Re: [FT] Battlecruisers vs. battleships

At 7:20 AM -0700 5/15/02, Brian Bilderback wrote:
>
>However, while this MAY have been a justification for such designs 
>historically, it doesn't hold up in FT.  That's because FTL is FTL 
>regardless of ship size, sacrificing armor for strategic speed is 
>not necessary for force projection, and tactical speed is easily 
>reached, since in space combat you only need thrust to increase or 
>decrease speed, not maintain it.

However, the PSB of whether you can perform in-system jumps is a 
critical question. If you can' then transit time to the system 
periphery and battle maneuverability are more critical. Being able to 
attain high speeds in short periods of time could mean the difference 
in many battles.
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