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Re: When to lay heavy mines?

Tue, 18 May 2004 11:41

Carn

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Kotk wrote on Tue, 18 May 2004 17:19

Anyone should have good strategic picture where his empire lies, where its borders are and who are his neighbours. Nod

SD can fill a territory with minefields rather quick, no need to lay them before hostilities start.

I have no experience, so i have to guess first, but i think even with experience you have problems with not knowing neighbours skills, speed of expansion, hostility,..., so there's a uncertainity on where borders will be in 10 years. But if i intend to cover core of empire in STs i prefer to start laying soon, because STs are not laid that fast.

Kotk wrote on Tue, 18 May 2004 17:19

SD can lay anything "when" there is danger. Others have to rely on static fields.

Except i think that entire empire should be at least covered by one mine type, so scanning for cloackers happens and nobody can go in w10.

Kotk wrote on Tue, 18 May 2004 17:19

You are correct that its the other slots and fuel on super layer that make it useful for military operations while the mini layer is best to be left laying speedtraps on already secured territory.
Main advantages of both special layer hulls are that they lay double and are immune to own minefield detonations. Super layer is worse cost effectively... so why to build it if you do not have special task in mind? And with special tasks there are always the balancing issues.

There's never a real use for laying lots and lots of mines in few fields? Because just for mine laying speed a full packed super layer is more cost efficient than minis.

Kotk wrote on Tue, 18 May 2004 17:19

A little normal layer you use for fueling your transports and marking your territory early and replace it with super later. Speedtrap layer is about the same one you got initially fuel mizer 3 x ST20 and a fuel pod. You may upgrade it later into one with 2 x ST50 and better engine if you find ally who buy your initial ones or may keep building it... its cost effective enough. Super layer you start building about year 2455 when you have

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		When to lay heavy mines? By: Carn on Thu, 13 May 2004 09:38
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: vonKreedon on Thu, 13 May 2004 10:20
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Kotk on Mon, 17 May 2004 07:35
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Carn on Mon, 17 May 2004 09:02
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Kotk on Mon, 17 May 2004 15:15
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Carn on Mon, 17 May 2004 17:45
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Micha on Mon, 17 May 2004 18:29
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Kotk on Tue, 18 May 2004 11:19
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Carn on Tue, 18 May 2004 11:41
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Kotk on Tue, 18 May 2004 12:18
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Carn on Tue, 18 May 2004 12:51
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Kotk on Tue, 18 May 2004 13:59
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Micha on Mon, 17 May 2004 07:56
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: iztok on Tue, 18 May 2004 02:12
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: mlaub on Tue, 18 May 2004 13:04
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Kotk on Tue, 18 May 2004 14:03
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: mlaub on Tue, 18 May 2004 15:37
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Kotk on Wed, 19 May 2004 03:58
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: wizard on Wed, 19 May 2004 08:32
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: mlaub on Wed, 19 May 2004 14:49
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Robert on Sat, 16 October 2004 13:01
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: iztok on Sat, 16 October 2004 14:05
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Staz on Sat, 16 October 2004 17:04
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Micha on Sat, 16 October 2004 18:04
		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: iztok on Sat, 16 October 2004 20:13
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		Re: When to lay heavy mines? By: Carn on Mon, 18 October 2004 06:16
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