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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I was envisioning the ship being used in the scout role. </div><div><br></div><div>(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>(S8.316) <span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);">Most survey ships are listed in their rules as sometimes
carrying fighters. Players who take a survey ship as their allowed
scout may equip it with some or all of the allowed fighters [see limit in
(S8.32)]</span>. Fast carriers operated without escorts while on deep raids. If
fast carriers appear as the sole ships they need not have escorts, but
they must be accompanied by their assigned escorts as any other
carrier if appearing as part of a larger force. Fast carriers may, but
are not required to, be accompanied by fast escorts if defined as
being on a raid behind enemy lines. Fast carriers are currently limited
to the Federation DVL and CVF; fast escorts are limited to the
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On Monday, February 15, 2021, 08:56:03 PM CST, Wayne Power via SFBdrama <sfbdrama@lists.mattnet.org> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">Matt, that means the Gorn SRVF w/g18s is not allowed (did not bring the escort) at the scenario Refugee Flight 144.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">The Paravian DW "Snow" will now defend the shuttles going to the planet vs the Gorn BDL . David (Gorn Dino-Mites) I am in Australia, what time can you play this scenario, unless you are going to disengage ?</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 10:54:40 am AEST, Matt via SFBdrama <sfbdrama@lists.mattnet.org> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">Does not require escorts.
(BDA or None) are the listed escorts.</div>
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<div>Y177-Y178 BDA or None 6xG-18
or 6xG-20
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<p><a shape="rect" href="http://sfbdrama.mattnet.org/docs/rules.html#attrition%20units" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The
campaign is using</a> the "Flexible Carrier Escorts" rule of
(S8.315). Thus, anything that is <a shape="rect" href="http://sfb.mattnet.org/carrier.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a true carrier</a> <b>must</b>
have escorts and they must be in accordance with (S8.315). Thus,
an SRV (as a classification - there may be exceptions) requires
escorts. This is true for Police Carriers (PVs), Aux Carriers (if
they were allowed in the campaign), Space Control Ships, and the
more typical CVs. The only case where a presumed carrier does not
need escorts is "Fast" carriers working alone (S8.316).</p>
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