Re: [FT extra rules]

John and Roxanne Leary <realjtl@sj.bigger.net>
06/10/98 23:39

Please respond to FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk

To:   FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
cc:    (bcc: Mike Elliott/UK/BULL)
Subject:  Re: [FT extra rules]

>> Well... it's facing surface area that matters, so it's a bit more
>> complicated, but I wanted to add the option but keep it simplified
>> as is traditional with full thrust.
>> Measuring the width and height of a ship and multiplying it up, and
>> then factoring it is a bit further than I wanted to go.
>> I chose a (sort) of tripling of sizes and bands of tonnage because
>> that sort of reflects a doubling in surface area of a facing.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Richard Slattery		richard@mgkc.demon.co.uk
>> I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about.
>>	William Hazlitt
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>Guys,
>     Just to keep the discussion alive, try a VERY simple solution.
>Escorts are -1 (to hit) targets.
>Cruisers are 0 (to hit) targets.
>Capitals are +1 (to hit) targets.
>Superships over 100+ mass are either +1 or +2, as you like it.

>Just a thought,
>John L.

You seem to be assuming FT2 here, not FB. The FB does away with the
Escort/Cruiser/capital distinction and some larger ships mass over 200
but
are not Superships.

Mike Elliott

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