RE: [FT]Sensors and Sensibility[LONG]

In a campaign setting I would also apply an endurance factor on
non-attacking fighters. 1 per 3 turns they move, but are not in combat.
This
would give them a maximum range of 9 turns out (216mu) and 9 turns
back*. Of
course if they get caught more than 3 turns out, they are down on
endurance.

Fighters are fast, but should not have unlimited fuel or unlimited
flexibility. 

-----
Brian Bell
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* assums fighters do not conserve momentum. If they conserve momentum,
they
would get further 4 turns out (240mu), 4 turns to slow to a stop (240mu
for
a total of 480mu), then burn back (assumes no coasting). But again if
they
run into something moveing that fast, they could not slow down do do
anything about it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Griffin [SMTP:carbon_dragon@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:03 AM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	RE: [FT]Sensors and Sensibility[LONG]
> 
> 
> --- "Bell, Brian K (Contractor)"
> <Brian.Bell@dscc.dla.mil> wrote:
> > True, but then why would you have scouts? Yes.
> > scouting other systems
> > without endangering a carrier. And inter-system
> > communication (courier
> > duties). I would prefer NOT to see fighters used in
> > this way. I would prefer
> > to give the picket duties to CTs or FFs. 
> > 
> 
> Yes, but if you want the fastest possible ID,
> a fighter that can go 24" (or even 36") in any
> direction is a pretty seductive asset isn't it?
> 
> I'm talking about scouting for the fleet, not
> scouting in systems the fleet isn't in, so no
> FTL would be required.
> 
> But even if we use regular scouts, that works too.
> Might even equip them with superior sensors. If
> the enemy destroys them, that's proof of their
> intentions.
> 
> > I always assumed that the primary duty of the BDN
> > and SDN fighter groups was
> > to screen the BDN or SDN *from* other fighters and
> > missiles (with only a
> > secondary roll as an attack asset). Keeps you from
> > having to bring a carrier
> > to _every_ duty of the BDN or SDN.
> > 
> 
> I'm not sure how much defense one fighter squadron
> can be against a 4-6 squadron group. We've found
> that if one side has fighters in any significant
> numbers and the other doesn't, the other side is
> toast (unless he's unusually well protected by 
> ADEF pds).
> 
> > Makes me wish, once again, that there were more
> > people in my area that
> > played FT. It would give me an excuse to use the 20
> > or so scouts I have.
> > 
> Where do you live?
> 
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