Re: FT: Squadron Question

>Personally I like the idea of seperate launch/recover system to the
hangar.
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>I'd house rule a fighter launch bay to 3 mass with 6 mass per hangar
>myself, however, I'd also require that fighters take a turn of prep to
>move from the hangar to the launch bay or 1 turn from the recovery bay
>to the hangar.
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>Compare 6 normal fighter bays take 54 mass, 6 hangars plus 2 launch bay
>takes 42 mass.  So for 54 mass you can launch all 6 fighter groups in
>one turn.  For a savings of 12 mass you can carry the same number of
>fighters but can only launch or recover 2 groups every other round.

Hi all, I've been watching this discussion point with interest - and 
please don't take this as an "official" pronouncement on the subject, 
because everyone if free to use whatever house rules they are most 
happy with - BUT this suggestion is definitely the one I like best so 
far.
You can have a "ready squadron" in the launch tubes/bays/whatever, 
ready to scramble at short notice - but once they have launched, it 
takes a full turn to move another squadron into the vacated launch 
area, and that squadron can launch the turn after that. Similarly 
with recovery, once the launch area is full it takes a complete turn 
to clear the landed fighters back to their storage hangar before the 
bay can be re-used to recover another group.
Given that many FT games don't actually stretch over a huge number of 
turns, I think this may well give sufficient penalty to ships with 
fewer launch bays than hangars to balance out any "cheese factor" - 
though of course this will only be proved or disproved by playing, so 
if anyone tries it out please let us all know the results here!

Jon (GZG)

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>On 21/02/2013 5:30 p.m., Doc wrote:
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>>  I have read most of the comments on this topic via the Digest.
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>>  And while I agree there needs to be more to his idea, then what he 
>>suggested.  At the sametime, he is going to take the hit of not 
>>being able to launch and recover all his fighters at one time.
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>>  So how would you all, build a Carrier with the ability to launch 
>>or recover 1 squadron at a time, but have 2 or more squadron 
>>onboard.  and at what cost.
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>>  I do agree with John that part of the Bay "The mass of the fighter 
>>bay is not merely the launch doors, but the fuel, ordnance, support 
>>crew, etc. necessary to maintain, arm, launchand recover the 
>>fighters.  If he needs a "common sense" reason other than "stop 
>>trying to be a cheezy bastard"."
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>>  But I also beleive like the player in question, the 
>>launch/recovery function has take up at least part of the Mass of 
>>the bay.
>>  The question is how much?
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>>  I am looking at the group for Wisdom, don't want to shut him down 
>>as this is a player who rarely has a "idea",
>>  but I want to make sure if we allow this we don't hose other carrier
types.
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>>  Thanks again
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