SV: [FT] FB2 Torpedo Fighters (was Fighter customization)

stiltman@teleport.com wrote:

> Oerjan wrote:
> > Interesting to see Stiltman's analysis where he assumes that the
> > (non-Torp) fighters would on average take no losses at all to enemy
> > PDS, while *at the same time* constantly pointing out that they're
> > exposed to PD fire.
> 
> Uhhhhh... Oerjan... please stop skimming my posts and then
mis-stating what
> I say as though I'm out of my mind.  I did not, in any way, at any
point in
> my comments on fighters, make any implied or expressed assumption
that
> beam fighters would take no losses to enemy PDS,

Yes, you did. You claimed that a standard fighter squadron would
inflict on average at least 6*2.8 points of damage, where 6 = the
number of endurance points the fighters have and 2.8 = the average
damage of 6 standard fighters firing 1 shot each against a target with
level-2 screens. 
You then used this number (6*2.8 = 16.8) to imply that standard
fighters hurt ships more than FB2 torp fighters (6*2.5 = 15). 

The only way all the fighters of a standard fighter squadron can fire
all six of their shots (total of 6*6 = 36 shots) is if the squadron
takes no losses whatsoever during any of its attacks. Since you compare
the damage inflicted by the average fighters over 6 attacks (and 6
rounds of PD fire) with the damage inflicted by torp fighters in 1
attack (and 1 round of PD fire), you are effectively assuming that the
fighters take no losses from PD.

You may not be *aware* that you made this assumption, but your argument
relied on it.

And, Stiltman: I do not "skim" your posts. I read them quite carefully;
that's why I so often get confused when they aren't coherent.

Regards,

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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