Re: mini purists, "new" weapons

Glen said:
> So I thought of putting some of
>the standard weapons into groups and use them as "one"
>weapon and give the "new weapon" a fancy name.
>So here are some of my ideas and also some ship design
>ideas to go along with it.

(snip good stuff)

>Why would anyone want 1 class 4 when you
>can have 2 class 3's for the same mass and points?
>(so far, I'd rather have 2 class 2's than 1 class 3)

How about the Alarishi _Celerity_ class BC's, with Thrust 8 and a couple
of
Class 4's?
2 Class 3's do 2d at 24-36", none from 36-48", whereas the Class 4, same
mass, does 2d at 24-36" and 1d from 36-48".  Now, if you let him get
inside
24", you have a problem--that's why they're Thrust 8.
I agree with you, though, that Class 2's are better than Class 3's--but
it
depends on your thrust.