Re: Graser beam observations

Jared Hilal wrote:

 >>>4-6 such ships are played as a squadron in close formation.  Usually
2x
 >>>B3, 1-2x PTL, 0-1x B2, and 0-1xB4 or B5 ships in the squadron.
 >>
 >>Why do you run mixed-weapon squadrons instead of "pure" ones (ie. a
 >>squadron with only P-torps against one with only B3s, etc.) -
 >
 >So that the PTs are used in parallel with the beams.

And you flew these squadrons in tight formations, you said. Um.

These various weapons all have different optimum ranges, so keeping them

together in a tight formation will result in some weapons being at
ranges 
where they're effective while others will be at less optimal ranges. In
my 
experience it is very easy to end up manoeuvring to optimize the range
for 
one particular weapon type throughout the battle (even if you don't do
it 
on purpose) - which of course favours that particular weapon type in the

comparison over the others. (You get exactly the same problem if you put

several different weapon types on a single ship, of course.)

So... were you aware of this problem with different optimal ranges for
the 
various weapons and took pains to give each weapon in turn a "fair deal"
in 
your manoeuvring, or is there any risk that you unintentionally favoured

some weapon types over others by using tight-formation mixed-weapon 
squadrons in the test battles?

Regards,

Oerjan
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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