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ICC Squadron Bases; What? |
Bardiche
Chief Marshal
Joined: November 16, 2006
Posts: 1247
|  Posted: 2008-03-15 12:22
Now as some of you know, I have recently become addicted to building. Whether the ICC and the UGTO are fighting, whether the K'luth are bombing Luyten or whether the MIR are plagueing the systems, sometimes I just forget about all the conflict and quietly build away while reading my favorite books.
Now as a builder, I like to experiment. No planet can defend itself, but if possible I'd like to build one that could, possibly defend itself. So I experiment. Level 3 bases, level 2 bases, trying to maximize the amount of guns and the def rating.
And then I stumble on a discovery. Whenever my planets get bombed, I like to open the navmap, zoom in and cam one of my defensive structures or the planet itself. So I cammed some fighters I had built on a planet with 8 Squadron Bases.
To my absolute bewilderment... The fighters launched, flew at the enemy that was, at that point, 800gu away... Flew over him... Circled him... Circled him again... Returned to base.
Suffice to say at this point I wonder what the hell is up with the Squadron bases, and why the fighters are so inept at defending their own families.
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Deadly Assassin
Marshal
Joined: June 15, 2006
Posts: 81
| Posted: 2008-03-15 12:37
Well first of all, if youve ever used a dread or guppy youll no that if your really close to an enemy and you fire some type of fighters, they fly over...circle...and attack if theyre at the right distance...Fighters cant shoot enemies if theyre smack bang infront of them, theyre long range...and besides you should mix planet def with both def bases and squad bases
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Coeus
Grand Admiral
Sundered Weimeriners
Joined: March 22, 2006
Posts: 2815
From: Philly
| Posted: 2008-03-15 12:39
He.. just said... he was experimenting...
and ICC Fighter Base 3s double as defense bases - they have a pulse beam.
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Bardiche
Chief Marshal
Joined: November 16, 2006
Posts: 1247
| Posted: 2008-03-15 12:39
Oh, I've flown the Carrier Dreadnought, the Agincourt Carrier, the Carrier Cruiser and the Missile Dreadnought. Their fighters launch missiles from as close as 150gu~250gu. Sometimes, half the fighters don't do anything and fly forward, though....
And it's not about properly defending the planet! I built the squadron bases to check their usefulness and see how much damage they could do before the planet'd be bombed.
... 10%. A Guppy full-strike does 15%. >_>;
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