From: Peter C <petrov_101@h...>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:10:05 -0000
Subject: (FT)Escorts
Has anyone considered limiting the types of weapons that may be targeted on low mass, high thrust starships? I was wondering if the really small ships should receive some of the benefits that fighters do. (Inspired by the Millenium Falcon in action scenes in Star Wars) Pete
From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:18:20 -0500
Subject: RE: (FT)Escorts
From: Peter C petrov_101@hotmail.com > Has anyone considered limiting the types of weapons that may be > (Inspired by the Millenium Falcon in action scenes in Star Wars) If you take the oft-repeated view that "size doesn't matter, it's what you do with it that counts", then...stop snickering, Beth... you may want to consider a house rule to the effect that a ship which isn't using its full main drive capacity can increase its effective range by 6" (or 12", whatever you feel like) per unused thrust point, to simulating jinking and dodging. Maximum effect = 1/2 main drive rating. If you do this, your MD6 escorts can keep formation with your lumbering MD2 BB's, but, from the point of view of the enemy gunners, is 18" (3 MD capacity x 6") farther away and therefore less attractive targets.
From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 18:50:46 EST
Subject: Re: (FT)Escorts
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:18:20 -0500 "laserlight@quixnet.net" > <laserlight@quixnet.net> writes: Okay, this is the best (untested??) idea yet but I thnk that the real improvement od escorts is making victory conditions that allow the escorts to fight other escorts or cruiser instead of Caital ships (except in extremis such as Samar (?) or the little guys in WW2 who took on the German Cruiser to try and save the convoy ships - [help me here you RN/RAN types!]) and contribute to victory. Attack/defense of beachheads (Leyte Gulf)/convoys, patrol of the channel type stuff.