

Actually, I've been pretty pleased with my weapons load. The longer range type
4's, though not the most efficient package up close, allows me to damage my
opponent as he approaches and still does respectable damage up close. I find
when I'm not hitting with the beams I'm doing ok with the torps and vice
versa.

The battleship in question is my interpretation of the B5 Omega Destroyer (no
fighters on this version) which specs out neatly to 400 points. It's pretty
hard hitting, not too expensive, and can take a pounding, even from the
Kra'vak. It suffers when up against lots of beams itself due to it's lack of
screens, but it's usual opponent is the Kra'vak. It's part of the UN force
resisting the Kra'vak invasion. The UN doesn't have many Warlocks (900 points)
but it has similar strengths and weaknesses.

There's a guy in our group who has a Kra'vak SDN with 6 K5's. That one hurts
when it hits. Another has about 30 type 2 beams. Don't let that one get close!
Another has a fair number of submunitions in addition to a respectable regular
armament.

> On 25-Jun-01 at 16:44, David Griffin (carbon_dragon@yahoo.com) wrote:

Right, but you took a ship designed for long range and let the ships designed
for short to medium get close. I was talking equivalent ships for a
comparison. You were testing more than 1 variable.

Any time you want to take two ships and let me take one that is the combined
two I will toast you unless lady luck gives you the battle.