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Reply to About the capital ship factory... in Strategy Sins Forums

I scuttle the factory so that I can max my trade ports on my HW. I've learned that while having an extra cap quickly is okay, it's better to have more supporting little ships. Think in terms of real naval fleet compositions -- you never sail just your battleships -- you need escorts to draw fire and distract the enemy. I once faced a guy who was running 9 caps to my three ___nine___ I nearly quit right there. But I noticed he had no supporting frigates or CAs. So I built up

Reply to Carrier Battle Groups in Strategy Sins Forums

With the TEC I usually go for repair ships (HRCs) before carriers. As it is, I don't plot out my fleet compositions. It's more an organic process. Early, LRM are the obvious ship to flesh the fleet out with. Backed with HRCs and a Kol or Donuv you can quickly burn down most enemy caps. I research Siege units next, unless the enemy is showing a carrier strat, so then it's Flak. Siege diving to an enemy's planet puts the enemy between a rock and a hard place -- attack the