: Enjoy! :-)

So, I was close enough to Halo: Homefront's development team to hear the arguments about balancing Halo's naval combat, and I was wondering how this game will handle it.

The general rule of thumb is that the UNSC needed a three-to-one advantage to defeat a Covenant task force, though I can't remember if that's supposed to be a numerical advantage or reference to tonnage. Earlier in the war, the Covenant routinely managed a four-to-one or even five-to-one kill ratio even when overwhelmingly outnumbered. It's hard to tell what the ratio is post-war, because the UNSC Infinity is such a wild card.

Will the rules reflect this disparity? In fact, since you're the lore guy, how much of the 5-1/3-1 shift was caused by improved UNSC tactics and how much can be attributed to better ship design and weapons technology?

Finally, I really, really like the ORS Heavy Cruiser. The Covenant are starting to get stereotyped for being overly conservative and hidebound, and it's great to see something that breaks the mold. A new warship with stealth capabilities? Yes please!

Seriously, Spartan Games is doing an excellent job! My only worry so far is that I will buy these miniatures and not have someone to play against...

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*Pulls out a map of Washington*

Looks like the halfway point between Grizzlei and me is either Cle Elum or Roslyn...

Regarding the additional Haloverse entries: Ghost model was first encountered in 2526, but the version we have seen in the games is the Type-32, first produced in 2532. What are the significant upgrades/changes that warranted a new model number?