Dramatic SFB: Flexible Escorts

[Charles Carroll]

While it carries fighters, the SuperHawk command cruiser does not
have a formal escort group.

Year Escorts Fighters
Y170-Y172 None 4xG-I, 4xG-F
Y173-Y177 None 4xG-I or G-II,
4xG-F or G-SF
Y178-Y179 None 4xG-II, 4xG-SF
or 4xTrib or Trib-D
Y180-Y182 None 4xG-II or G-III,
4xG-SF or G-FSF
or 4xTrib or Trib-D
or Trib-F or Trib-K
Y183-Y189 None 4xG-III or G-III-K,
4xG-FSF or Glad-D
or 4xTrib-K or Trib-F
Y190+ None 4xG-III-K, 4xGlad-D
or 4xTrib-K or Trib-F

I would say this ship never is listed as having escorts. Now could you
decide to send some? Maybe? But per 4.34 it states the above. Add to that
the chart....which states specifically. None for escorts but shows all
potential fighter groups. I would say that ship never needs an escort.

On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 11:53 PM Matt <matt at mattnet.org> wrote:

>
> > Some Roms like SUP-As are always exempt since they never need escorts.
>
>
> This is a case where you need to determine what type of carrier they
> are. Looking at the Superhawk:
>
> - It has 8 fighters, that's more than two, so it's not a casual carrier
> (J4.62).
>
> - It has more than six fighters, so it's not a hybrid carrier (S8.322).
> That's a shame: I wanted it to fit here.
>
> - There is no flavor text or mention in other sources that claims it was
> intended for a specific role. The examples in (J4.62), the text of
> (R9.R4), or the flavor text of (R4.128) are examples of countervailing
> "other sources".
>
> - It has an escort table and the "V" note in the MSC. That pretty much
> nails it as a "true" carrier without the others to fall back on.
>
> So the Superhawk needs escorts.
>
>
> Some of the other heavy hawks (R4.N3) include the Killerhawk, Novahawk,
> and the Royalhawk, which have no fighters. This suggests that it was not
> an attempt to create a hull classification that traditionally carriers
> fighters simply for the firepower benefit (unlike the Farhawks.)
> However, the Thunderhawk,Superhawk-N (the "Sunhawk"), and the
> Superhawk-B are obviously intended as full carriers.
>
>
> --Matt
>
>
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