How to kick A$$ in Warp point combat.

[DavidG]

Originally posted by PvK:
Was the scout in the enemy warp point sector? It might be that if you have a ship that is not moving there, then you can move in with other ships, and get a 50/50 chance to strike first, since both of you started with at least one unmoving ship already arrived. I doubt it was the type of movement order you used.

Nope the scout ship was sitting in the corner as far from the warp point as possible.

[PvK]

If you watch the Strategic movement replay, do you see them moving any ships into the battle sector before you arrived? That might lose them the first shot.

PvK

[Ruatha]

Warped through with my fleet, met some sats, shouldn't be a problem.... but....
One of the sats had the Talisman device, I didn't get to shot back!
Oh, I hate that Talisman and the religious ones! Next time I'll be religious myself!

[Alneyan]

Originally posted by Ruatha:
Warped through with my fleet, met some sats, shouldn't be a problem.... but....
One of the sats had the Talisman device, I didn't get to shot back!
Oh, I hate that Talisman and the religious ones! Next time I'll be religious myself!

Hmm, that is a great idea Ruatha. Thanks for letting me know! *Thinks of the game where he is playing a religious race, with quite tense relationship with the Swedes* *Smirks*

But do you really want to be corrupted by this unholy device? I mean, I thought the Swedes wanted to remain free from any influence, so why would you submit to the infamous Talisman, I wonder.

[Parasite]

If you send a cloaked ship in first, then send in your fleet at a later move or later turn, does this then give you a 50/50 shot?

Of course the defense need to not have detecting devices. This may even put the defense outside of range at first shot?

[ November 20, 2003, 20:28: Message edited by: Parasite ]

[PvK]

I think it probably would give you a 50/50 chance at first shot, if you can get a ship there before your attack fleet, which is not moving when the attack fleet arrives.

PvK

[primitive]

Which is why the defender always should drop some mines on the warppoint. Bye bye to the cloacked ship