Re: FT-Tugs and swarm tactics

-----Original Message-----
From:	Glenn M Wilson [SMTP:triphibious@juno.com]
Sent:	Monday, April 16, 2001 8:30 PM
To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject:	Re: FT-Tugs and swarm tactics 

On Mon, 16 Apr 2001 19:26:29 +0100 "Bif Smith"
<bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk>
writes:
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Shawn M Mininger <smininger@yahoo.com>
>To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 7:02 PM
>Subject: Re: FT-Tugs and swarm tactics 
>
>
>> The only issue I can see with the swarm tactic is how
>> you set initiative. 
>>
>> In the book version of initiative, both sides roll,
>> the winner goes first using one of his ships.  Then
>> the other player goes using one of his ships, and back
>> and forth. 
>>

Anyone tried fire by squadron?	Although I like what i am hearing about
simultaneous fire (for smaller scenarios at least.) 

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I have tried firing 3 escorts (SC-DH), 2 cruisers (CL-CH) or 1 capital
(BC+)
in a "Fire Phase". This was mainly to speed a large game rather than to
try 
to balance large ships vs small. It worked pretty well. 



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Brian Bell
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