RE: Ship groups

I ususally use 1:2:3 (Cap:Cru:Esc) division of points and each category
must
have at least 25% of the mass as well. I usually limit the number of
fighter
groups a side can bring to no more than the number of ships. This
reduces
the soapbubble carrier tactic. I also require that all ships must be FTL
capible, thier transport be on the board, or pay 115% for the non-FTL
ships.

If you want to use predefined groups, you can find quite a few at Indy's
Unofficial GZG Fleet Roster Page
(http://www.bcpl.net/~indy/full-thrust/fleet-rosters.html).

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-----Original Message-----
From: Flynn Richardson [mailto:Flynn.Richardson@unilever.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 19:36
To: GZG list
Cc: Adam Pilmore
Subject: FT: Ship groups

Hi fellow gamers

Just some thing I have been thinking about recently that ties in with
the
Playing styles thread.

Do people arrange their fleets into groups / squadrons? i.e. when
selecting forces for a game do you pick a carrier and then select the
other craft or do you have a carrier group that you have pre worked out?

If the answer is the group, how do you organise it? Is a battleship
always
escorted by an escort cruiser and four destroyers? etc

Personally I have been selecting individual ships to meet the points
target but I am now leaning towards setting up groups and squadrons and
having attachments to round out the force.

Looking forward to hearing what you do.

Flynn Richardson
Special Projects Manager
Unilever Australasia