Wreck in Omicron 85

[Friday]

If the Guild were to integrate capital ships, it should be at a lower 'tier' than other militaristic houses.

That is to say, the 'flagship' could well be a lost/stolen Rhineland Cruiser - but not a battleship-class vessel. I actually liked the former guild concept of a lost RH Cruiser being appropriated by the GMG - it was the Battlestar I couldn't quite get my head around...

So the top tier is an order of magnintude below full cap-using factions, but one could still pull out a 'big gun' if the situation becomes dire (and hell it does!).

Ideally, the Guild would have a larger base fielding bombers and fighters. Unless a major recruitment drive is undertaken this wont happen ( at least not quickly).

Other major problems facing the GMG when fielding small craft are based on game mechanics and rules:

1) Gas Pockets do not favour small craft - they favour the large ones.
If the 80-years war were waged according to actual FL game mechanics - the Rhineland fleet would have made their way to the nearest gas pocket and proceeded to laugh as the hapless GMG bombers self-destructed amidst the explosive gases. The wise gunboat or transport will use the terrain AGAINST the GMG, not the other way around.

Note that this is distinct from Asteroid fields that offer the reverse - hampering larger ships at the expense of smaller ones.

2) Guerrilla tactics are in violation of the server rules. One cannot simply attack the largest ship in a group, then retreat without yielding control of the system for four hours. You can take out lone craft, but cannot selectively engage within a group.

In short, I think the Guild will use a Cruiser eventually, but will do so in good faith and judiciously (hell I havent even SEEN any GMG gunboats and I know they exist).

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