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Combat Tactics: Escort Destroyer and Pickets Destroyers |
Delando
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Joined: May 04, 2007
Posts: 260
|  Posted: 2008-03-26 13:07
U know 'em, U hate 'em, unless u happen to be in one. Escort Destroyer and Picket Destroyer, with out a doubt are the most annoying(way too well armed for their size) and Cheap ( hard to kill) ships in the Darkspace Universe.
However, as is this thread is for NEW players. The single truth is: they are ur best choice untill u make the rank of 2nd Rear Admrial.
For u new guys, Vets will harrass u about it, I will harrass u about it, because if u have the rank, u should not field one w/o an excuse. So when someone decides to get emotional when they see u in one. just explain this is the best ship availble to u.
i'll avoid going into details about modding so i dont get another flame.
HINT: Auxilary Shields and Ablative armor.
Now on to Tactics:
Your advantages:
1.) Destroyers or dressy, have equal or greater armor than crusiers and dreadnoughts.
2.) They are faster, and turn quicker, therefore they are hard to hit.
3.) Higher Lv ships like crusies and dread have more, powerful, but slower weapon systems, easily avoided by dressies. (i.e. If crusier fires on cruiser it will hit 80% of the time, then if cruiser fires on dressy it will hit 60% of the time)
4.) Dressy have equal and balance weapons in all 4 directions, while crusies weapons are ussually to it front. Substantically weaker in the other 3 arcs( especially the back).
Thus, the threat posed by bigger ships to the dressy falls off exponetially as the distance increases.
In tactics, in addition to the dog fight tactic of Slowing when u pass with in close range of ur target and turning the same direction as he turns, so that u come behind the target. (i.e. he turn to his right, you slow, turn to YOUR left.)
A SLIGHT VARIATION: to this tactic should be employed, as the target slows down so u will overshoot him, get on ur 6 o'clock. Speed up full throttle, and pass him quickly. Gain enough distance(100gu+) while zigzags to avoid his fire, and alpha his front armor.
This may seem contraditary, to normal dogfight tactics, but dressy unlike crusies HAVE efficent Aft weaponry. and Fore armor are Always damg first in a combat.
A word of CAUTION: Dressy have less weaponry and to kill an opponent take more time. Directions of battle change swiftly. New guys, keep an eye out for ur comrades. retreat when they retreat, DO NOT get over excited and be the only one left on the battlefield and get point jumped by 4 dreads.
ur hard to kill, but not that hard.
And Remember, give no mercy, for u shall recive none, THIS IS DARKSPACE!!!
[small][ This Message was edited by: VA Rick Hunter on 2008-03-26 13:24 ][/small]
[ This Message was edited by: VA Rick Hunter on 2008-03-26 14:05 ]
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