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Re: Cruisers vs Battleships (Re: Maybe i am a little thick but...) Wed, 17 March 2004 15:45 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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iztok wrote on Wed, 17 March 2004 13:30

Hi!
Dogthinkers wrote on Wed, 17 March 2004 13:04

Be careful if a BET race with RS builds DD hordes armed with gatling guns.... It's hell trying to design an effective counter design, and the b&%$%^ things seem to remain effective until the Nub era. Laughing

Huh? An 16-Armag BB kills 16 such DDs each round. It should clearly win alone against 80 DDs. And it costs less then 80 DDs. Am I missing something? BTW a BET race should be carefull when I field AMP Nubs. Wink
BR, Iztok



Such a battleship also kills beamer battleships and beamer cruisers, which is what we are comparing in this thread. In that regard a shield sapped destroyer actually fairs better as one missile takes out only 200 armour.

You need flak to defend against the missiles. Against flak killers you need flak defenders or shielded flak. Plus there are some other tricks that come into play. All a question of ship rolls and counterdesigns.


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