Re: Affectiveness of FSE BDN?

John Leary wrote:
> 
> Alan E and Carmel J Brain wrote:
>  the least effective fleet in single battles.
> > Yet I suspect they'd be very good in a campaign.
> 
>      Strangely enough, the reasons you state for your approval are
> the very reasons the I feel the FSE would lose in a campaign.

Inasmuch as it's well-nigh impossible for them to fight an even battle
and _hold the ground_ ? Yes. Ish. Depends too much on what's been fought
over. Given that a Fleet Action is merely the prelude to a large-scakle
ground assault, one that could take weeks or months to conclude, then
"holding the ground" isn't that important _IF_ you can continuously
stage raids on the invasion fleet.
Of course if the shipyards and SML factories are the things being
guarded, and there's a threat of Ortillery bombardment, then that's a
different matter.
Summary: FSE is ideal for staging hit-and-run raids on a massive scale.
There's almost no defence against this (massed fighters perhaps?). If
the FSE sticks around after launch however, then unless they have a
great superiority, they're history.

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