Getting PD ships to engage fighters

[mottlee]

IF you use Tactical combat this is not a prob http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[derb]

In one game I designed a ship without any weapons except PD to get rid of a threatening cloud of fighters. They did attack my planet in the end but my PD carrier ran off into a corner instead of engaging the fighters even though I specified "fighters" as the top target for attack. Do I have to include another weapon as an "excuse" to engage?

[Growltigga]

Derb, yes you do need to include another weapon on an escort vessel hull so it says up with the fleet

Personally, I tend not to use "short range" as a strategy for most of my fleet vessel so I set escort ships to this strategy, give them a CSM apiece (which keeps the range out enough so they dont get creamed) and then set first choice of target, fighters.

Works a treat for me.