Re: Rant Warning below

[Hugh Fisher <laranzu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>IMDNSHO, The One Thing that I find in FT (otherwise a  fine and excellent
>generic spaceship battle game for small to medium fleets/task forces) in
>the 'fact' that it plays out as a WW1/early PTO WW2 naval game without
>fighters and as a WW2/Modern  naval game with fighters.  Hence the
>"..capital ships have a couple of fighter groups.." thing.  It fits that
>model well.  But the model seems...  'wrong' to me.
>
>I think all of you know that the 'space navy' aspect is one of the
>assumptions I personally question as 'best' much less 'most likely'
>possible future but then I was 'tainted' while in the USAF in my mid to
>late 20's.
>
>The whole 'naval class names' thing really rankles each time I think
>about it.  YMMV, and for most of you it does.  Which is fine.  I just
>don't like it very much.  A minor quibble at best.  Except to me.

 You might enjoy the GURPS Transhuman Space setting then.

 "In 2022 the USAF secured a hard-fought victory over its most
 dangerous opponent and achieved control of deep space. The
 battlefield was Washington; the enemy was the United States
 Navy and its powerful congressional lobby."


 	Cheers,
	Hugh