Re: Fleet Book Tugs

>>Does the Fleet book rules cover tugs?  I haven't seen anything (which
could
>>mean I'm not looking in the right place.)  What about starbases?  I'd
>>assume they just don't have drives, but I hate to assume....
>
>No, it doesn't. We need to address Tugs in the next volume. Same for
>Starbases, though for the time being just use the new FB designs system
>mixed in with the suggestions for stations in MT.
>
>Jon (GZG)

Ummmm, I'm confused by your response, Jon. Certainly I have seen no
rules
for Bases, but I think there is a qualifier that needs to be added to
your
response about tugs (as the original question was a little vague)

The fleet book gives rules on constructing Tugs - better rules that
plain
FT, allowing for more flexible Tug design.  However - and I think this
was
the meaning of your reply - There are no rules for how tugs interact on
the
table, nor any designs for Tugs in the book.

I think that generalized rules for "Docking & Undocking" (not the same
as
retrieving fighters) will help cover a lot of currently grey areas.
(Tugs
grabbing their cargo, Boarding and Rescue operations, Base interactions,
etc.)  I look forward to ideas about this - my own thoughts are usually
muddied and incoherent.  By the time your rules reach print they seem to
convey an elegance that works well.

Jared