Ramming speed help

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and be shot down quickly. the escort-swarm tactic does not pan out that well. I have used escort swarm boarding fleets before, but that was a special case scenario and I wouldnt expect it to work reliably.

The best thing about ramming is its shield-skipping ability. If someone is relying on shields, an organic rammer will really hose them up. of course, it does not take much to adapt to the strategy once they know you are using it. a max / DGH strategy will optimize their fireing time against you, and they can always screen with engine destroyers or smaller ships.

Engine destroyers would really eat your lunch, especially since you probably wouldnt have but the most minimal shields on your rammer. once you're crippled, they could fry your shields and board. Be sure to put a Self-Destruct on there.

Or they can put a little bit of research into null space. if 90% of your mass is armor, that last 10% of critical stuff will be fried right quick with a N-S gun. Depending on fireing strategy, this might leave you with a bunch of empty hulks floating around and costing you maintenance.