Re: Still Lousy After All These Years

On Wed, 29 Jan 1997, Jerry Han wrote:

> I wonder if in the supership range, point scales should become 
> exponential.	That'll keep things away from the MASS 2000 Death Stars 
> that destroy entire solar systems in one gigantic blow.  I know
> any system is open to abuse, but I've heard too many stories about the
> mega-death dealing dreadnaught.  (As it stands now, unless you've got
a 
> BIG table, tin cans will get slaughtered vs. line ships.)

	The sick thing is, they actually like coming up with the SUPER 
SUPER dreadnaughts and pitting them against one another.  What's a guy 
like me who actually want's a fair, balanced fleet scenarios (i.e. take 
the starbase, convoy duty, etc.) supposed to do?  

Well...to quote Jesse "The Body" Ventura:  "It's Payback Time!" ;-)

Powell Class Gunship:
Mass: 100
DP: 50
Points Cost: 1048
Thrust Factor: 4
Armor 2 (This group decided that human tech ships can mount armor.)
16 A Batteries (3 arc)
2 Submunition Packs

Sheridan Class Superdreadnaught:
Mass: 90
DP: 45
Points Cost: 872
Thrust Factor: 4
Armor 2
1 Wave Gun
2 Pluse Tropedos
2 AA Megabatteries
4 A Batteries (3 Arc)
1 Extra Fire Con

Morgan Class Super Heavy Cruiser (Varient A):
Mass 36
Points Cost: 262
Thrust Factor: 4
Armor 2
2 Pluse Torps.
2 A Batteries

Morgan Class Super CA (Varient B):
Replace the Pluse Torps with a Wave Gun.

That should balence things out.

Later,
Mark A. Siefert
	
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