Re: move and fire problem

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <damosan@comcast.net>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: move and fire problem

>>> 1. move a bit
>>> 2. fire
>>> 3. move a bit more
>>> 4. fire something else...
>>> 5. move the rest of your move.
>
> Can I just say "ewwww" ?
>
> I played SFB for far too long to bring that kind of BS into my FT
games. 
> The "fix" to these issues is not to fly around the table at some large

> portion of c.
>
> --
> Damo

I've played SFB as well and I don't want to return to those "I'm just
going 
to make dinner while you move your SHIP" days.	I was thinking about
"you 
follow the standard FT movement rules but as soon as you see an
opportunity 
to fire you fire then continue moving".   If your movement puts your
full 
salvo of torpedos on target at range band 1 at some in the move then you
get 
an easy shot.  The only rule addition as I can see it is if you say
"FIRE" 
you have to fire, you can't say "sorry, can I change my mind". 
Throughout 
this the enemy gets as much chance to do something as they do in the
normal 
game - that is NOTHING.

As for flying around the table at some large portion of c, I am NOT, I 
repeat NOT letting my little torpedo frigate getting into a slo-mo 
headbutting contest with that %@#£%* battleship.  I didn't get that
massive 
engine just so I could get to the battle quickly and die.  :-)