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Post subject: BFG: WWI  Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:00 pm |
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Hmm.... I had always assumed that the wrong gap there were the BCs, tht should add much more firepower than what they have. A cruiser is still weak when compared to a BB but maybe they should be weaker and BCs more powerful? Is this your point? It would be interesting certainly. I always assumed that the progressio in resistence and firepower was almost linear, but I can be widely wrong here, I guess.
So, BBs were the real fighters and the others were lurkers and support units, I see. I guess there will be more BBs in the table than in your average game, then, and that games should be biggwer than 100-2000 points, that is the usual size to play BFG.
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Post subject: BFG: WWI Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:00 am |
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I believe BBs and even BCs would be clearly out numbered by DEs, DDs, CLs, CAs, etc. In a fleet action these lighter ships would be there to support the BBs and BCs. Jutland was really an anomaly from the point of view of size. I would think in an average BFG game, you have 1 or 2 BBs/BCs and 4-6 of the other ships, roughly ... 
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Post subject: BFG: WWI Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:34 am |
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Thanks for the summary G/G and especially for the link. I'll go through the stuff when I have some spare time. 
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Post subject: BFG: WWI Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:58 am |
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Xavi, Morjean
You could rejig things slightly to make WW1 battles more like Gothic battles.
In WW1 most sides BBs had 12 ? 14inch guns, however both sides also had a few ?Super Dreadnoughts? with 15inch Guns e.g British Queen Elizabeth Class, German Bayern class by 1916/1917. Why not reclassify BFG cruisers as WW1 BBs, and have BFG battleships as WW1 Super dreadnoughts. BCs could remain the same in both. Dauntless Class light cruisers could act as WW1 cruisers.
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Post subject: BFG: WWI Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:48 pm |
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Or have the BFG Grand Cruisers be the WWI battleships. That way there would be a difference between BBs and BCs.
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Post subject: BFG: WWI Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:23 pm |
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