Re: FB designs and SLMs

>>The game devolved into a slugging match. I did all the manoeuvring as
the NAC
>>fleet dropped to zero speed and was content to pivot. Beautiful luck
with the
>>initial salvos was offset by rotten luck in threshold checks. One
Ibiza was
>>popped while another lost her bridge and started heading for the board
edge.
>>Likewise, the Ypres lost her bridge while a Jerez had a warp core
breech.
>
>I've noticed that with the FSE fleet.	For some reason they lose their
>Bridges and Warp Cores very easily.  Both my own FSE vessels that are
part
>of my Mercenary fleet ans my friend's FSE fleet have Warp Core breaches
and
>Bridge Brown-outs regularly while our NSL opponent rarely has anything
of
>the sort!
>
>Is this a fault in the design of FSE vessels?

No, just bad luck I think! They should be no more prone to core system
hits
than any other ships that reach threshold points, though of course the
NSLs
have lots of armour to soak off hits before they start doing hull
damage, which may delay the onset of threshold rolls.

Jon (GZG)
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>-Kelvin....
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