Re: FB Ship Construction

In a message dated 11/22/99 5:59:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Brendan.Robertson@dva.gov.au writes:

> 4.	DDs are classed as expendable units in a fleet engagement, which
>  means high speed and flanking maneuvers.  Class-2s are less mass
intensive
>  for 3 arcs than Class-3s (you can get 3 class-2s for 1 class 3 with
the 
same
>  arcs) which gives greater effect for those DDs which do get into
range.	
All
>  the time your opponent is plinking DDs, you're heavier units are
stripping
>  the armour & first threshold off their heavies while you close the
range.

It depends upon your tactics--if you use your DD's to snipe with (at
long 
range) you don't actually need to mount them with the same arcs as you
would 
with beam-2's.	It's still not that great a trade, as you get two
beam-2's in 
the same space as a 1-arc beam-3--but the plinking destroyer is a bit
more 
survivable than a close-in fighter.  Of course, the 3-arc beam-2 is a
lot 
more forgiving (assuming you don't guess the enemy's course very well). 
It 
all just depends upon your style of play (and that of your usual
opponents).

Rob