Cool tactic: Retrofitting on the Fly

[Tezzezar]

I never really found a good use for mobile shipyards. Until now.

I'm in a PBEM game with two friends. They started near each other and I'm on the other side of the galaxy. I needed a way to get to them with an effective fighting force.

By mixing one ship with a shipyard component in with nine repair/solar panel ships I was able to move my fleet its full turn, stop and retrofit ships almost every turn. One shipyard allowed me to make changes to as many ships as I had repair cruisers. Next turn, the components were repaired and my fleet moved on. My 24 BB's got seriously upgraded on the way.

By the time I reached my friends (fighting through three empires on the way) I had upgraded to Phased polaron V's and Type V shields. Even better, quantum reactors.

One more tip. Retrofit damaged ships first. They need to get repaired anyway.

T-

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Someday I'll tell my friends about this forum... Naaaah.
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