RE: [FT] SMLs, Type 3 & Tactics

I use Aegis cruisers to great effect.  Personally, the most I give it is
screen-1 & 4-5 points of armour.  The most important thing is to have at
least 2 ADFC, preferably 3.  This maximises coverage when SMLs &
fighters spread themselves across the fleet.  There isn't any need to
maximise the defences, as it won't be targetted until after the first
attack wave, & even then, most players will ignore it to take out ships
capable of inflicting damage on them.
The other thing is to mount at least 1 class-2 beam.  Several times I
haven't done this & towards the end of the game, you run out of ships
able to do that last point of damage to a ship, & my Aegis cruisers have
always reached the end of the game.

'Neath Southern Skies
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-----Original Message-----
From:	John C [SMTP:john1x@hotmail.com]

Has anyone had any luck with designing dedicated AEGIS ships?  I have 
yet to play a game with the Fleet Book rules (and probably won't make it
to the Lancaster GZGcon, despite being less than an hour away--not that 
I'm bitter or anything), but it's an idea that I have been toying with.
Take a Heavy Cruiser, give it Level 2 Screens, a heavy hull, some armor,
and a whole bunch of PDS with an AD firecon.  Maybe throw on a few 
missile packs (the short range, one shot thingies that I cannot remember
the name of at the moment) as an added bonus.  It wouldn't be worth much
on its own, but a few of them might provide a nice umbrella for a fleet.

John Crimmins
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