Recent content by Davesaint

So how does this work if you have someone play EA? Do they field Early EA in battle 1, Regular/Early EA in battle 2, and Crusade Era in Battle 3? Are they considered a Generic EA force then? Can the Digar field any ships in Battle 3 since all of their in service dates die out prior to Crusade...

That is the problem you have fighting the ISA. Their ships are so fast and maneuverable, they can get where ever they need to be to ingage the targets of choice. It tends to be a horrible match up for the Vorlons. Dave

One other think Kenny, did the death of the White Star Carrier do anything in the long run to allow the Vorlons to win? No, not really. While the White Star carrier is a good ship, and the fighters are nasty, he would have been better off killing multiple of your smaller ships in the long run...

The only races that "have to have" initiative sinks are the boresight dependent fleets. Frankly I have won many, many more games by having throw away ships that can waste activations and allow my heavy hitters to kill real ships of my opponents, than by having the big ships on the table...

The problem is that the larger Vorlon ships are so unmaneuverable, which allows the ISA to get behind them and keep from getting crushed. The Destroyer with it's 90 degree turn can at least get around to hurt the white star class hulls. If the White Star class hulls can move after all of the...

I see that once again another of the problems with ACTA has reared it's ugly head. Initiative sinks. Triggy buying up to get the Heavy Crusier was a mistake. He would have been better off with 2 Light Crusers or 4 more destroyers. Dave

Yes..... 9 Saggis and an Oracle.......

The Hyperdyne Astronautics Devastator model from Ninja Magic is cool. I might have to pick that one up. Dave

The EA player may have likely lost when he bought up to take the Warlock. With a boresight race not buying down, he should have received the punishment that he received. Dave

A truer test of admiralty would have been if both forces did not have any stealth. Because of the all or nothing trait of Stealth, it really handicaps one side. So Kennyboy, I really can't let you claim the Best Admiralty of the year award. Afterall, if Triggy had come to the table with a ton...

Well, that's not quite true. It was found that the lack of armor on the Italian ships that was sacrificed for theoretical speed was a significant liability. Also, if you want to see the lack of effectiveness of the Pugliese Deformation Cylinder System, look at the results of the Brits raid on...

Try to remember what SFB is gentlemen. It is not a game designed in the era of the short game. For me, one of the things I like about SFB over ACTA is that the game last a bit longer. It opens up more maneuver and tactics than ACTA. That said, some of the rules are just down right...

I would also add that the extended range only applies to the target of the main attack by the hunting pack. Thus if you fire say at fighters in a side arc and a ship in your forward arc, you get the extended range against the ship in the front, but not against the fighters in the side. Dave

Correct, it's not, but if I am exchanging a skirmish level hull for a war level hull, I am coming out ahead. Dave

Matt, you actually made an error. The fleet that was being discusssed was 1 Elutarian and 5 Demos. This fleet has a total of 6 SAP DD missiles, and 30 SAP Single Damage Weapons. On average 3 DD torps will hit, and given the amount of dice thrown by the interceptors, all 3 will be intercepted...