Recent content by Scimitar

OK, Dwell on this. Much of fighter combat is not simply the ability of the fighter craft, but the training of the crew and use by command. To this end, and in light of the various concerns on fighters posted elsewhere, I propose the following advanced/optional rule: Fighter Doctrines: Each...

I think my feeling about CAF is why is it automatic when scramble scramble & come about! and all hands! are not. These would be drilled to the same level by an officer I would think. I also wonder why APtE is auto when Come About isn't. a 50% boost in engines would be harder to get from...

Depends a lot on the race and campaign rules involved. With the standard rules, weighting is towards lower point games, so everyone needs something at low levels. As Centauri, capitalize on raid & skirmish advantages with 1 point of patrol for Corvans & a couple of Primii As EA, stick to raid &...

I'm sorry, but adding a 3d rule in a 2d system seems bad. Next thing you know, we'll allow stacking too and then where will the horror end? :wink:

Yep, very true. How about if you lose AF from mini-Beam traits? The Minbari would then have serious problems with EA fighter swarms, but still have ship-ship dominance. As I recall from the series, the only Minbari ship vs fighters action was at the line when they "trapped" Sinclairs wingman...

I thought the EA's gimmick was to strap interceptors onto anything larger than an escape pod?

Centauri. Nothing is quite as beautifully menacing as a Vorchan sweeping through the dust clud which was a G'Quan just moments before :D

That could work. The One knows the EA needs a cheap-ish scout. :)

Sorry, but the Oracle's also got a decent beam weapon and missle racks. At skirmish she'd be a 'no brainer' and outclass all the other skimish choices. The Delphi is better at hiding, but I think the oracle is better at support fire.

I'm in favor based on the idea that she has 6 flights. If she had 4 or fewer, I'd say OK, it was designed to be a warship with fighters instead of a CV, then I'd wonder why she was too slow and too poorly gunned to be a warship. With 6 flights, and her armament and speed, the Centauri were...

Yes of course, how could I have left it out! And our technomages were the finest in the galaxy, why else could they have been the first to leave? :wink:

Centauri strengths: Good dogfighting fighters Rutarian good strikefighter Good hull ratings Excellent scout choice at patrol Good speed and manuever No boresight restricted firepower Centauri limits OK/weak damage & crew Many ships have no or poor secondary arcs Generally limited numbers of...

Do you know gravity may well be the weakest force in physics, however, when dropped from orbit even a small object can dent a very thick groundpounder head :wink: Come on ACTA, lets git em

Well the battle became a test fight as Kathy bowed out. Narn were 1 G'Quan, 1 T'Rann, 2 KaToc & 2 Thentus. Centauri were 1 Tetrius, 1 Elutarian, 1 Vorchar, 1 Maximus, 2 Vorchan. Vorchar got bonuses for winning initiative by re-roll for set-up. That allowed Centauri to overbalance against 1...

I have yet to play my wife again. I'm hoping for tomorrow, but we're hosting a party today, so it may not be until Tuesday :cry: