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Re: How do I use Minefields?

Sat, 15 May 2004 06:22

iztok

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Hi!
What Ptolemy proposes is the best approach, but requires a lot of time and MM. I practice you don't want to hassle half an hour with every planet you want to protect. I usually gate some FF layers (one or two per planet, one for every approach path I want to cover. Those I send out 30-60LY far into that path and just leave there to lay minefields indefinitely). Usually I equip FF layers with a cheap scanner, so they may spot a ship trying to sneak through the fields.
About minefields: you should be aware of a simple fact that minefields aren't enough to protect you, even if you are a SD. You need warships to patrol and protect fields and layers. The main role of defensive minefields is to SLOW DOWN the attacker and give you time to prepare for the attack. So don't exaggerate with laying, I've seen wars starting because of defensive minefields grew across the border (weak excuse, but better than none).
BR, Iztok

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		How do I use Minefields? By: Strat on Fri, 14 May 2004 20:15
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Ptolemy on Fri, 14 May 2004 20:36
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Strat on Fri, 14 May 2004 22:21
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Ptolemy on Sat, 15 May 2004 02:17
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: iztok on Sat, 15 May 2004 06:22
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Dogthinkers on Sun, 16 May 2004 21:42
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: iztok on Mon, 17 May 2004 02:43
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Dogthinkers on Mon, 17 May 2004 03:22
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: iztok on Mon, 17 May 2004 05:59
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Ptolemy on Mon, 17 May 2004 06:36
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Dogthinkers on Mon, 17 May 2004 18:31
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Shadow Whist on Thu, 27 May 2004 16:15
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Thu, 03 June 2004 09:11
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Thu, 03 June 2004 09:42
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Thu, 03 June 2004 10:20
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Carn on Thu, 03 June 2004 10:07
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Thu, 03 June 2004 10:36
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Fri, 14 May 2004 20:49
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: vonKreedon on Mon, 17 May 2004 00:49
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: iztok on Mon, 17 May 2004 02:21
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Thu, 03 June 2004 11:09
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Thu, 03 June 2004 11:54
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Thu, 03 June 2004 12:09
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Thu, 03 June 2004 13:04
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Thu, 03 June 2004 13:14
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Thu, 03 June 2004 14:03
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Thu, 03 June 2004 14:29
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Fri, 04 June 2004 05:41
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Fri, 04 June 2004 07:34
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Fri, 04 June 2004 10:56
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Fri, 04 June 2004 12:20
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Fri, 04 June 2004 14:15
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: donjon on Fri, 04 June 2004 15:37
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: Kotk on Mon, 07 June 2004 06:23
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Fri, 04 June 2004 15:47
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: mlaub on Sun, 06 June 2004 12:45
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		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: mlaub on Mon, 07 June 2004 11:11
		Re: How do I use Minefields? By: multilis on Mon, 07 June 2004 18:30
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