Boarding party questions:

[Iron Giant]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
CQ gives 4 boarding defense. Boarding Parties I gives 5 boarding offense.

Sooooooo In my current game, I'm up to the top of the level in Boarding parties (level 5 iirc), which would mean, one Boarding Party of level 5 can take over any ship that does not have any defensive security stations and/or boarding parties?

Boarding parties look really powerful right now

[Baron Munchausen]

Why is this surprising? The description says '100 space marines'. I'd say 100 highly trained troops with high-tech equipment like powered armor could handle the crew of a starbase if they didn't have similar equipment.

100 marines today with 'normal' combat equipment could take over a small city, I'd say.

[Elowan]

Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
100 marines today with 'normal' combat equipment could take over a small city, I'd say.

Except in Arizona I dare say.

[Trajan]

This is useful information about the number of Bording parties needed. I agree with Iron Giant that the bording party option looks much more entertaining now.

[Baron Munchausen]

Heh... I've heard that it's legal to just walk/ride around with your guns strapped on in Arizona. Do that many people exercise their rights? Californians must be paranoid about their nutcase neighbors...

[Wardad]

Our Sheriff, Joe Arpio - the publicity hound, has a tank.

[Fyron]

Boarding parties are especially effective with the proliferation of PPBs on PBW. Many people use armor instead of shields. Armor doesn't have to be knocked out before you can board a ship.