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Re: Escort Agility (was Re: Beam Weapons)

From: "The secret of the Universe is @*&^^^ NO CARRIER" <KOCHTE@s...>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 19:38:37 -0500
Subject: Re: Escort Agility (was Re: Beam Weapons)

>> One way that my group has gone about encouraging the use of B- and
C-class
>> beam weapons (and to give the ESCORT range ships a break) is the
following:
>> 
>> Escort Agility:  Any ship in the ESCORT-range with an effective
Thrust of 6+
>> is considered to have Screen-1 vs. A-Batteries.  If the ship is
already
>> screened then add 1 level to it's effective total.
>
>Nitpick: The escort vessel already has 3 level of shields (improbable,
>but possible), what effect does 4 levels of shields have on beam
weapons?
>Is it now invulnerable?

I would rule that you cannot have better than 3 levels of shielding, no
matter
the source.

Mk
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