Strategic Help required!

[Nitram Draw]

SJ,
This will probably work in tactical IF there is only 1 DN.
Build 10-15 kamakize escorts and 1-2 capture escorts.
Attack the DN with the kamikazis, you will probably lose 5 - 10 of them in closing the range. 5 kamikazis with cobalt warhead III (1500 damage points) should take down all the shields. Then capture it and use it as a defender in the WP until you can capture another for analysis. The AI should target the kamikzis because the capture ship doesn't have a weapon.
Don't know if it will work in strategic but it may.
If you can capture enough of them you may have max shields and APB's in only a few years!

[This message has been edited by Nitram Draw (edited 23 April 2001).]

[Suicide Junkie]

I'd rather not go kamikaze. And I don't have the funds to be (re)building ships like that. If I took the Cobalts off & used Tachyons, I could disable the weapons & have lots of time to cut away at the shields, then capture.

Not sure if I'm gonna absolutely require the talisman to pull it off...

[Nitram Draw]

If you can capture just 1-2 for defending the WP you should be ok. Sounds like there is a lot of free, expensive research available on those ships, if you can just grab the first one!

[Suicide Junkie]

Well, with a simulator test, I realized the Jreanar have two HM-APB-XIIs (and 9 CSMs) on their newest DNs.
With 6 TPC Vs on 2 LCs, I managed to take out half his weapons over 2 volleys of tachyons at 50% accuracy (1 range).

I reduced my shielding & armor to fit 3TPC and a DUC on, so the first hit takes out my shields the second takes out half my armor. Hits 3 takes out armor & #4 does some internal damage.

I'm gonna have to Strike a single DN with at least a third of my LCs converted to 3TPC/1DUC/low defence.

I may be able to use my Frigates as PD support & DUCs for shield draining, and give my LCs more defence or more TPCs.

[Lupusman]

That's strange, it's giving me an error when I try opening the file.
(Yes, I'm using the correct Version)
Same, as what the others are describing in the other thread.

[Suicide Junkie]

I guess you neen P&N V1.4, which will be posted in "a pirates life" in 5 minutes.

[Nitram Draw]

Include some smaller ships in your attack to give them more targets to shoot at. Since they are going to knock out 1 LC per turn make some cheap gunboats to draw fire, forget the armor and shields on them. 1-2 PD frigates will neutralize the missiles. Something has to get through!
You really need to capture one, if only for defense.
You got a hell of a fight going, hope you figure out a winning strategy!