From: Dean Gundberg <dean.gundberg@n...>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 98 08:27:22 -0600
Subject: GenCon 98 FT Tournament Fleets
I sent this yesterday and it never showed up so here it is again. These are the fleets the players had to choose from. They are all basically 1500 point fleets using FT 2nd edition rules. Most ships were taken directly from FT and MT book examples. The first player to destroy half of his opponents fleet determined by points was declared the winner. One player commented that he liked the format of choosing from pre-made fleets because an Admiral never has exactly the fleet they want, they make due with what they have. Next year the tourney will use the Fleet Book rules (FT 2.5) and will either have 3-4 fleets created for each of the main powers (9-12 total) for the players to chose from or the players can define their own fleets, we have not decided yet. I will include some comments about each as they are listed. The number in parentheses is the total points of the fleet. Enjoy and let me know what you think, Dean ----------------------- GenCon FT TOURNEY FLEETS Basic Beam Fleet (1480) Might have been selected once but that is all. 4xDD 1xCE 2xCA 1xBDN SDN Fleet (1482) Chosen a several times, and used exclusively by Schoon, the tourney winner. It is the beam fleet but the CE is exchanged to upgrade the BDN to a SDN. 4xDD 2xCA 1xSDN Pulse Torp Fleet (1485) Chosen only a couple of times. 6xTorp DD 2xCE 1xStrike Cruiser 1xBC Carrier Fleet (1501) Chosen by the list's own Mark Siefert in both rounds he played 3xFG 2xDD 1xCE 1xCA 1xCVA 2 Capital ship (1484) Chosen only once I think. This fleet also had the highest average thrust of any fleet. 3xDD 2xCL 1xBC 1xBB Light Carrier (1475) No one chose this fleet. 3xDD 1xCE 1xCA 1xSuper Cruiser 1xCVL Missile Fleet (1478) No on chose this one either. 3xDD 2xSuper DD 3xMissile Cruiser 1xBDN We debated on whether to allow the following 2 fleets and decided to include them since they had disadvantages that balanced their advantages. Mega Weapon Fleet (1495) (Same support ships as SDN Fleet) The MegaWeapon fleet was chosen many times and always with the AA Megabattery options. A couple of times they both burned out on the first turn and at least one burned out every game. The 2nd place finisher used this fleet for the first 3 rounds. 4xDD 2xCA 1xMegaWeapon DN MegaWeapon DN Mass 82 Cost 593 Thrust 2 FTL Mega Weapon: 2xAA Mega Batts (F) OR 1xWaveGun (F) 2xA-batts (FPS) 1xA-batt (FP) 1xA-batt (FS) 4xPDAFs Level 3 Screens 1xStd Fighter Group BattleRider Fleet (1486) Special Rules: If the BattleCarrier is destroyed, then that side automatically looses since the riders it carried will not be able to go FTL. Chosen 4 times with a record of 1-3. The 2nd place finisher beat this fleet in the semi-finals and chose this fleet in the finals. 1xDD 1xCE 2xBattleRider Alpha 1xBattleRider Beta 1xBattleRider Zeta 1xBattleCarrier BattleRider Alpha Mass 16 Cost 94 Thrust 6 NO FTL 2xA-batts (F) 2xB-batts (FPS) 2xPDAFs BattleRider Beta Mass 16 Cost 98 Thrust 6 NO FTL 1xPulse Torpedo (F) 1xSubmunition Pack (F) 2xB-batts (FPS) 2xPDAFs BattleRider Zeta Mass 26 Cost 212 Thrust 6 NO FTL 1xPulse Torpedo (F) 1xA-batt (FPS) 1xA-batt (FP) 1xA-batt (FS) Level 1 Screens 3xPDAFs BattleCarrier Mass 74 Cost 691 Thrust 2 Tug FTL 2xA-batts (FPS) 1xA-batt (FP) 1xA-batt (FS) Level 3 Screens 4xPDAFs 2xStd Fighter Groups