Re: UN Ship Nomenclature

I was recently on the receiving end of a demonstration on how to use
SML's.	En
Masse.
My opponent had cruiser sized vessels with multiple missle launchers
(but only
2 loads per launcher).	He could, and did, through out enough SML's in a
single
turn to overwhelm any defence on any ship.  My big tough BB's died in a
single
turn.  When he ran out of missiles, his escorts closed in and cleaned up
what
was left.
He did this twice in a row.  Once against me and once against an NAC
squadron
run by another player.	I think that the answer to this is massed
fighters but
if he gets within range of any ship, that ship is doomed.

Tim

Darryl Adams wrote:

> With SML, the problem is that  they  are too random in their punch.
> It takes a lot of luck to cause massive dammage with SML (I had 3
missiles
> hit for 4 points!!!)
>
> Especially against the NAC with their great point defense ships.
>
> It makes rolling back escorts vital, so for the FSE,massive fighter
attacks
> and missile  launches, and hoping to overcommit PDS the only way to
go.
>
> At least the FSE  CAN run  away!
>
> Darryl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Slattery <richard@mgkc.demon.co.uk>
> To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk <FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk>
> Date: Friday, 14 August 1998 10:25
> Subject: Re: UN Ship Nomenclature
>
> This seems to reduce the chances of a decisive engagement.
>
> My feelings are that SML based ships have a better chance of making a
> decisive engagement under these conditions, since all of their punch
> can be used in the early stages of the battle, perhaps making
> the battle decisive after only two turns of contact.
>
> While beam based fleets need to be able to have the time to wear
> their opponents down... who in turn tend to have the chance to
> disengage and regroup to avoid decisive defeat.
>
> Has anyone any thoughts on this?
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> Richard Slattery	       richard@mgkc.demon.co.uk
> Politics makes estranged bedfellows.
>      Goodman Ace
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