RE: Fighters options please

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> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf
> Of Robertson,
> Brendan
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 4:55 AM
> To: 'gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu'
> Subject: RE: Fighters options please
>
>
> On Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:12 AM, Beth.Fulton@csiro.au
> [SMTP:Beth.Fulton@csiro.au] wrote:
> > I've been way busy at work so haven't been able to
> keep up with the
> thread,
> > could somebody please list the various alternatives
> thrown out so I can
> try
> > them out and see if Ryan's comment holds out (after
> two weeks of
> deciphering
> > someone else's undocumented/unreadable c I feel a
> BIG gaming session
> coming
> > on...)
>
> Very heavy signal/noise ratio on this one.
>
> >From what I've been able to decipher so far:
>
> 1. let PDS attack every squadron that attacks.
> 2. increase the points and mass up the wazoo.
> 3. let class-2 and above take pot shots at any range
> 4. adjust the effectiveness of PDS to close to
> scatterpack results
> 5. shoot whoever started the thread.
> 6. reduce the endurance of fighters

7. Allow PDS to engage all attacking fighter groups within 1 arc

I've tested this now and it doesn't emasculate fighters nor
overpower PDS as (1) does nor does it require a major change to
the rules in terms of points which would invalidate FB1 ships.
It does have adverse effects on max range missile salvoes though
so might be better only be limited to fighters.

With good players on both sides more emphasis ends up on
placement, both for the fighter groups to position themselves to
spread the PDS fire and for the defender to get advantageous
ADFC postioning in their fleet formation.
>
> I probably missed a few in all the noise.
>
> Brendan