Re: [FT] A quick survey question

At 03:20 AM 3/1/97 +0000, you wrote:
>- Option three is to have 3 three-arc A-batteries.
>  This would seem to be a no-brainer.	6 one arc might have the
potential for
>more fire power at the cost of flexibility.  4 two arc would be the
best
>compromise, and probably what the naval engineers would cone up with.
>
>Michael Brown
>(who has never met a naval engineer, and hopes to not offended any)
>
>

	Yeah, that's what I would pick as well. I would put two of the
four
two-arc bats on the port side, facing port and forward and the other two
facing starboard and forward. That way all four could fire directly
ahead
and I could fire two at any body on either side, sacrificing forward
fire to
do it obviously. I would however be scared of the six one arc guy; I
know
the players in my group would leap at that option instantly (they love
massive single-arc forward firepower on fast, maneuverable ships).

	James
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