Wow, all excellent questions...
1) Combined barrage rules count as normal, so yes 80% on some, less on others.
2) Uh... If it's not involved, and doesn't get the protection or bonuses, it doesn't count towards it, it can act purely as a node. Yes, you can theoretically create control ships much smaller than the warships. However, the command ship in TCS was intended to be part of the network.
3) The FCN will affect a single barrage from the group of ships, directing (hopefully) a massive strike onto an enemy vessel. The ships may fire other independent barrages, but they will not be affected by the FCN.
4) Fire control software and crew skill is as per the ship carrying the network. It's doing the aiming after all.
5) They can transfer across as battle damage occurs, or just on the Admiral's whim. Ship types can, of course, be mixed, but weapon types in a single barrage cannot.
6) They use the Capital weapons skill, but only need a single gunner as they are basically mass-shot turrets.
1) Combined barrage rules count as normal, so yes 80% on some, less on others.
2) Uh... If it's not involved, and doesn't get the protection or bonuses, it doesn't count towards it, it can act purely as a node. Yes, you can theoretically create control ships much smaller than the warships. However, the command ship in TCS was intended to be part of the network.
3) The FCN will affect a single barrage from the group of ships, directing (hopefully) a massive strike onto an enemy vessel. The ships may fire other independent barrages, but they will not be affected by the FCN.
4) Fire control software and crew skill is as per the ship carrying the network. It's doing the aiming after all.
5) They can transfer across as battle damage occurs, or just on the Admiral's whim. Ship types can, of course, be mixed, but weapon types in a single barrage cannot.
6) They use the Capital weapons skill, but only need a single gunner as they are basically mass-shot turrets.
