Re: [FT] Advanced drives and beams

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

>There are two reasons why K3s and larger don't get more than one arc:

>1) Their base Mass ratings (derived from their average damage per hit)
>meant that the mass per additional arc becomes a rather nasty fraction
for
>most of them (the only real exception being the K4, which could use the
>same Mass progression as the B4 ie. +2 Mass per extra arc), and

>2) They're used by the Kra'Vak who have Advanced drives and therefore
don't
>really need the extra arcs anyway. If the KV hadn't had Advanced
drives,
>then we would've had work a lot harder to come up with balanced costs
for
>multi-arced K-guns - or even come up with different game mechanics for
them
:-/

>The only real caveat is that ships with single-arc weapons - including
>single-arc P-torps and Standard drives, like the FB1 NAC - need a large
>enough gaming area to use boom'n'zoom tactics instead of turn'n'burn
ones.
>If the table is too cramped, then the battle will almost inevitably
become
>the type of point-blank range dogfight where the wider-arc weapons
really
>shine. However, if you're measuring in cm or half-inches you should
have
>plenty of space to manoeuvre in.

Thanks for the clarification on this, I can now be assurred that my new
designs are fit to be let out of the barn.

Regards,

Matt Tope