More Detailed Setup - was RE: Its Doctrine, Scouting and Tactics not Fighters

> > Ok, so we need rules which
> > a) simulate pre-battle manuevering
> > b) simulate pre-battle recon
> > c) affect the tabletop setup
> > d) are simple
> > e) are quick
> > Suggestions?

1) Initial Die-roll to determine who is "Attacker" and who is
"Defender", if a tie, both are rated as "Attacker"

2) Attacker gets X amount of scenario points (500 lets say), Defender
gets 2X (1000 in this case)

3) Defender may spend scenario points to "buy" terrain - asteroids,
mines, nebula. Cost based on size and effectiveness of the terrain.
Defender then spends points to "cloak", camoflauge or otherwise hide
ships on the board at 1x mass cost.  Defender then spends points for
flank attacks at 2x mass cost, side and speed that the flanking ships
attack from are written down before terrain is laid.

4) Attacker may spend scenario points to "buy" terrain, "probes" at 50
points each - each allows the attacker to "scan" one terrain feature for
ships, then points on flank attacks (2x mass cost). 

Note the actual ships do not have to allocated at first, only sufficient
mass for the ships to be included, thus if the defender had allocated
enough points for a SDN to be either hidden on the board or in a flank
attack, it would not have to be revealed until actually found or used.

5) Purchased terrain is placed down one piece at a time, starting with
the defender and alternating between the players until all are placed on
the board.

6) Attacker rolls for any probes purchased.

7) Attacker chooses his starting side then the defender chooses a side. 
Defending fleet sets up first, then the attacking fleet. (within 12" of
their starting sides)

8) Hidden on-board ships are not seen until detected, maneuver or fire.

9) Flank attacks require a die roll at the beginning of each turn, on a
6, the ship(s) arrive at the designated board edge at END of the NEXT
turn.