Re: [GZG] Monster ships

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with converting FT to simulate ship classes and speeds. In FT it is
possible with an open table (ie one that keeps rolling) rather than a
fenced arena a battlship can have thrust 4 and can easily be as
manouverable as a cruiser so it can sail away and maintain the range.

In FT you would need a more complex engine formula that is say engine
mass = thrust * mass^1.5 so that it's harder to produce high thrust
capital ships...

Generally if the two fleets start moving towards each other it makes
long range weapons very limited in utility. The weight of fire from
massed beam twos is much more useful than a few long range dice.

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From: Robert Makowsky <rmakowsky@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wed, 6 January, 2010 7:49:07 AM
Subject: Re: [GZG] Monster ships

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From: Oerjan Ariander <orjan.ariander1@comhem.se>
To: gzg-l@mail...csua.berkeley.edu
Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 12:59:30 PM
Subject: Re: [GZG] Monster ships

>...in Vector. In Cinematic, the B2 is better unless your gaming table
is pretty big and/or your ship both is big >enough to have lots of DCPs
to repair thresholded batteries with and has enough time to repair
anything before >it is destroyed...

>As long as you can keep the range open, yes. If the enemy manages to
close the range though, you risk >trading a dozen beam dice or so in
your opening salvo for the enemy's two dozen extra dice up close...
again >a table size + movement system thing.

This makes me think that FT can do Ship combat quite well.  It sounds
exactly like the range bands of Cruisers and such from late 1800s
through 1940s.
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