Taking the Bridge Jim Vassilakos (19 Aug 2015 18:31 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge W. Hopper (19 Aug 2015 19:10 UTC)
RE: [TML] Taking the Bridge Anthony Jackson (19 Aug 2015 21:00 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Grimmund (19 Aug 2015 21:05 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Dan Corrin (19 Aug 2015 21:28 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge rupert.boleyn@xxxxxx (19 Aug 2015 23:53 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Tim (20 Aug 2015 03:26 UTC)
RE: [TML] Taking the Bridge Jeff Rowse (20 Aug 2015 06:34 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Tim (20 Aug 2015 09:38 UTC)
RE: [TML] Taking the Bridge Ewan Quibell (20 Aug 2015 11:04 UTC)
RE: [TML] Taking the Bridge Phil Pugliese (20 Aug 2015 12:26 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Kelly St. Clair (20 Aug 2015 16:09 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Phil Pugliese (20 Aug 2015 19:01 UTC)
RE: [TML] Taking the Bridge Jeff Rowse (21 Aug 2015 12:34 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Richard Aiken (20 Aug 2015 20:46 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge shadow@xxxxxx (20 Aug 2015 16:40 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Jeffrey Schwartz (21 Aug 2015 15:24 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Grimmund (21 Aug 2015 16:11 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Jeffrey Schwartz (21 Aug 2015 16:23 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Bruce Johnson (21 Aug 2015 17:02 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Grimmund (21 Aug 2015 17:59 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Bruce Johnson (21 Aug 2015 20:29 UTC)
Re: [TML] Taking the Bridge Richard Aiken (25 Aug 2015 02:55 UTC)

RE: [TML] Taking the Bridge Anthony Jackson 19 Aug 2015 21:00 UTC

From: Jim Vassilakos

> Yet another dumb question from yours truly...
>
> Imagine that you're in the middle of a shipboard combat aboard a small merchant or scout vessel. IYTU, how important is it to take the bridge?

Depends a bit on how much you're disabling the ship as you go. From the bridge of an intact ship, you can:
* Modify gravity in particular compartments
* Accelerate without negating gravity
* Jump, assuming fuel.
* Manipulate life support
* Open or close doors
* Monitor internal surveillance, if present.
* Probably other lesser harassment.

All of these problems can be solved by disabling the systems that would be controlled from the bridge, or disabling the communications between the bridge and the rest of the ship. If you do so, the bridge becomes far less valuable.