Re: Kravak (Game 998)

[Oerjan Ariander <oerjan.ariander@xxxxxxxxx>]

Doug Perrins wrote:

>I notcied the following thing with the Kravak: Do not go head to head
>with them.

In my experience it is usually the *Kra'Vak* who don't want to go head to 
head with the enemy, since that maximizes the number of enemy beam 
batteries that are able to shoot at the Kra'Vak ships (most "broadside" 
guns in Full Thrust cover the (F) arc as well). As KV fleets generally both 
have fewer hull boxes overall than the enemy (due to the KV ships' higher 
per-Mass cost) and also lack screens, a head-on encounter with a beam-armed 
enemy usually hurts more for the Kra'Vak than for the enemy.

As a KV commander I want to avoid the enemy (F) arcs and instead attack the 
enemy broadside or rear arcs (with my own (F) arcs, of course) - so if my 
the deliberately turns away and exposes his broadside arcs to my attack 
instead of coming to meet me head-on, I'd be quite happy! Not only does it 
reduce the amount of fire my ships have to survive during the initial 
attack; it also makes it easier for me to get into the enemy's rear arcs on 
subsequent turns.

Regards,

Oerjan
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