Missile Boats

> Brian wrote:
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> ships on the board facing AWAY (optional) from your opponet. Set your
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Brian, That sort of thing is sneaky and rotten, I like it.

Bye for now,

Here are some good designs for chasing after missile boats:

Tupolev class Destroyer Roger Burton West, designer Mass: 14 Type: Escort
Clas: Destroyer Move: 6 FTL: Std Tech: Human Hull: Military Strm: None Prot:
None Cost: 93 Damg: 7
 3
 4
Syst: FCS
 B Beam PFS
 B Beam PFS
 B Beam PFS
 PDAF

Columbus class Destroyer Brian Bell, designer Mass: 14 Type: Escort Clas:
Destroyer Move: 8 FTL: Std Tech: Human Hull: Military Strm: None Prot: 1
Screen Cost: 113 Damg: 7
 3
 4
Syst:
 FCS
 Screen
 A Beam PFS
 C Beam PFS

 Ulan-Ude class Gunboat
Roger Burton West, Designer Mass: 6 Type: Escort Clas: Corvette Move: 8 FTL:
Std Tech: Human Hull: Military Strm: None Prot: None Cost: 43 Damg: 3
 1
 2
Syst:
 FCS
 A Beam PFS

Mongoose class Strikeboat Brian Bell, Designer Mass: 4 Type: Escort Clas:
Scout Move: 8 FTL: Std Tech: Human Hull: Military Strm: None Prot: None Cost:
29 Damg: 3
 1
 2
Syst:
 FCS
 B Beam PFS

Standard Scout Jon Tuffley Mass: 4 Type: Escort Clas: Scout Move: 8 FTL: Std
Tech: Human Hull: Military Strm: None Prot: None Cost: 28 Damg: 2
 1
 1
Syst:
 FCS
 C Beam PFS
 PDAF

Especially the Standard scout at 28 points, Mongooose at 29 and the
Ulan-Ude Gunboat at 43. They are not much more expensive than the cost
of the smallest* Missile Boat (below). If the Missile Boats are detected soon
enough, they can intercept the missile boats before launch. The
Ulan-Ude has the longest range for the least cost. The Columbus has some
added protection and multi-role capabiltiy at a higher cost.
* Assumes that odd ton ships round up for damage and down for system mass.

Blowgun class Missile Boat Brian Bell, Designer Mass: 4 Type: Escort Clas:
Scout Move: 8 FTL: Std Tech: Human Hull: Military Strm: None Prot: None Cost:
26 Damg: 2
 2
Syst:
 FCS
 Missile

How do you use the ships from my last post? Glad you asked! If you have an
opponet that constantly uses this tactic, place your ships on the board facing
AWAY (optional) from your opponet. Set your
starting speed at 300 or some ludicrous speed ;-)   Then have the fast
escorts fall out of formation to attack the missile boats.