Re: Beam Batteries

On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, Alex Williams wrote:

> Personally, I /like/ broadsides ships to have some sort of `advantage'
> over just mounting everything 3-arc or forward.  Using the right
> tactics, broadsides convoys flanked with some quick-turning escorts
> can lay down devestating fire over an area.

Using the right tactics, broadside weapons do have an advantage with the

modified weapon mass ideas. However, you have to use the right tactics
to 
get the advantage - and turreted ships, using equally good tactics, have

about an equal chance to win.

My point was that broadside armed ships won't automatically beat turret 
ships just because they can mount about twice as many guns; if they 
could, no-one would use turret ships. In my experience, the two options 
balance about even.

> Mind you, this from someone that enjoys Leviathan.  :)

<shudder><g>

Later,

Oerjan Ohlson

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