[Blue Lord]

I built a defensive base using tractors, direct fire engine destroyers and repulsors in that order. I'd pull a ship close, destroy the engines, toss out into oblivion.

I couldn't kill them, but they weren't very useful to the enemy either. 'course, I lost the base when I ran into the AI using a pure missile strat. Engines or no engines, his little fleet could still volley my base with missiles -_-


I'd say the biggest use is either to reduce the amount of ships coming at you at once, as someone said, or use tractor/direct fire weapon of choice/repulsor. Pull close, fire, reject (... reminds me of a relationship I once... err...). You'd get the close range accuracy bonus, but if everything goes as planned, he wouldn't on his next shot.