Re: Sa'Vasku FTL

> If it is only the power requirement that's important
> for SV FTL jumps,
> why do large SV ships have physically bigger FTL
> drives than small
> ones?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Oerjan Ohlson
> oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

     The 'S' are marginal as is with the power
required to make a jump.  (To make a graceful
exit from battle, the 'S' must start the jump
process prior to the damage entering the third
row of damage boxes.   So that the damage taken
during the warm up process will not reach the
end of the third row.	If the third row is 
lost the ship (in most cases) cannot jump.
I say 'in most cases' because I have not checked
ALL of the 'S' ships, just the ones I am using 
currently.

     But to rationalize your question, the 'S'
have power problems as the basis for the 
game.	(Exactly like the early Star Fleet 
Battles game.)	 If the 'S' require too much
power to jump, they could never be a viable 
force in battle and would always run away
or be forced to fight to the death when the 
first row of damage boxes was completed.

     Yes, I acknowledge the possibility for 
the 'overmass' ship to abuse the concept by
converting the fighters into more power
generators and solving the power problem.

Bye for now,
John L.