From: Robertson, Brendan <Brendan.Robertson@d...>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 12:46:02 +1100
Subject: The Captain's Game
Several exercises to test the candidate's skills using a real ship before
confirming promotion to a captain of the list. All damage carries over, but
optional repairs can be undertaken; roll 1 beam dice (open ended), this is the
amount of damage repaired minus 1 for every system you repair. (No damage
control between battles.)
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Training Ship 'Kobyasha Can-do'
Mass: 44 FTL: Std Main Drive: 6
Damage Track: 13; [oooo/oo*/ooo/oo*]
Firecontrols: 3 Pulse torpedo (F)
Class-2 (AP/FP/F)
Class-2 (F/FS/AS)
Class-1 (6-arc)
2 x PDS
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Challenge 1: Gunnery Range (can be run as a solo game).
Setup: 8 beacons are deployed as a slalom run. Each beacon has 1 hit.
*----10----*----10----*----10----*
30 MU
*----10----*----10----*----10----*
The captain starts speed 10, 10 MU from the centre of the 'gate' & has 5 turns
to destroy all 8 beacons. It is possible to simply burn down the centre & rely
on gunnery, but it only takes 1 miss to fail. The more common tactic is to
'slalom' from one side of the course to the other, maximising weapons.
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Challenge 2: Rogue Asteroid (can be run solo) Terrorists have sent an armed
asteroid on a ballistic course towards an inhabited planet. Your mission is to
destroy it before it impacts on turn 6. Setup: Your ship starts 40 MU away on
the opposing vector (the planet is 8MU behind you) at speed 8.
Asteroid stats: Speed - 8.
Mass: 25, Strong hull, Hits: 10; [ooo/o*o/oo/o*]
Weapons: Firecon, Class-3 (6-arc), Class-2 (6-arc), Class-1 (6-arc),
PDS.
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Challenge 3: Hammer & Anvil (2 or 3 players needed) You have been ambushed by
2 enemy frigates running silent. Destroy the enemy, while minimising losses.
Setup: 2 frigates (any frigate from FTFB) are deployed 25 MU on either flank,
crossing your 'T' (90 degrees to you own course) at speed 8. You are at speed
8 also. There is no time limit to this scenario, but you must survive it.
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Challenge 4: Scrambled Eggs. This challenge is simple. Survive your own
promotion party!
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'Neath Southern Skies
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They seek him here, they seek him there; Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.
Is he in heaven or is he in hell? That damned elusive, Pimpernel.
- 'The Scarlet Pimpernel', Baroness Emma Orkzy