Re: Space tactics

On Mon, 17 Aug 1998 Doug_Evans/CSN/UNEBR@UNebMail.UNeb.EDU wrote:

> I suppose I'm just incredibly dense. The predicability of the location
of
> the planet/station/target seems to me to have nothing to do with the
> situation. Given the rules we're playing, if a ship is moving a
distance
> larger than the size of the table on which we're playing, his
endpoints of
> movement are statistically outside the engagement area, he's missed
his
> opportunities of fire, he's failed in his attacks on my defense point.
I've
> won.

No, predictability is exactly the key issue here. That allows you to
precalculate your attack run so that you spend ONE, and *exactly*one*
turn
in the "engagement area" before zooming off to the sunset. 

The defender is more hardpressed. To intercept he must not only cross
your
path, but actually *end* his movement for the turn within firing range
(which I chose to ignore in the previous analysis).

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