Re: More FT Ideas.....

Brian wrote,

> Fighters that go ZING....
>  
>  The fighters movement is used as Thrust, and a record is kept of the
fighters
>  speed from turn to turn.  This can be accomplished by using a chit
placed
on
>  the fighter stand, or by simply recording the speed (which seems to
be
>  easier).  When a fighter squadron is moved, the fighters may use any
portion
>  of their thrust to change speeds and must then move the full amount
of
their
>  new speed.  Any amount of thrust not used to change speeds may be
used to
>  turn (up to a maximum of six).  The fighter may turn UP TO half of
this
>  amount before moving and UP TO half of this anount at the midpoint of
their
>  move.  All other fighter rules remain unchanged.

Sounds good; I've occasionally thought of trying something along those
lines,
but haven't tried it out. It keeps fighter movement simpler than writing
out
full orders. 

Chad wrote,

> > Evasive Maneuver:
>  
>  I was thinking of something along the lines of linking a system for
EM to
>  the size of the ship and its speed.	Define perhaps three levels of
EM.  A
>  ship may generate one level of EM at the cost of two thrust points
per
>  size class.	Just exactly what one level of EM is we haven't decided.
 One
>  thought is a screan level while the other is a fixed addition to the
range
>  of fire to the ship (maybe 6 inches).

Using 2 Thrust for evasive maneuvering acts like 1 level of screens -- I
like
the sound of that, as it sounds very quick and simple and doesn't really
invent any *new* rules, just new ways to use existing rules, if you
follow my
meaning. I'd say evasive maneuvering gives no effect above LVL-3 screens
--
most ships big enough to carry 3 screens aren't exactly "artful dodgers"
anyway.

Can't wait to playtest it!
Scott

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