Re: Logistic for my carriergroup
 

Seawolf:

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Re: Logistic for my carriergroup
 

Everyone has a way to meet the need of a carrier group. I choose to equip mine with a construction ship. That way as the fighters are used up, I can replace them within a few turns local to my fleet. Then just do a transfer.

It works for me, but my play style is drastically differant than yours I suspect. Any who, good luck.

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Re: Logistic for my carriergroup
 

I send at least one C&C ship and a repair ship with every fleet. I like to send two of each with large fleets so I can then split the fleet when it enters a hot area and needs a little more mobility.

including a construction ship would certainly be viable for a carrier group, and would also replace the repair ship resulting in similar costs and increased efficiency. I might have thought of that myself, if I used carriers more.

Re: Logistic for my carriergroup
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Nyx:
Have you tried sending a space yard ship along with them and having it build new fighters in the field? I'm not sure if it will deposit them directly into the ships, but I believe that they can. If it works I'll have to try it myself.

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This is an absolutely amazing idea. Will try ...

Re: Logistic for my carriergroup
 

Bluecher:

I think one of your questions got lost... "Is it possible for ships to lose their orders"?

YES. Actually, there's a game option for this; you can have ships clear their orders automatically when they enter a system with other empires present, or with enemies present. I usually turn both those options off, but the sentry order gets cleared anytime an enemy enters the system anyway (which is probably intentional, since the point of a sentry is to wait for enemies and warn the emperor/attack the enemies).