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[Suicide Junkie]

Well, in my case, there was an even split between Terran and Pirate warships, and as you can see, I had a very beefy flagship. Everybody was distracted already, and I had enough shields and regenerators to take the occasional volley of missiles. (I altered my mod to give 2 million credits at level 1 tech)

In the normal Version of my mod, 1-on-1 battles are somewhat dangerous. If you get into a blind spot, you can possibly avoid armor damage.
Don't even bother trying to attack a battleship in your destroyer. Your only chance would be Hit and Run with a wave motion gun, or luring it into a minefield, perhaps.
Being faster, you can just avoid the conflict.

Depending on your skill and your use of terrain, you can overcome 2-1 or greater odds in a well-funded destroyer designed for combat.

If you're just trying to reach the safety of a starbase or TCN fleet, then you'll be able to survive against greater numbers.

Oh, and as for normal engagements...
The most common thing to see is solo patrols, or 3 ship squadrons.
Carriers tend to launch about 6-8 fighters in my mod, probably less in the stock campaign.
This can be increased easily.

[ September 14, 2003, 23:21: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]