Re: Formations - what\'s your strategy
The reason usually for breaking formation is that large formations of ships don't move intelligently. As the formation turns they tend to get tied up with each other and run into range of enemy weapons. Small fleets of 3 - 5 ships though usually do better in formation. And there are circumstances when having your large fleet stay in formation is advantageous.
If you outnumebr an enemy, but they enemy has superiour firepower for example. By breaking formation in this case you will simply get your ships zapped one at a time as they approach the enemy. This is especially evident when facing an enemy with the tailsman. What I like to do there is use the wall formation so my ships all come into ragnge at the same time nad I get to do the most damage I can before he can pick my ships off.
Geoschmo
[ October 31, 2002, 21:32: Message edited by: geoschmo ]
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