[Vger]

Hi,

I find your dilemma fascinating. I'm just glad I'm not in your shoes. I know I'm an SE4 neophyte, but looking at weapon mounts, if you use Extended Range or Dreadnought mounts your engine killing weapons will outrange his PPBs by 2. (Unless he's using D mounts also, which I take it he's not.)

You can put ER mounts on anything Destroyer sized or larger, so you could put cheap shield depleater/engine killers against his big guys and leave them sitting ducks for your main fleet, assuming your main fleet was using ER or D mounts also.

Forgive me if I'm suggesting an unworkable option, but this just jumped out at me. You have one big advantage and that is tactical and strategic maneuverablility. Those Monitors are slow. Even if they can form any warp point they like, it still takes them time to move around to kill/take your planets. If you build SDs and smaller you can move c50% faster around systems. You can also collect replacements faster, which should allow you at least a local, temporary superiority.

Hope some of this has helped.


Vaya con nukes,
V'ger gone