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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The Peladine have one battle remaining, scenario 2189 probe recovery, Peladine DW "Sutu" with 2x SKTs interceptors vs Klingon Office of Security D5K (probably will be resolved during the week).</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">all good</div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, 7 September 2020, 08:09:53 am AEST, Matt via SFBdrama <sfbdrama@lists.mattnet.org> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> He has a total of 7 ships with 4 command type/ Leader equivalent ships <br></div><div dir="ltr">> ( they have Flag bridges etc!). Is this Fleet legal or has he got too <br></div><div dir="ltr">> many leaders/ Command ships. His ships are :<br></div><div dir="ltr">> CWL, CW, CW, CW, RMS (with 3 pods), BCH, DWL.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> To be honest it's the DWL that looks as if it should not be there by <br></div><div dir="ltr">> itself as there are no SC 4 ships to lead!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Flag bridge does not necessarily make it a leader variant. For example, <br></div><div dir="ltr">starbases (S8.27) and some Lyran ships (R11.5). Even leader variants <br></div><div dir="ltr">don't always have flag bridge - see most DWLs and FLGs. As near as I <br></div><div dir="ltr">figure, leader variants are marked as such only on the SSD (though <br></div><div dir="ltr">looking at higher-than-normal Command Ratings for the class can be an <br></div><div dir="ltr">indicator. Unfortunately, that also captures some PFTs and carriers.) <br></div><div dir="ltr">See (S8.36); it begins with the most complete definition of a leader <br></div><div dir="ltr">variant that is off the top of my head.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The RMS (regardless of the number of pods) counts as a Size-Class 2 <br></div><div dir="ltr">ship. As such, it counts under (S8.331). One would think that (S8.363) <br></div><div dir="ltr">applies to keep it from being considered as a leader, but the RMS is <br></div><div dir="ltr">actually a dreadnaught-sized tug variant - which is still not a leader <br></div><div dir="ltr">variant. (note that the tug pods are never applied against a flagship's <br></div><div dir="ltr">command rating.)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The BCH very much is under (S8.333). This also excludes it from being <br></div><div dir="ltr">considered a leader variant. This also allows the BCH to be included, <br></div><div dir="ltr">specifically regardless of the inclusion of a Size-Class 2 unit.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">So per (S8.36), the consideration of leader variants falls to the CWL <br></div><div dir="ltr">and the DWL. The CWL is leading a full squadron of CWs, allowing the DWL <br></div><div dir="ltr">to be included under (S8.361).<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The above fleet appears legal to me.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--Matt<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">____________________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Dramatic SFB campaign chatter list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://sfbdrama.mattnet.org" target="_blank">http://sfbdrama.mattnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:SFBdrama@lists.mattnet.org" href="mailto:SFBdrama@lists.mattnet.org">SFBdrama@lists.mattnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://lists.mattnet.org/listinfo.cgi/sfbdrama-mattnet.org" target="_blank">http://lists.mattnet.org/listinfo.cgi/sfbdrama-mattnet.org</a><br></div></div>
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