Re: Needle fleet

Rick Rutherford schrieb:
> johncrim@voicenet.com wrote:
> >
> > Actually, I do havbe a topic that I've been wondering 
> > about: has anyone  made a serious attempt to design a needle-heavy 
fleet?	 
> > When I get some spare time, I'd like to give it a shot and see how 
well  
> > they fare against more standard weapons.
> 
> I tried it once, and I got blown out of the sky. My ships 
> were chewed to 
> pieces, and I couldn't knock out my opponent's systems 
> fast enough to make a 
> difference.

Have you taken into account the rule that needle damage cannot be 
repaired by damage control parties ? An easily overlooked rules (in 
More Thrust, IIRC). 

Not that I have experience with needle fleets...

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