Re: FTFB- After Action Report/Newbie questions (longish :-) )

On Thu, 17 Sep 1998, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> A thrust-2 ship has *no* possibility of dodging an SM salvo, so it has
to
> rely on point defences. 

...under vector movement. In cinematic the deciding factor is raw
initial
speed.

> Only once, and with the same result as he got. There's a reason why
the
> US carriers in WWII were so heavily armoured... and it applies in FT
as
> well :-/ Even more so in FT, I think.

Some British carriers were known for their heavy armoured flight
decks, even to the point that they had to lie about their aircraft
complement or people would have guessed where all that tonnage went, but
US carriers?  Where did you get that? 

I can't see anything especially heavy in their 1"-2" decks or 4"-6"
belts
compared to, say, contemporary Japanese carriers. (Info based on Jane's
--
yes, Conway's better but I don't have it handy).

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