SFB PBEM Game HR3.401 Analysis

 Game HR3.401, Moderator:  Scott Moellmer 

   John Hanna "Gnaarl" in his Lyran White Tiger TCC Purrcy (Email Gnaarl) 
       vs 
   John Woods in his Gorn TCC (Email John Woods)

 My Lyran TCC defeated John Woods' Gorn TCC on Turn 2, Impulse 16.

   Turn 1:  Gorn moves to take center of board
            Gorn launches 1 STorp and 1 FTorp on Imp 1.23
            Gorn turns away
            Lyran fires 2 standard disruptors
            Lyran launches 2 shuttles and turns away

   Turn 2:  Gorn follows torps in
            Lyran runs out FTorp and finds STorp to be pseudo
            Gorn launches other STorp
            Lyran turns into new STorp and finds it to be pseudo as well
            Gorn launches 2 STorps and other FTorp over 2-3 impulses
            Lyran fires at flank Gorn shields as Gorn turns away
            Gorn misplots location of Lyran shuttles
            Gorn runs over 2 Lyran suicide shuttles using #1 shield

 Analysis:  John Woods had beaten me in HR1 (his Rom TFH over my Ori TBR)
            by bolting his torps as I came in on an overrun.  I wanted some
            revenge.

            On turn 1, he moved to take the center of the board.  Suspecting
            that he would try the Anchor/Bolt game, I prepared 2 OL and 2 std
            disruptors.  He launched 20 and 30 point plasma at me on Imp 1.23
            and turned away.  I fired 2 std disruptors at his #6 shield and 
            also turned away, also toward the same side of the board.  I launched
            both my Suicides on 1.31, knowing I would need the power on turn 2
            for tractors.  I dumped my OLs on Imp 32, since he was out of range.

            On turn 2, I plotted just enough movement to run out the 20 pointer
            and to get the 30 pointer to impact a rear shield, correctly 
            suspecting a pseudo torp.  I then raised my ESGs at range 3 to 
            discourage an Anchor.  He launched his other 30 pointer as he
            closed.  Suspecting another pseudo, I let it hit my #1 shield.  When
            it turned out to be a pseudo, I let out a sigh of relief, even though
            the Gorn was currently off my #2 shield at range 6.  The Gorn then 
            launched 2 STorps and his remaining FTorp over the next 3 impulses.  
            Knowing these to be real and already being in overload range, I 
            emergency decelled and fired upon the Gorn's flank shield at range 5
            with 3 OL disruptors and 5 Ph-1s as he turned away.  I scored 2 
            internals, both hull hits.  Next impulse, I fired my remaining std 
            disruptor and my last facing phaser-1, earning 2 power and 2 phaser
            hits among my 6 internals.  The next impulse, the Gorn ran over both
            my suicide shuttles with his #1 shield, due to his misplotting the
            shuttles on his mapboard at home.  I stopped and dropped my WW with
            plasmas at range 1 and 2.  The Gorn conceded at this point.

            Being able to keep the Gorn from Anchoring me and being able to 
            Weasel away the Gorn's first plasma load while being able to fire
            an Alpha Strike definitely put me in good shape for the rest of this game.  

            Then the killing blow came:  2 Suicide Shuttles impacting on the Gorn's #1 
            shield.  With his #1 shield down, he couldn't maneuver; with no plasma, he 
            could not threaten me to prevent me from regaining my speed, rearming my 
            phasers and re-energizing my ESGs for a turn 3/4 attack run.
                        

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