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Re: AR and Kill Starbase

Sat, 14 December 2002 11:28

Apelord

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In your example of 12 nexi against 7 (you said 12 but only 7 will be used) jammer 50's here's what happens:

Armageddons: Accuracy ~97%, 3 per slot fired, Each slot fired does 764 damage to sheilds, same damage to armor. Hence you would need 7 ships per token to acheive 5000 armor damage per salvo thereby destroying an enemy ships per slot fired.

Omega's: Accuracy ~99%, 3 per slot, each slot does 474 damage to sheilds and armor. Hence you need 11 ships per token to to acheive 5000 armor damage per salvo.

So an equal fight is a stack of 11 Omega ships versus 7 armageddon ships all other things held constant to allow easy comparision of the two stacks, we need to look at the relative cost of 21 armageddons versus 33 Omegas. we'll leave the added ship cost out for now since we are interested in the efficiency of the investment in weapons. If Arms are cheaper then the added cost for additional Omega ships will only make the equation look better.

Arms Omegas ArmCostRatio
Iron 1407 1716 .819
Bor 483 594 .813
Germ 336 396 .848
Res 504 594 .848

So to generate the same firepower armageddons are 15-20% cheaper across the board. If you have to outnumber me 1.57 to one in total ships to be even on the battlefeild that sucks. Can you really count on having 57% (more once you factor in total cost cost of more ships) more resources and minerals than your neighbor? And if you had them why waste it on a design that allows them to stay competitive with you?

Welcome to the big leagues Smile

Now having said all that mouthful when are Omega's useful? They are lighter, therefore easier to design a gateable Nubian which could mean all the difference. Speed to the front,mobility,etc. are very important factors. They are also useful in counter design... ...

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