EUROPA CA VS BABYLON BC
PLAYTEST REPORT 2/20/22
SECTOR 50
T1 – Europa Speed 10. Babylon Speed 15. Both ships close on each other.
T2 – Europa Speed 8. Babylon Speed 11. Ships are facing each other but off center. Babylon fires 2 Disr at R15. Both hit. Minus reinforcement, Europa takes 4 Dam to Shield#1. Babylon turns toward C to circle around. Europa chases for rest of the turn.
T3 – Europa Speed 8. Babylon Speed 10. Babylon facing D and circling around. Europa closing. Babylon fires 1 OL Disr, 1 Standard Disr, 3 PH-2 at R6. Both Disr hit + PH-2’s totals 13 Damage. Minus reinforcement, Europa takes 9 Dam to Shield#1. Europa has 2 left on Shield#1. Europa does not return fire. Babylon turns in to face Europa. Europa turns to protect Shield#1. Reserve Power has been used by both ships. Ships end at R3 from each other. Babylon facing B. Europa facing D.
T4 – Europa Speed 6. Babylon Speed 7. Babylon fires 2 OL Disr, 2 PH-2 at R3. 1 Disr Missed, 1 Disr Hit + PH-2’s totals 16 Damage. Europa loses Shield#2 and takes 4 Internals. Europa loses PH-3, 1 Photon, 1 Aft Hull, 1 F Hull. Babylon launches 1 SS. Europa launches 1 SS. Babylon turns toward A, while Europa turns toward E. Babylon fires 2 PH-2 at R2 through Europa’s Down Shield#2. Europa suffers 8 more Internals. Europa loses 1 Aft Hull, 1 APR, 2 Shuttles, 1 PH-1, 1 FHull, 1 LWarp, 1 Tractor. Europa fires 1 OL Photon and 2 PH-1’s at R2. OL Photon hits + PH-1’s totals 25 Damage. Babylon loses Shield#3 and takes 14 Internals. Babylon loses 5 AHull, 4 PH-2, 1 RWarp, 1 Disr, 1 FHull, 1 LWarp, 1 Impulse. Babylon circles around while Europa runs from Suicide Shuttle. T4 ends with Babylon facing D, Europa facing C, 7 Hexes apart. Each Suicide Shuttle is 1 Hex away from each ship.
T5 – Europa Speed 9. Babylon Speed 9. Babylon fires 1 PH-2 at Suicide Shuttle, crippling it (Speed reduced to 3). Europa fires 1 PH-1 at Suicide Shuttle, crippling it (Speed reduced to 3). Babylon fires 1 Disr at R6. Europa takes 3 Damage to Shield#5. T5 ends with Babylon facing B, Europa facing A, 6 Hexes apart.
T6 – Europa Speed 5. Babylon Speed 8. Both Suicide Shuttles trail behind. Babylon closes on Europa while Europa turns to face Babylon. Babylon reaches R2 facing B while Europa faces F. Babylon fires 1 OL Disr at R2 and misses. Europa fires 1 OL Photon and 2 PH-1’s at R2. Photon hits + PH-1’s totals 25 Damage. Babylon loses Shield#1 and takes 10 Internals.
* BABYLON PLAYER FORFEITS MATCH *
COMMENTS: Sector 50 provides simpler ships and faster combat, while maintaining the tactics utilized by larger starships. The Europa CA and Babylon BC feel evenly matched. It could have gone either way.
