[OFFICIAL] Fleet Book Errata

As there is some discussion arising on the list at them moment, I
thought
the following (which is the list of errata compiled to accompany Allan's
review for MARS) might be of use:
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Errata for the FT Fleet Book Vol.1, as of May 1998:

With any book, you start to notice the typos as soon as it comes back
from
the printers.... there are several in the Fleet Book Vol.1, most of them
in
the boxes of text for each ship's specifications. The ones listed here
are
those that have been spotted so far, and there may be a few more lurking
in
obscure places. The most important thing is that of the ones we've found
or
had pointed out to us, in all cases the SYSTEMS STATUS DISPLAY panels
(the
bits that you actually use to play the game) are CORRECT. The majority
of
the typos are in the text boxes where the ship specs are written out,
which
is annoying but not a serious problem, but we have listed them all here
for
players' convenience.

Page 3: Under "Thruster Pushes", 2nd paragraph: the text reads "6
manoeuvre
points" whereas it should read 3.

Page 11: We managed to leave the Points Cost for HULL ARMOUR out of the
Mass and Cost table; Armour boxes should be costed at 2 x MASS used (ie:
2
points per Armour box), exactly as for Hull Integrity and Drive Systems
costs.

Page 12: In the "Ship classifications and Mass ratings" table, the entry
for "Patrol or Escort Cruiser" should have the abbreviation "CE", not
"E"
as printed.

Page 15:  TICONDEROGA CLASS DESTROYER:	The Points Value (NPV) of this
ship
should read 100, not 41. The Procurement Cost should read 1000 MUcr, not
410.

Page 16: FURIOUS CLASS ESCORT CRUISER: Thrust Rating for this ship is 4,
as
shown on the Systems Display; the Technical Specifications box lists it
as
6, which is incorrect.

Page 16: VANDENBURG CLASS HEAVY CRUISER: There is a Pulse Torpedo system
listed in the Tech Specs which should not be there; the Systems Display
panel is correct.

Page 17: MAJESTIC CLASS BATTLECRUISER: There is an ADFC system listed in
the Tech Specs which should not be there; the Systems Display panel is
correct.

Page 19: ARK ROYAL CLASS FLEET SUPERCARRIER: There is a superfluous
"crew
factor" star next to one of the PDS Systems on the Systems Display,
which
should be ignored. (We believe this is actually Able Spacehand Eugene P.
Funk, who is in hiding to avoid being put on Damage Control detail
again.......)

Page 25:  SZENT ISTVAN CLASS BATTLEDREADNOUGHT: There are only 3 PDS
systems listed in the Tech Specs; there should be 4.  The Systems
Display
panel is correct.

Page 33: JEANNE D'ARC CLASS FLEET CARRIER: There are only 3 Fighter Bays
listed in the Tech Specs; there should be 7.  The Systems Display panel
is
correct.

Page 36: VOLGA CLASS SUPER DESTROYER: There is only 1 PDS System listed
in
the Tech Specs; there should be 2.  The Systems Display panel is
correct.

Page 36: TIBET CLASS LIGHT CRUISER: There is only 1 Fire Control System
listed in the Tech Specs; there should be 2.  The Systems Display panel
is
correct.

Page 39:  ROSTOV CLASS BATTLEDREADNOUGHT:  The descriptive text box for
this ship is incorrect; it is a copy of the text for the Manchuria
Class.
The text box  for the Rostov should read:

"The Rostov is the BDN class of the "family" of ship designs from the
Tsien-Valkov design bureau, which began with the Manchuria BCs at the
start
of the 2170s. All of the designs are well armed and protected, with good
drive power, and are giving the ESU Navy a much-needed boost in its
strike
capabilities. As with most BDNs, the Rostov carries a single embarked
fighter group for both anti-shipping and ground support operations. Five
built-to-order Rostovs were exported to the Pan African Union between
2178
and 79, to form the major battleline strength of the PAU's
rapidly-expanding and modernising navy; this sale was purely a political
move, which somewhat upset the ESU Admiralty who (understandably) felt
that
their own requirements for replacement fleet units should have taken
priority."

Jon Tuffley, May 1998.