RE: Killing torpedo fleets.

I still like my hordes of Submunition armed CLs. 10 Sub-racks and a C
batt... *BANG* run like hell..........

Michael Wikan
Game Design
Slave Zero
Accolade, Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip E. Pournelle [SMTP:pepourne@nps.navy.mil]
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 6:40 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Killing torpedo fleets.
> 
> 
> >Graeme Bradbury wrote:
> >> 
> >> Has anyone come across the all p-torp fleet.
> >> I play against an opponent that came up with a fleet that was
> completely
> >> torpedo based. His ships had pds and armour as defense and the rest
of
> mass was
> >> drives and torps. He tends not to play that fleet unless we ask to
play
> it, so
> >> its not so much the fact he wont play another fleet as that we cant
> seem to
> >> come up with a fleet that is capable of being anthing more than a
> target
> board.
> >> Even at the extreme range of the torps, his sheer numbers means
that
> >> destroyer's last 1,2 turns tops. And a fleet that out ranges him
with
> class 4/5
> >> beams tends to be too specialized to stand up to any other style
fleet.
> >> 
> >> Just thought i'd ask you space guru's for a tad o' advice on the
> matter.
> >> 
> >> Well i'm off to revel in my victory over the 400 mass dreadnaught
o'
> death I
> >> just played against.
> 
>	Fast Attack Cruiser
> Number	System		Mass		Points
> 100		Mass			100		100
> 25		Hull			25		25
> 8		Thrust		40		80
> 1		FTL			10		20
> 4		FC			4		16
> 1		Enhanced Sensor 1		5
> 20		C batteries 6 arc	20		60
> total 				100		306
> 
>	Split into three wings, center left and right.	Center wing
should
> have
> heavier forces with thrust mass devoted to armour.  Envelope and
outflank.
> Get close and get really personal...
> 
> Gort, Klaatu barada nikto!