Re: FTFB Turn Arcs

> > I don't know about the above, but can anyone tell me why the turn
rates
> for
> > the Fleet Book are different from the ones found in the Earthforce
> > Sourcebook for the Babylon Project.

Oerjan replied:
> Because the timescales are different. One game turn in FT is "commonly
> agreed upon" as ~15-20 minutes, whereas one EFSB turn is maybe 60
> seconds. 

I still think 450 seconds (7.5 minutes) is the way to go.

> "Realistically", a change of facing for a starship takes on the order
of
> one minute to execute.

Based on what?	I'm not arguing, just asking.  It would make more sense
to
me that a dreadnought isn't going to be able to flip as fast as a
corvette.
 More mass, and a longer axis to rotate.  If it is below the grain of
the
gamescale, that's okay, but I'm curious to see why.