Re: Phoenix - killing a SF

From: don@genmagic.com (Don Woods)

Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 20:07:29 +0000

george@starnine.com (George Cook) writes:
>Anyone have a favorite (=higher probability) fleet arrangement for killing
>a single StarFortress (SF)? Extra CC's are not a big restraint, but the
>cost of the attacking fleet must be less/equal to 162.

You didn't mention the relative combat proficiencies, which can make a
big difference, nor whether you have racial units (particularly Deathwings
and/or Predators) available to you.

In any case, the general rule in the Strategy Hints section of the rules
still applies: go for LENGTH.  Look at various combinations of ships that
can actually hit the SF, and that can leave enough money to buy a bunch of
Probes for padding.  (If extra Command Centers are SOME restraint, i.e.
this is not a "repeated attack" but a bunch of single attacks, then set
aside as many PRs as you have CCs (including one for the initial jump
attack going in) and see how much money is left.)

So, try things like 6 PR SF, or 10 PR 2 CL (which almost certainly
dominates 2 PR 3 CL if you have the CCs to order all the attacks), 11 PR
MR, or 7 PR CL MR.  (Actually 7 PR MR CL is slightly better than 7 PR CL
MR, since the MR survives a little longer to let the CL get more shots.)

-- Don.

References

Phoenix - killing a SF
george@starnine.com (George Cook)
Wed, 14 Sep 1994 17:13:27 +0000