Re: I bought it!

> Date: 	 Thu, 29 Aug 1996 16:33:29 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: 	 Oerjan Ohlson <f92-ooh@nada.kth.se>
> Reply-to:	 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> To:		 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	 Re: I bought it!

> On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, John Skelly wrote:
> 
> >	I've played and seen a couple of games.  These have tended to be
all
> > against one or everyone for themself.  Has anyone played a large
fleet
> > versus fleet action?  If so how long and how many on each side?
> 
> Yes, I've played fleet actions; usually a couple or two of capitals on

> each side, roughly the same number of cruisers (but that's rising as
we 
> get cruiser-looking models finished <g>), and up to a dozen escorts
per side.
> Game time - about 4-5 hours for these larger games, but this can be
cut 
> some by using squadron movement and firing.
> 
> Oerjan Ohlson
> 

I played a large Babylon 5(ish) battle at Gaelcon 95 last year.  An 
earth allinace fleet (NSL Models, standard ship designs) consisting of 
5 capitals (carriers/dreadnoughts) and about 8 cruisers and lots of
escorts, 
engaged a Minbari/Vorlon (Micro-Machines)contingent of 5  heavy/battle 
cruisers.  The Vorlons used Sa'vasku rules whil the Minbari were
superfast
 and hard heavy cruisers.  It went on for about 6 hours and by the end
it was 
starting to turn towards a Minbari/Vorlon victory, mainly because of 
the Vorlons.  The Minbari got pretty badly torn up.    

It was good fun and it looked great.  We'll be doing the same at 
Gaelcon 96 here in Dublin at the end of October, if anyone feels 
like coming over here.	Its rated as possibly the best convention 
in Europe by many.  If anyones interested I'll get some details and 
send them to you.
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Niall Gilsenan
Dublin Institute of Technology,
Cathal Brugha St,
Dublin,Ireland.