Re: Galaxy-shipping materials

From: bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard the Energizer)

Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <541t98$c75@news.IAEhv.nl> weertj@IAEhv.nl (Jacco van Weert) writes:
>In general orbital shouldn't be neccesary at all.... I once in my Galaxy
>life build a orbital fort, and it managed to bring down one single probe :(
>Always try to mantain a flexible mobile defence force.
>In military history static defenses were very often outflanked and therefore
>a waste. I think in Galaxy this is also the case.
>And I you are afraid of those "high Drive tech jump-attacks".... the attack
>strength of those ships are quite low. Most of time your 'outdated' fleets
>could act as slow defense fleets.

While the flexible defense concept is generally the right way to go
(particularily in blind games where system sizes vary substantially,
and homeworld locations are not known at the start, so driveless units
give away valuable information), it does break down badly in the endgame.

In both Alpha (std galaxy, 200LY), and a certain blind game that is
still running, I've seen high speed raiders take out scores (60-100)
of systems in a single turn.

In that same blind game, I had considerable success with normal speed
(30-40% drive), heavily shielded (50%+) raiders. I think they have
bombed 50% of my total to date (to 20%  for fighters, and 30% for
warfleets).

In short, you claim is not overly accurate after turn 30 or 40.

Howard
--
Howard Bampton                      "The man without love gives no hostages
Internet: bampton@cs.utk.edu        to fortune." -- Black Omne
System Administrator, Stibo Datagraphics

References

Re: Galaxy-shipping materials
Stig Hemmer <stig@voldsboks.pvv.ntnu.no>
Wed, 09 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy-shipping materials
Steve Pritchard <Steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Fri, 11 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy-shipping materials
weertj@IAEhv.nl (Jacco van Weert)
Wed, 16 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Galaxy-shipping materials
Stig Hemmer <stig@voldsboks.pvv.ntnu.no>
Wed, 09 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy-shipping materials
Steve Pritchard <Steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Fri, 11 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy-shipping materials
weertj@IAEhv.nl (Jacco van Weert)
Wed, 16 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000