RE: FT-Tugs and swarm tactics

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Izenberg, Noam [SMTP:Noam.Izenberg@jhuapl.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 10:07 AM
> To:	'FT List'
> Subject:	Re: FT-Tugs and swarm tactics
> 
[snip]

> If the tug is indeed far enough from the action so as not to be
involved
> in
> combat, then the non-FTL ships have to pay extra points (10-20%
> Laserlight?)
> to compensate for the lack of targetable transportation. That kills
your
> point advantage.
> 
> Noam
-----Original Message-----

If you take a non-FTL ship and just add the FTL engine and mass to hold
it,
it adds 12-18% to the cost of the non-FTL ship. 

So I feel that a 15% penalty for non-FTL ships is fair if the tug is