Re: [FT]SML question

----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Books <books@mail.state.fl.us>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [FT]SML question

> On 15-Jun-01 at 01:49, Bif Smith (bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk) wrote:
> > A quick question regarding SML`s. I want to use a SML with limited
arcs
(or
> > more limited than present), and was wondering if mass 2 for a 2 arc
> > lancher, and mass 1 for a 1 arc launcher sounds reasonable? (at
normal
x3
> > cost).
> >
> > Also, in a campain, how would you people work the building rule to
prevent
> > pure fighter forces (ie-fighters used as offence, with the carriers
> > withdrawing and picking up new fighters at cheaper cost than a
starship?),
> > or using "stingboats/LAC`s" with FTL tugs (which for the same mass
are
> > cheaper than a normal FTL warship, if the tug withdraws/is
reuseable?).
>
> With the fighters we just rule that they are so short range that if
> the carrier withdraws the fighters surrender.  Of course we are
> playing human-human and assume reasonable prisoner exchange.
>
> As for the LAC's, let the chips fall where they may.	We do roll a
> chance for an intercept of the tug though. :)
>
> Roger
>
If you roll for intercepting the tugs, the chance must be small. After
all,
a solar system is a big place. My tactics would be jump in far outsystem
(eg, 3 days travel), drop off the sting boats, and have them accelerate
in
system while the tug jumps outsystem. The stingboats would be pretty
safe
coming in system due to the speed they`d accelerate upto. The only
danger
would come from slowing down to attack the forces, which would most
likely
protecting the planet anyway. After the attack, the tug jumps in for a
preset rendevous somewhere outsystem, and picks up any suviving boats.

BIF

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