From: Tony Francis <tony.francis@k...>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 12:32:33 +0000
Subject: Re: Launching non fighters
> Can you have in FT a carrier that actually launches In the fleet book rules non-FTL ships carried on larger ones require 1.5x their mass, eg your mass-12 ships would require mass-18 space on the carrier.
From: Jeremey Claridge <jeremy.claridge@k...>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 10:43:22 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Launching non fighters
Can you have in FT a carrier that actually launches smaller ships. i.e. if I have a couple of mass 12 ships can I use up 12 mass of the carrier per ship and launch them in battle? This way I can save on FTL drives. I know there are rules for tenders but I'm thinking of a carrier with 4 fighter groups and say 2 scout ships.
From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 02:09:44 +0200
Subject: Re: Launching non fighters
> Jeremy Claridge wrote: > Can you have in FT a carrier that actually launches Yes, tenders. It is difficult to make them carry many fighters if you use the FTII rules, though. In the FTFB design rules, a hangar bay for *anything* uses up 1.5 times the Mass of the *anything* carried inside said bay. However, it is better to build the ship as a Tug instead... Jon, for FTIII we need to take a closer look on the Tug/Tender problem, since as the rules stand now I can't see any real reason to build tenders - tugs are a *lot* more efficient both Mass- and cost-wise :-( Later,
From: <Mekole@a...>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 21:13:21 EDT
Subject: Re: Launching non fighters
I believe it's called either a tug or tender. Gil
From: Thomas Barclay <Thomas.Barclay@s...>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 15:57:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Launching non fighters
Jeremey spake thusly upon matters weighty:
> Can you have in FT a carrier that actually launches
Traveller called these Battle Riders and their Tenders. But unfortunately in
the FT setting, FTL engines aren't anywhere near as big a hit so it isn't near
the advantage....
Tom.
/************************************************
Thomas Barclay Software Specialist Police Communications Systems Software
Kinetics Ltd. 66 Iber Road, Stittsville Ontario, Canada, K2S 1E7
Reception: (613) 831-0888
PBX: (613) 831-2018
My Extension: 4009
Fax: (613) 831-8255
Software Kinetics' Web Page:
http://www.softwarekinetics.ca or http://www.sofkin.ca or
SKL Daemons Softball Web Page:
http://fox.nstn.ca/~kaladorn/softhp.htm
**************************************************/