Re: Affectiveness of FSE BDN?

Beth Fulton wrote:

> You've also got to use that thrust of yours (they call it "Doing the
> Beth" down here) to keep in the opposition's blind spots and away from
> their SMs etc.

We normally play with cinematic movement. Under these circumstances,
getting on the opponent's 6 means you have to do a course something like
a ? in shape. You can't just "blow past" then spin in a parthian shot.
This means that after the SMLs have gone, the opponent slows down and
you get into a turning duel (with an opponent having 2-3 times your
firepower...).

When using cinematic movement, a 12" move means that the spread of
possible places (assuming a 4" manouver) can be 8-16" in a 45 degree
arc. Lots of opportunities to get the SMLs wrong. I've made up a
template, which I practice with, hence the high yield. I _could_ make it
100%, but in that case the SMLs would target the outer screen only. As
it is, with 85% I can often get a cruiser or two.

Naturally YMMV: Bigger fleets mean more targets, and often one squadron
will neatly dodge the SML field, only to have another blunder into it.

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