What's tthe secret to Fighters & Missles?

[geoschmo]

However, point defenses are smaller and cheaper than missles. Which is the main reason it's hard to get enough missles to overwhelm the PDC.

Switching from missles to beams in mid game can devestate your opponent. But if they catch you in the middle of a retrofit cycle, ouch. Timing is everything with that tactic.

IMHO the best use for missles and fighters late game is for defenses. Put the missles on sats and weapons platforms. Keeps your opponent from getting away with glassing your planets cheaply. He has to dedicate real fleets to it. Which can slow him down and give you time to react, or draw his ships away from where you want to attack him.

But it's always good to keep a few of each with your fleets, just to keep the other guy honest.

Geo

[ 26 March 2002: Message edited by: geoschmo ]