RE: [FT] Scenario Question

1.	Unless it's an ex-military ship (or they have extremely good
contacts in the military), most pirates should not have access to exotic
weapons or beams larger than class-3.  You can let him have the class-4
beam
& watch what happens when the tin can escort swamp him from 3 sides. ;-)

2.	Boarding actions (from MT) after disabling the drives
(needlebeams).
As long as he can disable the FTL drives, once the escort is destroyed,
most
of the freighter will surrender anyway to avoid unnecessary casualties
(as
long as they are offered quarter).

With regards to integrating a Q-ship into the convoy, see Operation
Trojan
Horse:
http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/ft/webgames/trojan.htm

'Neath Southern Skies - http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/
[MKW] - Admiral Peter Rollins - Task Force Zulu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Hosford [SMTP:hosford.donald@acd.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 7:12 PM
> 
> Scenario:  Convoy escort gets jumped.
> 
> Problem 1: The Pirate fleet -- My friend has desided to be the pirate
> player, and is designing his ships.	Should there be a limit to how
big
> or what type of weapons are allowed to him?  (He has already designed
a
> destroyer with a class-4 beam weapon...It doesn't have much, but it
does
> have the class 4...ouch.)
> 
> Problem 2: Freighter capture -- How does the pirate capture the
> freighters?  Is it reasonable to allow the pirates to have tractor
> beams?  Or does he use some kind of "aimed shots"?
> 
> Donald Hosford
> 
>