Re: FT_Command & control

Ooooo. I like this one, even if it does remind me uncomfortably about 
Federation & Empire!

>I actually think that if you are going to model command and control,
you
>should assign each ship a command rating (equal to it crew factor) and
a flag
>plot adds to the rating (+5) for each point of mass (the actual numbers
can be
>hammered out later).  A fleet can write one set of orders for each
point of
>command rating of the flagship.  Additional ships are "attached" to a
ship
>with written orders, and execute those orders.  The groupings are set
at the
>start of the battle and are only changed when the flag is changed due
to
>damage (due to the new ship having a lower rating), or the group leader
is
>hulked.
>
>This proposal will adequitely reflect the problems of coordinating
large