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Re: Wing Commander for FT?

From: "Joe A. Troche" <trochej@s...>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 17:58:35 -0500
Subject: Re: Wing Commander for FT?

>	 2. I wouldn't do the larger fighters from Wing Commander as
small
>ships. Small ships can be targeted at range with all the heavier
weapons
>(including the huge capital ship mounted AA bats) and thus they will be
>blown away at ranges that fighters cannot be engaged at in Wing
commander by
>weapons that shouldn't be able to do it in wing commander either. I
would
>establish a new type of "superheavy" fighter to simulate these larger
>fighters from WC. If you have them, adopting many of the Star Fleet
Battles
>rules for double-spaced heavy fighters might do the trick.
>

Just thought I'd mention the Broadswords, heavy "fighters" capable of
jump.
 I would probably give these ships a tonnage rating equal to courier or
even scout.

Joe

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