Proper use of fighters

[dHay]

Originally posted by Rossinator:

I saved up and bought the largest carrier I could find

Carriers are good. But not because they carry fighters..... Because they have the largest KT load. Put a couple of afterburners and maneuvering thrusters, and they turn as fast/faster than the fighters. And Last a LOT longer.

Originally posted by Rossinator:

Boom, boom, boom, and three are dead...

Gee, thats what I thought fighters were for... Going boom, that is. Fighters against capital ships are always an acceptable loss rate game.

When I figured out that running them over with my Carrier was a cost effective way of getting rid of enemy fighters, they kinda permanently removed themselves from my personal arsenal.

[Phoenix-D]

The problem with fighters in the unmodded game is they're too rare and a bit stupid. They run into things a lot, and any losses hurt becauase they're hard to replace.

I recommend carrying two fighters for every bay, and stocking up every time you can no matter what type of fighter it is.

[bearclaw]

My tactic with fighters, is to expect that they will be disposable. The Patch makes it a lot easier to find and replace them. I usually have enough launch bays to have 10 fighters out at a time. Launch before engaging (if possible), form up on me, then send them in to attack a specific target. I sit back and use long range weapons. I try to recover and relaunch them periodicly and attempt to have enough in storage that WHEN I lose some, I can replace them and always have 10 out. Works great, but can be costly so I wouldn't recommend it unless you are in a situation where cash isn't a issue.

Oh, and diversity with fighters is key. Seems to have much better results with a mix bag of fighters.

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

in all the games i play PD weapons have always been way to accurate

[Phoenix-D]

Pd weapons in the stock game never miss unless the fighter dodges. Most of the time they don't.

[cpt. taylor of the eclipse]

so how do we fix that

[Phoenix-D]

you make the point defense weapons beams instead of bolts. Bolts don't miss.