Re: [VV] Gate Defense

 
In a message dated 2/1/05 8:22:24 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
johnmatkinson@gmail.com writes:

Let me	finally throw my .02 Euro in:

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Point  Four:  
Enough about Gibralter already.  Space is neither an  ocean with tiny
chokepoints where you can build fortresses, nor is it like  land
warfare with mountains and passes and whatnot.	A warp point is  not
"like" Gibralter or the Cumberland Gap, or the Suez Canal.  A  warp
point is a warp point.

Point Five:
If you havn't read at  least two of the Starfire novels AND/OR played a
dozen warp point assaults  in the Starfire game system, please shut the
hell up because you're	rehashing points that are made in those places
with a good deal more  coherency.

John
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So, your point is... {VBG}
 
John, I love the fact that you cut straight to the chase (over	bodies 
sometimes, yes...) and that you have grasped an essential point of Air 
Warfare - 
the 3rd dimension makes a lot of 'standard' realities from land/sea 
warfare no 
longer relevant for Air warfare (or in this case the 'beyond the 3D  
limitation because of hyperspace' extension).  I suppose Subs have some
of  that 3D 
aspect but littoral warfare affects even Subs.	Which is why I	really
prefer 
thinking of FT as a quasi-Air Combat game more then a quasi-naval  game.
 But 
then, as an ex-USAF guy, I would.
 
Looks like I have a few books to read
Gracias,

Glenn  "warbeads"