Re: small ships

On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:07:01 -0500 "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
writes:
>> Also, an armor point would do wonders for the survivability of these
>> so called escorts.
>
>I thought about that but mass 8 is a break point and I need mass 4 for
>the weapons load, it all follows from there.  And 1 each hull lus
>armor dies pretty quick too.
>
>The Islamic Fed fleet was designed based on the theory espoused by the
>Soviet navy:  get off one big punch, and if it's big enough , you
>won't have to deal with the counterpunch.  Games in which the IF is
>represented tend to be pretty quick, one way or another--particularly
>if I bring mostly SMR-bearing variants.
>
>
>

So what does the IF use for offensive missions?  And more importantly
(since this is a small ship thread,) what escorts it?  Does the IF ever
use convoy escorts?

That raises the problem - how does one provide escorts for a convoy of
merchants jumping into a system?  They by definition arrive scattered
based on the PSB mechanics of FT jump technology.  Arrival might be the
most vulnerable time for non-combat ships.

Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious@juno.com
This is my Science Fiction Alter Ego E-mail address.
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Fantasy and 6mm - dwarf_warrior@juno.com

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