RE: FB2... hmmmm...

Your right, my mind is dead. Sorry for wasting space on the list.

Instructions to self: Reread the book AGAIN! (Repeat)

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Brian Bell
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Seidl [SMTP:seidl@vex.cs.colorado.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 10:09 AM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: FB2... hmmmm... 
> 
> On Tue, 6 Jun 2000 09:35:38 -0400 , "Bell, Brian K" writes:
> >Right! The paragraph is ambiguous. My reading was that it was just
like
> the
> >use of FCS for Salvo Missiles. Your reading was that they were needed
1
> per
> >Plasma Bolt.
> >
> >If used in the same manner as SML/SMR, having multiple small PBLs is
> >actually more effective than having a large PBL. This is due to the
fact
> >that rerolls have no additional effect on Class-1 PBs, but do on
Class-2
> and
> >larger.
> >
> >If used as you stated, then Large PBLs are the way to go. Using this
> method,
> >even 2 PBLs aimed at the exact same point would require 2 FCS' to
fire
> them.
> >This, however, leaves them weaker as all ships within 6tu of the BP
may
> >direct PDS fire at it. This makes them rather usless unless you
happen to
> >catch a small ship out by itself with a large PBL. Example: You have
a
> >Class-5 PBL (rather large). You fire it at where you think a group of
> light
> >cruisers will be. You guess right 3 CLs end up within 6tu of your PB
> marker.
> >Each CL has 2 PDS (we will ignore the Class-1s for the moment). Each
PDS
> >will reduce the PB by an average of .66 (not counting re-rolls [4
damage
> out
> >of 6 rolls]). So on average the PB will do no damage. Now add in the
> effects
> >of ADFCs and Class-1 Beams, Screens and the fact that it can only
fire
> every
> >other turn. And this weapon has a mass of 25?!?
> > 
> 
> Wait a sec.  PDS only decrease plasma bolts ona roll of a six, not on
> a beam die bases.  So the 6 PDS's on the 3 CLs only gets (on average)
> a single hit, and each cl takes ~14 points of damage.  Not pretty at
> all.
> 
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