[Phoenix-D]

I smashed two homeworlds of a Talisman equiped player recently. One was guarded by a single DN and attacked by around 8 Meson V BattleCruisers, the other was guarded by three DNs and assulted by a 37-ship fleet of BCs, two carriers, and assorted missile-carrying LCs. The Talisman DNs were armed with APB X to XII, defended with decent ECM, armor III, stealth armor, scattering armor.

I lost a total of three ships to that fighting. Key advantages here: he was using armor, I had shields. *Phased* shields, so even if he had PPBs I would have been ahead. I had good sensors, so I hit him enough.

It can be done; but going up against a Talisman equipped fleet WITHOUT good sensors and good fleet experience is going to be ridicilously painful; you need to be able to hit him reliably. Nothing else matters. Skip the ECM, leave the scattering and stealth and home. If all else fails and you can't seem to hit enough, build ramming ships and missile ships. They never miss, and can withstand enough damage on the way in to give the missile ships a break. Stay out of his range, and remember that if you can get through the PDC fire, seekers won't miss.

If you need a direct-fire weapon, consider the Wave Motion Gun. +30% to hit.

You also have 1500 racial points, and 40kt over him. *Use it*.

Phoenix-D