RE: (fwd) Re: [FT] F***ters [was: Operational game]

B Lin wrote:
>The problem is that PDS and ADFC don't get good until you can
concentrate
>a bunch (i.e. 12 or more) in one place.  Spending 12 mass per ship on
>something that may or may not show up can cripple your fleet.	One
>solution are Aegis cruisers that mount 18 PDS and 2 ADFC, that can
cover
>two other ships plus themselves.  The downside again is that you've
>devoted an entire cruiser to basically AF/AM defense.

 Which is why I asked about fitting ADFCs on most/all ships that
 are big enough, so the PDS cost is spread over a number of ships
 and they're still effective for other purposes. Didn't the WWII
 American fleet form their battleships into a 'PDS screen' for
 the carriers?

	Hugh