Re: FT-Tugs and swarm tactics

From: "Bif Smith" <bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk>

> If my maths above are correct (someone want to check?), a flight of 4
FTL
> ships costs 340 pts and masses 96, Vs a cost of 355 and a mass of 101
for
a
> group of  4 LACs and a FTL tug. In and campain or stategic system, I
could
> see the non-FTL version being better in the fact that you woul only
have
to
> replace the actual LACs (requiring a mass of 80 and a cost of 292),
the
tug
> staying very far away from the fight. 

If the tug is close enough to be reached by the enemy at all, the enemy
will
converge on it and destroy it, then jump out, stranding the swarm. In a
campaign game this forces diversion of another tug to rescue and setu up
a
possible ambush situation.

If the tug is indeed far enough from the action so as not to be involved
in
combat, then the non-FTL ships have to pay extra points (10-20%
Laserlight?)
to compensate for the lack of targetable transportation. That kills your
point advantage.