From: B Lin <lin@r...>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:21:51 -0600
Subject: Gaming Andromeda and other High Guard ships.
At the official web site ship listing: http://www.allsystems.org/engineering/shipsindex.html There is a section at the bottom of the ship description that has a numerical rating for the ship in various categories, such as: Mission Areas AST: Anti-Starship Warfare Destroy, disable or disrupt hostile assets and operations BDO: Battlegroup Defense Operations Conduct defensive action for the battlegroup in the theater of operations CCC: Command, Control and Communications Provide operational command and control capabilities for battlegroup assets C2W: Command and Control Warfare Destroy, disable or disrupt hostile command and control capabilities GSO: Guard Support Operations Provide medical, search and other support services for battlegroup assets GSW: Guard Special Warfare Destroy, disable or disrupt hostile command and control capabilities IEO: Intergalactic Exploration Operations Conduct and support deep space scientific and research operations IMW: Interplanetary Mine Warfare Conduct search and destroy anti-mine activities and clearance of navigational hazards in the theater of operations INT: Intelligence Operations Conduct surveillance and reconnaissance operations and collect intelligence LOG: Logistics Operations Provide logistics support for battlegroup assets in theater of operations MOB: Mobility Operations Conduct and support maneuver of assets in theater of operations MOC: Missions of Commonwealth Conduct and support military operations other than war NCO: Non-Combat Operations Conduct own ship non-combat activities and provide law enforcement support PFW: Planet-Fall Warfare Conduct and support space to surface combat operations PSW: Planetary Strike Warfare Conduct and support space to surface strike operations The numbers seem to range from 1 to 10 and would be useful in making ship-to-ship comparisons and for getting a better feel for what weight each of the systems adds to the ship's capabilities.