Should battleships have CDs?

[Tenacity]

Battleships arent exactly designed for cargo interdiction, if that's what you wanted your character to focus on you really should have bought a gunboat.

Battleships are designed for heavy artillery warfare, they're weapons platforms - not highly mobile assault craft.

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[Sprolf]

Here's an anecdote from Star Wars:


The Star Destroyer is not a battleship.
It chases things down and catches/blows them up.

The Executioner (super star destroyer) is a battleship.
It moves really slow and looks ominous.

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[atlantis2112]

I wonder if Cruisers should lose CDs as well... Can't pirate or stop smugglers with 'em anyway.

It stops the drift fighting cruisers in their tracks though..

I see no reason for CDs. They aren't supposed to chase, they aren't supposed to interdict cargo..

[Shagohad]

They used to have them in 4.85. I remember that distinctly. They also had a brand of CD's designed for stopping a battleship.



As for the answer: No. It's not needed.

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[Camtheman Of Freelancer4Ever]

Yeah, they did have "Battleship Cruise Disruptor" which changed into "Reinforced Cruise Disruptor"

Its the same thing, its a CD strong enough to not get blown off.

[tansytansey]

Thats true in most situations, however I believe certain factions can have capital ships demanding certain items.

For example, the BHG Core can demand nomad technology from -anyone- and can blow them up if they don't comply.

I believe the rules superseded the ID clause in this case. The ID doesn't specify that Cruisers and Battleships can be used to demand nomad technology from transports. I may be wrong, but the way I've always seen it, if you're in a Cruiser/Battleship the only reason you can shoot a transport is in self defense.

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[Robert.Fitzgerald]

Del told me that you can attack transports if your id allows it, for example a trader hauling nomads can be blown up by a Core battleship if it refuses to drop them. That's how I've operated and my Destroyer and Battleship haven't been sanctioned for demanding nomad cargo.

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[Exsiled_one]

Aye you can demand things. In that case RP overcomes trader - fighter relations

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[n00bl3t]

They used to have them in 4.85. I remember that distinctly. They also had a brand of CD's designed for stopping a battleship.
As for the answer: No. It's not needed.

They had them in 4.85?:P

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[reavengitair]

No, battleships should not get one.

Why? Theres not really a point.