best ship components against planets / WP's

[Phoenix-D]

Wardad, you need to use mounts; they give a pretty heft to-hit bonus and range increase.

"When you say 'have some heavily shielded transports do suicide runs', do you mean send them in without escorts? Set the Troop transport fleet to kamikaze? I am guessing that 'if' the ship can get past the weapons platforms, the only thing to stop the troops would be ground forces right? Population doesn't fight invading ground troops do they?"

I mean send them in ALONE, no escorts, with the strategy set to drop troops. They'll charge the planet and try to land their troops. If there are warships around, they try to wait until the warships kill off the weapons platforms.

[Laurus]

Here is another question along the same lines;

If I send a fleet to a planet that has an enemy fleet in orbit, I set the fleet to
'do not attack planet' will the planetary WP's participate in the impending battle?

L-

[Phoenix-D]

If its enemy and in range, they will fire.

[Fyron]

Originally posted by Laurus:
Planetary Napalm?? Great I will try lots of that! Does that destroy population only? Industry? Weapons?!?

Neutron Bombs are the ones that destroy only population. Useless weapons, if you ask me.

[Grand Lord Vito]

Lots of fighters with cluster bombs.

[Laurus]

Okay I keep hearing planetary napalm. I also will but the napalm on smaller ships as apparently they are not targeted first.

Is there away to scan colonies for defensive units? Can I park a ship with a certain scanner to see the units on a planet?

[Aloofi]

Why don't you sign a peace treaty and behave as a good boy?

For taking planets, build transports using the fastest hull you have, add some armor and a lot of shields, then load your troops and go on the rampage.

If instead of conquering the planet you just want to glass it, and if you have researched late level of missile tech you can fire barrages of missiles from far away. This missiles will be intercepted with Point Defense Cannons, but it will entertain the Point Defenses while your fighters or drones charge the planet.