Re: Starbase assault?

In a message dated 6/29/99 3:33:41 PM EST, journeyman2000@juno.com
writes:

<< Well, I've never tried a starbase assault in any game system, but
I'll
 tell you, I have tried the warp point assault in the old Starfire
system.
  If you point has no limit on how many ships can come through at once,
 you have your basic open space combat.  Mines make it still somewhat
 dangerous, you'd want a 4 or 5 to 1 superiority to assure a win.  Now,
if
 you have limits on the warp points ability to pass ships, like Starfire
 did, its a whole new ball of wax.  We tried it once, the defense had a
 mixed fleet of heavies, with a couple of large bases to guard the
point,
 with a minefield around all.  The offense came in with a 10:1
 superiority, almost all very heavies, superdreadnoughts and such, as
well
 as assault carriers.  They still got whacked, badly.  Think Wolf 359. 
 Wreckage everywhere.  And we still didnt take the point.  The limitied
 warp point is probably the deadliest assult of all time.
 
  >>

I've always like the idea of jump entry points being balanced by the
gravity 
wells around the star ala BattleSpace. Here 99% of traffic comes in at
the 
zenith and nadir jump points, but there is always the chance that an 
especially good navigator can find a jump entry point that is "fleeting"
in 
nature based on Trojan points in planetary orbit. Therefore sometimes
your 
back door is open and you did not know it.