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Re: Lowest Viable PGR

Sun, 01 July 2007 21:19

Dogthinkers

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Yeah IS can definately live just fine without IFE, as can many races, in the appropriate environments.

Sure fuel xports cost a bit of resoures, but don't forget they act like boosters - returning faster than the freighters they support. Also don't forget that they generate 200mg of fuel each every year.

It actually only takes 5 fuel xports to move 2 privateers three jumps (assuming the 'typical' 3 fuel pod priv design) Two of the fuel xports are only needed for the first jump. The other three need to go to the second jump before they can also turn back (able to provide 600mg of fuel to another fleet on the way home, too.) Given how quickly the fuel xports are coming home, they are far from a crippling expense.

To set up a continuous flow of privateers, two per year, all going three warp 9 jumps, you'd need 12 privateers and 16 fuel xports. By making use of the fuel generated by the returning xports that went two jumps out, you could probably shave one or two more fuel xports from the system.

This is 'worst case' scenario too... In practice you'd use less privateers and even less (proportionally) fuel xports, as a lot of your trips will actually be substanially shorter, or can refuel part way. Consider that almost any -f will want ISB (for consutruction purposes.) Docks are cheap and a few well placed ones (on reds even, if the position is usefull enough) can do wonders for your mobility. If I had to choose, I'd take ISB over IFE in most situations with IS. And with ISB, IFE seems of questionable value for IS.

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