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Re: FT Armor

From: AxeBearer@a...
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 12:50:38 -0400
Subject: Re: FT Armor

In a message dated 97-05-31 11:52:05 EDT, you write:

<< I'm just curious why anyone would bother with shields and lasers.
 Given the predominence of shields in the game, it makes more sense
 to use KE weapons, and armour protects from both. >>

Don't forget, KE weapons may only fire through 1 arc while Beam weapons
may
fire through up to 3 arcs.  Ships with KE weapons will tend to mount the
majority of their firepower through the front arc.  This is a
disadvantage
especially for higher mass ships with less manoeuvrability.  Ships with
beam
weapons have the advantage of being able to fire broadsides.  The
Kra'vak
somewhat offset this disadvantage because of their high manoeuvrability.

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