Re: re;Andromeda

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@hotmail.com>
>To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:31 PM
>Subject: Re: SG-1 and Andromeda
>
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>Tomb wrote:
>
>>2) Andromeda is a fair size. She carries slipfighters, missiles, etc.
so
>>I think one could argue for a pile of MTMs, SMs, PDS, and fighters.
That
>>isn't a small ship. Probably Heavy Cruiser size minimum. As to how to
>>represent her manouverablility, I'd run Andromeda as a cinematic ship
>>while running the others as vector. That would give a bit more "out
>>turning" capability.
>
>I have been sufficiently corrected.  I forget her size when I look at
her,
>she doesn't LOOK that big to me.  Still, a point was made by a non-list
>friend of mine that she relies too heavily on launched weapons.  I'm
still
>waiting for PSP suggestions....
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>According to some of the shows, the andromeda accendant is a high guard
>heavy cruiser (how powerfull would a dreadnought be?). As for the PSP,
you
>have a weapon that will go through the ship, causing heavy dammage, but
has
>difficulty hitting at long range. Try using a large calliber K gun.

The "Heavy Cruiser" bit may be just an odd bit of nomenclature usage,
simliar to B5 calling the Omega class "Destroyers" when they're
effectively
battleship/carriers. I'd always assumed that Rommie and her sisters were
the High Guard's main Line of Battle ships......

Jon (GZG)
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>BIF
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