Fleet management in Simultaneous

[Rusty_Nail]

I am new to simultaneous mode, and am wondering if there is any way to link two or more ships (or fleets), say, after moving two sectors, then continue as a single fleet to seek out an enemy ship on the same turn with a second order. This is no problem to do in turn-based, but I cannot get it to work in SIM. Is there a way to do this?

[capnq]

No, there's no way to do this in simultaneous. The best you can do is move them to the same sector on one turn, then combine them and order the attack the next.

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[jimbob55]

If both fleets have the same basic movement points, you can coordinate their arrival at a location.

Move the fleets so they rendevouz with the same movement left, then send them to the destination. I think they will arrive in the same phase of the turn. I may be wrong, but it works for me.

Having fleets of over about 20 ships becomes a real problem where formations are concerned, so I'd like to be able to send in 2 or more fleets of 20 just to keep them in a cohesive force.

[This message has been edited by jimbob55 (edited 05 November 2001).]