by pilotbob
Space Empires 4x has a very similar battle. For that someone created a battle board. http://files.boardgamegeek.com/file/download/91g8niwo56/SEx4...?SE4x is a bit difference in that the order ships fire is by class rather than initiative. But you could put ships with highest in A, then B down to E. As ships fire they are pulled back to the already fired area. Then you push them all forward for the next round. It really helps when the fleets on each side are pretty large and they all have various tech levels.
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