[Alneyan]

Originally posted by JLS:

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
The problem wiht carriers and fighters is that the carriers hit the mines long before any fighters could be launched. Mines are invisible, afterall. Carriers certainly do not have their fighters out in space when they are travelling around, unless you actually launch them into space yourself. They can't because if the fighters were in space, they would not be able to use WPs, as fighters can not warp on their own.

Agreed, Fyron.

But in theory Alneyan, how about if Carriers, with many fighters could take out mines effectively before any damage to the Carrier.

Could this be feasible in your opinion, cloaking is not a problem because the pilots have there eye right on the target, no sensors required?

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Hmm, I would differ with Fyron here, fighters could be launched in space during travels, at least a few of them to keep watch just in case. (Except if the goal is top speed of course) After that, all the fighters would be launched in a scramble to protect the ships from these ships. All the mines are not exactly close to each other, they should be spaced and when one spots enemy ships, they all close in their target(s), so the carriers could have time to launch the fighters. And of course, when you are in enemy territory, there should always be fighters launched.

On the gameplay side of the things, it would have to be tested of course, but this idea seems to be reasonable. (If the carriers are not better hulls for warships, apart from the Light Carrier in the very beginning of the game, but this one is only a temporary asset)

Fyron suggestion would also work, but as he said, it would become quite complicated. Fyron, let's say you have Mine III and PDC IV, the PDC available would be PDC III with Mine Sweeping and PDC IV without Mine Sweeping right? And would the efficiency of the Mine Sweeping ability increases or remains at one mine per turn?

[ September 07, 2003, 19:24: Message edited by: Alneyan ]