What Are Your Fleet Designs?

tesco samoa · #1 May 8th, 2003, 01:57 AM

mine sweepers ( carriers with fighters and sweepers if they can sweep 36 mines then 5 of them ) with fighters that move the same speed as the ships

5 space yard ships which also have scanners on them and solar collectors and cargo

5 Repair ships with cargo and solar collectors

85 direct fire ships

All the same size and speed.

Variation would be the 5 space yards replaced with troop transports... Yep you guessed it Carriers with cargo....

[ May 08, 2003, 00:58: Message edited by: tesco samoa ]

TerranC · #2 May 8th, 2003, 02:06 AM

Early Game:

As many as attack ships you can find
3 Ships filled with supply bays/Solar Panels

Mid-Game:

5 Minesweepers
10-15 Attack Ships
1 Light Carrier with Guns
2 Supply/Repair ships

Late Game:

3 Minesweepers
10-12 Attack Ships
1 Light Carrier fully devoted to Fighters
1 Repair Ship
3 Specialty Ships *Ship Capture to Sensors*

Edit: May I remind you that you should have at least 30 of these Groups if you wish to make a viable late game navy

[ May 08, 2003, 03:01: Message edited by: TerranC ]

tesco samoa · #3 May 8th, 2003, 02:07 AM

as you can see my fleets like to meet up with terran c's fleets...

Slynky · #4 May 8th, 2003, 02:54 AM

Whatever I can sling together, usually

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Baron Grazic · #5 May 8th, 2003, 04:32 AM

My Fleet strategy is usuallty set to either 'Break Formation', 'Capture Ship' or 'Capture Planet' depending on what task they are performing.

The ships usually consist of 50% Direct fire ships, 25% Missile Ships, 10% Point-Defense ships and the Last 15% support ships, including Sweepers, SY/Repair Ships, Transports, Boarders & Carriers.

Chauron · #6 May 8th, 2003, 04:55 AM

lol What Slynky said

Usually when I make a fleet its because I'm in trouble and need to defend a warp point or something... so I pull whatever ships I have nearby and make a fleet lol

One thing I do is have a DN set up as either Heavy combat or Missle Boat and then put a spaceyard on it. Solves the problem of having repair ships in your fleet....

Gwaihir · #7 May 8th, 2003, 05:00 AM

Er, a space yard is a tad costly and large if you only use the repair capability . . . mightn't you want to use repair bays? (Which are stackable, too)