Re: Your Favorite Ship Size
 

BBs move as fast as smaller ships in combat. The loss of 1 strategic move point compared to BCs is overshadowed by the Heavy Mounts. DNs lose 1 tactical movement compared to BBs, and have the same mounts. This is why DNs are not my favorite ship size. They are only slightly more effecicient in C&C and Engine space used, but this slight advantage is overshadowed by the slower tactical move. They can be out-flanked/out-ranged by BBs and smaller ships.

Re: Your Favorite Ship Size
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Escorts make good, fast, easy to built medical ships that can get rid of those plagues in a flash.

Re: Your Favorite Ship Size
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks. I'll check that out. I usually use a Destroyer hull for my "Ambulance" and give it an Emergency Propulsion Pod for that extra boost. Maybe it will squeeze into an Escort.

Slick.

[ April 01, 2003, 02:02: Message edited by: Slick ]

Re: Your Favorite Ship Size
 

I voted for Baseship.

It IS slow but by the time you have the infrastructure and technology to use them you also have fast engines and solar sails. If enemy wants to fight he has to come to me, I just destroy his planets. I can fit a repair bay on a baseship and still have plenty of space for weapons. This makes baseships almost immortal.

Re: Your Favorite Ship Size
 

" It is not the size that matters but how you use it !"

Sorry, could not resist http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Your Favorite Ship Size
 

Well small sizes are too weak, and big sizes are too slow. So medium sizes are best. Your statement doesn't work well here Oleg. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: Your Favorite Ship Size
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">And the baseships can have most % of weapons and shields on them. They have only 2 disadvantages - slow speed(not so imporatnt in strategic combat) and they are easy to hit(but they have many shields and much armor). BTW: If I remember well the "average" BB in hi-tech games cots about 24 kT of minerals. BS about 36 kT. 2 BB's have hard time beating a BS and they cost more. These are the reasons why I prefer BS over BB.