FB2 Vapour Shroud

oerjan.ohlson@telia.com writes:

<< Espen Sortland wrote:
 
 >Plasma Bolt ops.
 > 
 >turn 1 load plasma bolts, vapor shroud UP
 
 Get hit by enemy fighters/missiles and can't fire back - ouch <g>
 
 >turn 2 fire plasma bolts, and normal pulsers, vapor shroud down
 >turn 3 load plasma bolts, vapor shroud UP
 
 Get hit by enemy fighters/missiles again and *still* can't fire back at
 them...
 
 If the enemy has fighters and/or missiles, you *don't* want to shroud
 all your ships at the same time.
 
 Regards,
 
 Oerjan Ohlson
 oerjan.ohlson@telia.com >>

Thanks for the information I thought I was missing something.  If you
shroud 
you can not fire and your point defense net goes down.	In my galaxy we
call 
this "missile bait."  If you leave your ships with AFDC unshrouded they
are 
going to be priority targets.  If you never shroud, so that you can keep
your 
point defense online you are wasting points.  In small battles with few 
fighters or missiles I can see the usefulness of the system, but in
larger 
battles I think I will swap the shroud with a level one screen.  
     Another use for the shroud would be a for scout ship.  There your 
mission is not to fight but to survive and get back with your
information.  
Or you could put it on a ship armed with one shot weapons.  Close, fire,

shroud and run away.

Oliver Dewey Upshaw III