Re: [FT] IF Ship Design

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> Not nearly as big a problem in FTFB as it was in FT2. The FTL drive is
> only 10% of the hull and it isn't very expensiv in points, so you
don't
> gain that much by removing it. Still, unless you actually pay for the
> tender there'll be a problem in one-off battles.

Actually you loose a bit--weapons are all more expensive than FTL.  For
a System Defense conversion of most of my ships, I'm considering adding
armor in place of engines.  Same cost.

John M. Atkinson