ESG vs Drones 2
 by John Hanna "Gnaarl"

   3.  ESG vs Drones

       + 2 range 0 ESGs can stop 10 type I drones,
                               or 7 type I and 2 type IV drones,
                               or 5 type I and 3 type IV drones.
       - Having just 1 shuttle and/or enemy ship move with the drones
         into the ESG usually results in way too many drones hitting
         the Lyran ship.
       + Firing 1-2 Phasers at incoming drones greatly improves the odds of
         the ESGs killing all incoming drones.
       - Beware of killing all incoming drones and having the Kzinti ship
         launch 4 speed 32 drones (and 3 of them are often type IVs) when
         you have no phasers left.
       - Beware of Kzinti firing heavy weapons and destroying an ESG
         just before drone swarm hits ESGs and your ship.
       + 2 Tractors can stop 2 drones! :-)
       + No need to identify SPs with 6 drones (in tournament play)
           Dogfight drones cannot be loaded in SPs in tournament play
           So ID the 2-4 drones launched by the enemy ship!
       + SP drones are almost always type I drones
       - Drone swarms are often accompanied by an enemy ship
       - ESGs are hell to rearm while drones cost nothing to launch
       + ESGs can still be used offensively!
       - 1 ESG is often destroyed before it gets to damage anything