Re: [?] Tournament Fleet Composition

At 00:12 24/04/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>Ummm. . . Do note that a missle has a launch range of 54 inches.  Why 
>in God's Name would I get close enough for some C-battery-toting ship 
>to shoot at me?  
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	Because I don't let you get way. The idea of the scout ship
swarm is to
close on the missile swarm. Beisdes from my experience missiles launched
at
54" tend to be out 6" attack range at the end of 3 turns. Will admit
that
this is less likely with only thrust 2 ships but it is still there. Mass
launch of missiles will always be a very nasty tactic for those on the
recieving end, but if you can survive it realativily intact good tactics
will defeat a feet based on this tactic.

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>>	Now if you have a house rule that allows PDAF's to attack any 
>target in >range, then 1/6 (more if there is doubling up which there 
>
>Then what's the point of taking ADAFs?  Indeed, what's the point of 
>taking fighters?
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	Yeah I know, but it's the way most people I play with are happy
with. As a
counter (but as yet untested) we've come up with (and everyone accepts)
is
a Wild Weasel defence supression fighter which I just posted under
"Targeting missiles" which you should have already. The point of taking
ADAF's is the range.
	By the way I'm getting your replys pretty quick. I'm at home
working on my
thesis (when not discussing tactics) so I'm jsut at my computer and
checking email when bored. If you don't mind my asking what are you
doing?

	Tony.
	twilko@ozemail.com.au