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Originally posted by Loser:

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Originally posted by Arkcon:

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The only weapon that is far and away the best (wave motion gun) takes millions and millions of research. Its worth it if you have the time, but if not, DUAC can do the job...

Exactly right...the DUC is better, until the other weapons go up in level. Then they're better. The challenge is, researching fast enough and switching over your fleet at just the right time.

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The simplified progression goes like this.

DUC for early game.
PPB for midgame (it is beeter than DUC, and penetrates unphased shields).
SD + APB for late game.

Throw in some CSM and WMG for variety.

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I've been testing just sticking with the DUC throughout the whole game and I have been having some success.

For every 4 PPB armed ships I am generally able to build 5 DUC armed ships. I rarely have been able to use PPB against normal shields so PPB's shield advantage doesn't come into play. The high cost of rads for the PPB makes it too expensive IMO.

I used to be really big on APB but I am finding that the hit to miss ratio is lower because these ships fire at the longer distances. So an APB armed fleet fighting against PPB armed fleet usually gets beat. Even taking into consideration the lower build cost of the APBs.

Anyway it's just a theory - I could get blown out of the water in one of my next games.

If you have the Talisman then APBs are the best.