Re: [GZG] Re: Ship Roles & Classes Part Deux

[JRebori682@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 5/17/2007 3:42:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jon@xxxxxxx writes:

Yes, we've been rather inconsistent about this in the past, I admit;
maybe we ought to tie it down, and say that a StrikeSHIP (as we've
used for the new-NSL FT522) is FTL-capable, while a StrikeBOAT is
non-FTL. Aside from that difference, both are the equivalents of WW2
MTBs or current fast attack boats - little craft capable of
delivering a single-shot (or at best a couple of shots) punch that
can seriously hurt a bigger ship. Crewed by very brave (or very
expendable) men and women, as they go "pop" if anyone so much as
points a weapon at them.....

Jon (GZG)

 

Submariners call their crafts "boats" despite the fact they qualify as ships in size because historically the first ones were boats. Strikeship crews may well follow the same tradition. Aside from that, which would have no game effect, I like the ship = FTL /boat = non-FTL nomenclature rule.

 

By the way, despite the WWII movie title, those of us who have crewed modern "strikeboat" equivalents find the word "expendable"...........unsettling. :-)

 

John Rebori ETN2 (Discharged)
USN 1976 - 1982
ex-USS Pegasus PHM-1

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