This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C059E0.9D91D360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Guten tag! I just subscribed to this ML and think this topic is very = interesting. ^_^ Yeah, the Reichsflotte is bigger than the FP = Starfleet, because of their headstart in development and the Empire's = larger resources (more star systems =3D more material & manpower). On = the other hand, their numerical advantage is partly nullified by having = more territory to guard -- not so much for protection as the Alliance = couldn't get around Iserlohn, but to keep the local populations in line! = ;-> Potentially, the FP Starfleet could've been much larger than it is & = almost an even match if they hadn't squandered so many fleets attacking = Iserlohn. Since all that happened before we starting watching the war, = we'll never know what might've been... Despite what Reinhart once said about not having a "magic jar" for = conjuring new fleets out of, I personally think both sides'll always = have enough to give us a good fight. ^_- Theo ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C059E0.9D91D360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printableGuten tag!I just subscribed to this ML and = think this=20 topic is very interesting. ^_^ Yeah, the Reichsflotte is bigger = than the=20 FP Starfleet, because of their headstart in development and the Empire's = larger=20 resources (more star systems =3D more material & manpower). On = the other=20 hand, their numerical advantage is partly nullified by having more = territory to=20 guard -- not so much for protection as the Alliance couldn't get around=20 Iserlohn, but to keep the local populations in line! ;->Potentially, the FP Starfleet = could've been=20 much larger than it is & almost an even match if they hadn't = squandered so=20 many fleets attacking Iserlohn. Since all that happened before we = starting=20 watching the war, we'll never know what might've been...Despite what Reinhart once said = about not=20 having a "magic jar" for conjuring new fleets out of, I = personally=20 think both sides'll always have enough to give us a good fight. = ^_-&nbs= p;  = ; = =20 Theo------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C059E0.9D91D360--