> Brendan.ROBERTSON @ EMPLOYMENT.GOV.AU wrote:
Basically there are two way of dealing with this:
1) Shoot them down before they hit you.
Tricky. PDAF and ADAF are almost useless for this sort of thing. (although you
might be able to do something with a swarm of escorts
mounting ADAFs - probably not cost effective though)
Nova Cannon's and Wave Guns could be far more effective, but not without
drawbacks.
2) Move out of the way.
Difficult for bases, but ships have a chance. This should also included FTL
and cloaking.
You could also experiment with house rules to make missiles less deadly, or
easier to shoot down. eg allow B and C bats to shoot missiles.
Excerpts from FT: 5-Aug-97 Missile Command by alun.thomas@cbis.com
> Brendan.ROBERTSON @ EMPLOYMENT.GOV.AU wrote:
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Yeah. On the subject of house rules, I like the idea of giving an ADAF a
better chance to hit missiles... makes 'em worth taking. Even just a
5 or 6 to hit would help, or you could allow ADAFs to hit on a 4+, PDAFs
to hit on a 5+, and C-batts to hit on a 6+.
> Nova Cannon's and Wave Guns could be far more effective, but not
Drawbacks like, I don't think he can use 'em. I'm betting that Brendan
is asking about this in reference to some of the missile-heavy fleets
taken in the first Empress' tourny; cutting them down to "just" 18 missiles
doesn't seem like much help.
Anyway, House Tuffley greets House Hanson. ^_^
> 2) Move out of the way.
Ditto the above wrt cloaks and FTL. Anyway, as others have pointed out, your
best option is speed, and control. PBEM games give you an added advantage in
that you can plot moves out in advance, which means you can cover a lot more
possibilities. (Ie, it's not that hard to plot out six different moves for one
ship, and see which one gets you into the best
position....)
Later,