Re: Sa'Vasku

In message <4.2.2.20010621100052.00a2ec50@pop.hba.marine.csiro.au>
	  Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au> wrote:

Hi Beth,

> G'day guys,
> 
[snip quotes]
> 
> Personally I reckon this restriction will introduce a flaw rather than
a 
> solution. If you limit the power generators to even 30% and your
opponent 
> still wants to build a 3000 (or whatever) point monster then they'll
end up 
> having HEAPS more biomass to soak up damage with. The best way to
cripple 
> an SV is make them lose biomass (especially if they do it by over
extending 
> in the drone or pod production area). Wounded SV slump fast. Thinking
back 
> to the numbers I ran in May this restriction did make their cost for
punch 
> about the same as humans but knocked their damage soak ability up so
that 
> an equivalent human ship could only take about 70% in comparison.

Well, the rest of my comment did kinda say the same thing - if the
monster don't have all power, it'll have all biomass.
> 
> Once you incorporate the suggested changes (9" range bands etc) the SV

> (even the monster ships) are no more scary than home built human
ships. A 
> 2000 point human ship can match range and hitting power of an
equivalent 
> NPV SV ship. They can't match the speed obviously, but when they have 
> exactly the same range why bother, just sit and wait for him to come
in. If 
> you don't wish to go that path then there are a heap of other options
(lots 
> of small ships instead). OK this isn't what some of you are
comfortable 
> with, unfortunately combatting aliens is gonna take us places we're 
> unfamiliar or uncomfortable with ;)
> 
> I think the larger problem is "standard" safe anti-human tactics don't
work 
> (much) against the SV (whereas you can get away with them vs KV or
PH), but 
> then you can't play the SV like humans and pull it off often either.
> 
> Just my 2 razoos worth of rant ;)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Beth
> 
>
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In some respects, the Sa'Vas'Ku are _disadvantaged_ compared to other
races - check out their defences, for example (not counting interceptor
pods here)
Screen Node - same MASS & COST as equivalent level of screens
Spicules - same MASS & COST as PDS system.
But both these systems need power to work as well, while the human
versions don't.

Likewise repairs
None-SV ships get to make damage control rolls for free, based on the
crew factor.
SV have to spend both power and precious biomass to get systems back on
line.

Charles