re: Escort class vessels in line of battle

> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:00:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: David Griffin <carbon_dragon@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Escort class vessels in line of battle
> 
> When you all conduct your FT battles, when they
> contain lots of big ships slugging it out, do you
> have escort class vessels too? If so, doing what?
> In the few games I've played escorts (destroyers,
> cruisers, etc.) die quickly and seem to have little
> real role in the battle other than to make pretty
> explosions.
> 
> What I'd like to know, do your small ships participate
> in big battles, and if so, in what role?

initially, scouting/recon.  later, in squadrons to pick off cripples,
weak
ships.	support hvy ship fire on a target, flank enemy ships, misc
mission
objectives.