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Old September 27th, 2000, 03:58 AM

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[quote]Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
[b] With FIGHTERS I think that all units fire together in a single attack, which is really interesting because looking at the damage power of 'small' components you'd think they would be helpless against emissive armor. I've not seen fighters attack a ship with emissive armor yet - I have barely used fighters. Maybe someone else has.


Yes. When fighters fire it registers as a single massive attack.
Because of this (and the ship size requirment for weapons mounts)I have started using almost exclusively Light Carriers. I make 3-4 different ones using a huge mount for at least one each , shield depleter, ionic disruptor, and enveloping acid globe. Put a couple PDs on each and then a normal sized plasma bolt. Two shields, 2-3 organic armor, an ecm, and 14-20 fighter bays.
Then I make a fighter with small shield depleter and an electric discharge.
Move the carrier to point blank and launch the fighters. 14 X 20 on the shield depleter is 280 ie 2 shield generators then 14 X 30 on the electric discharge is 420 damage. Even crystaline armor is taken out unless it is in amounts large enough to limit the weapons space.
Then hit the enemy with the huge mount on the LC and it usually leaves an immoble/weaponless hulk that can be ignored.

50 of those fighters will take out everything except a super shielded/armored cruiser in one shot.


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Old September 27th, 2000, 04:14 AM

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*Double checks self*

Yep they are right.

It counts as single massive strike.
*bonks self for not checking first time and basing on faulty human memory*
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