<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">(S8.315) Players may adapt the “flexible group” rules from F&E (515.0). These can be summarized as follows: Carriers are divided into three types (size class 2, size class 3, and size class 4). Size class 2 carriers must have three escorts and can have four. Size class 3 carriers must have two escorts and can have three. Size class 4 carriers must have one escort and can have two. At least one escort must be size class 4, but otherwise, players may select any escorts available in the selected year so long as they are of the same empire. Non-carrier escorts cannot be used as carrier escorts in SFB. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>This is from My 2012 E- Master Rulebook. Under the S.8 for Patrol scenarios.</div><div>My SSD for the Uhlan Carrier shows it as a size class 4. So is legal my rant is now over</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 8:53 PM Wayne Power via SFBdrama <<a href="mailto:sfbdrama@lists.mattnet.org">sfbdrama@lists.mattnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<p><b>(S8.315)</b> Players may adapt the "flexible group" rules from
F&E (515.0). These can be summarized as follows: Carriers are
divided into three types (size class 2, size class 3, and size
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<p>A UH group is legal with a single escort, but cannot have three
escorts (a third escort, if assigned, would have to sit out the
fight. as would any fighters it might carry.) However, it could
theoretically have an escort of a pair of DAs.</p>
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Uhlan Carrier Y175+, escorts DA,
2xAH, true carrier (R9.R4) Uhlan
CV, should be still with two
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