RE: [FT] DDs and DHs inspired by WW2 types

My problem comes when I try to imagine what such ships would actually
look
like.  It seems like such a setup would create great imbalances in hull
integrity and vulnerability to damage from side to side.

Maybe it's just me.  I always figured that ships of the line should look
like WWII warships rotated around their axis 360 degrees with the
engines
stuck on the back, and that dedicated assault ships or raiders should
have
primarily forward-aimed weaponry.

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris DeBoe [mailto:LASERLIGHT@QUIXNET.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 12:47 PM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [FT] DDs and DHs inspired by WW2 types

> ships carrying far more weaponry in more restricted arcs.  I am
particularly
> disturbed when I hear about designs that use so-called "off-set"
weapons --
> where all weapons bear on the F, FP, AP arcs (or the starboard
equivalent)
> or even only on the FP arc, and depend on rolling the ship to bring
all
> weapons to bear.

Of course, to make that effective you have to have the extra thrust
available to turn AND roll when you need to. If you want a fast ship
anyway,
then offset arcs are great.