RE: [FT]SML question

True.

FB indicates in the flavor text the SHORTEST turn-arround-time between
jumps
is 6 hours. I would suggest making this a little random (as some ships
are
not as efficient as others and some are need a little longer do to
service
wear). I would suggest 6-8 hours (5 hours + 0.5(1d6) rounded up).

Using 15 minutes per turn this would be 24-32 turns before the tug could
jump out of the system. Using 7.5 minute turns it would be 48-64 turns.

If jumping in, dropping the stingships, jumping out, recharging, jumping
in,
picking up the stingships and jumping back out. It would be a minimum of
96
turns (192 turns using 7.5). 

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Brian Bell
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard and Emily Bell [SMTP:rlbell@sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 8:38 PM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	Re: [FT]SML question
> 
> Non-FTL vessels are not similar in role to coastal combatants, they
more
> closely resemble towed artillery.  They can only usefully defend
targets
> within six hours (the minimum time between jumps) of their current
> location
> (or the attackers will jump out before their arrival), and they cannot
> charge
> out to meet attackers before they approach the defended target;
unless,
> they
> can be assured that the attackers cannot jump past them.  Essentially,
> non-FTL
> equipped vessels can only defend one small volume of space.  Even FTL
> equipped
> ships have supreme difficulties defending multiple targets in the same
> system,
> as the defenders must guard against being caught out of position, due
to
> the