Battleships- how about another change, so they be battleships

[Anonymous User]

yes!

battleships should be powerfull as hell, but kind of useless against small, agile crafts in my opinion.
they shouldnt be eble to defend solo against 3-4 bombers (but also have the shield and armor to survive against them for long enuf to call for support)

also it should be expensive to fly them.

huge repair bills, expensive to buy, expensive ammo etc.
so that a single person can hardly fly it few hours a day without having a powertrading-day or two a week.

also cruisers, they should be "a option" against smaller crafts but not that powerfull.
cruiser should be able to defend against bombers without support, but not that well.
also more expensive in every way than they are now.

i also support the idea of slowing them down. they're having jumpdrives soon anyways.
impulse speed of 40-50 should do it. cruise ~200 - cruiser a bit more, but still now able to hunt for snubs/transports - so they basicly MUST have support against small vessels.

capital guns:
-slow compared to other weaponary (300-400)
-slow-medium refire
-high damage

also capital torps/rockets should be ammo based and take up cargospace.
so the captain has to choose: lot of firepower OR fancy stuff like jumpdrives, docking modules.


i could write down pages about "what is wrong with FL capitals" - but i think thats enuf for now.

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