idea for battleships...

[pipsqueak]

Yes... They would move slow but how slow 201 ? is about 57 percent the current speed. so it would take about twice as long considering the thruster drain and pilot inefficiencies. This would also solve the problem of "shield Running", as any cap entering the battle will have to finish what it started. I do agree on longer rannge on the guns. Whether it can hit the target or not is not the matter, but a BS should be able to shoot 5k with its smaller turrets. May be double the hull (with 4x armor it will be a lot) with but leave shields as they are in this conhfiguration. More efficient thrusters could be made available. 150 mil for a Gazelle Thruster? 85 ?) So they can thrust for a certain amount of time then they have to recharce to move further (finally a better engine kill for them). Also that makes their weapons available all the time. Form on another ship and become a gunner if you have to as it will never go in cruise. That also brings into play a BS's agility. As a Rhineland BS will be a lot slower due to mass shifting efforts being a lot more. but could potentially have 5.6 mil aromour with all Lvl 8 armor upgrade.

AOM I do respect your opinion and love your work. Let me know what you think ?

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