New player struggling

[Growltigga]

Currently, the Solar Federation has 16 habitable worlds and about another 28 colonies on non-breathable worlds - this fleet is just about breaking even on the budget

I dont use supply models on my big ships, they dont go far and the cruiser divisions are used for long range attacks, I go an enemy system and usew marines to capture a world with a resupply depot and then stage through that until I have quantum reactors which mean maintenance is less of any issue

DD's my boy are hard to hit and a swarm of these fellahs can stop BB's BC's or anything else, especially with the kind of defensive bonuses my chaps have, I also put quantum torpordoes on them - it also means I can keep my bigger ships focussed and use the DD's as screening vessels

Keep in mind that empire economic development is as crucial as military prowess - you could send a personal message to Tesco Samoa and ask him how on earth he gets to fleets if several hundred ships!!

[ 10 April 2002: Message edited by: Growltigga ]