Re: Nova Cannons

Tim Jones wrote:

> Hence the Fleet Book, sort of deprecates them as they
> upset play balance too much.

The Fleet Book doesn't depreciate the Nova Cannon and Wave Cannon very
much, at least not compared to the standard beam weapons. The all-arc B
battery (ie, Class 2) has increased from Mass 2 to Mass 3 (+50%), and
the
(former 3, now 5)-arc A/Class 3 battery has risen from Mass 3 to Mass 8
(+167%), and even the single-arc A/Class 3 has had its Mass increased by
33%.

 In comparision, the 20-25% Mass increase of both Waveguns and Nova
Cannon (10 to 12 and 16 to 20, respectively) are an *improvement*, not a
depreciation. None of the FTFB designs use them, but none of the FTFB
designs use needle beams or cloaks or reflex fields either.

> They were only ever included as a sort of joke and should be used with
a pinch of
> salt, not as the main course.

At least the Wavegun was specifically included for Anime-style battles
(some of the Anime series, at least).

Later,

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@nacka.mail.telia.com

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