• Registered: 2006-01-17
  • Posts: 740

Topic: Ships with AA & AH weapons + Overthrusters

Several of my friends have designed and becun using ships that have weapons with only AA or AH as their firing arc.  These ships will use two or three thrust points to aim their less expensive AA or AH weapons.  One ship used in a game by a friend this afternoon had all of its weapons in the AH arc and also had Overthrusters.  This ship had a CR of 400, but had greater firepower than a 500 point ship of the same size with PS arc weapons.  This seems to be an interesting way to aviod the higher cost of FX, FH,  & FF arc weapons, but still get forward firepower.   
Has anyone else encountered this? 
I am not sure how to deal with these types of ships.  Especially when the player has some 5 point, 3 hull ships to use for movement manipulation...
:arrow: Thoughts, suggestions, Ideas from anyone?

  • Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Re: Ships with AA & AH weapons + Overthrusters

Efrrr.. try universes created by other people...?

Marc

  • Registered: 2006-07-24
  • Posts: 158

Re: Ships with AA & AH weapons + Overthrusters

It might be more expensive than you think. Try designing a ship with FX/FH weapons, then restrict their arcs and give it overthrusters.

  • Registered: 2006-01-17
  • Posts: 740

Re: Ships with AA & AH weapons + Overthrusters

I played Starmada with some friends today. 8-)   
I used the most recent version of my "Four-turreted DN", which can be found in the B-Basin.  This ship works best at long range, from 13 to 18.  (We use range 18 as the maximum for ships; bases can have range 24 & 30 weapons).  My opponant had a speed 10 ship with AA arc weapons, along with some conventional designs.   He also had six of his CR3, Hull3 ships to manipulate movement.  It did not make a difference, my opponant was soundly defeated.  In this 1500 point battle, my friend's fleet was all destroyed.  My side lost only 550 points of ships, and had a c200 pt ship crippled, and 750 points of ships untouched.  My friend is revising & redesigning his ships.  He is very resourseful and no doubt will have some formatible designs when we play on Saturday. 
S:NE has provided us all with a lot of fun again & again.
Cheers,
Steven