Initiating Combat

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Initiating Combat

Postby LarryL » Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:15 pm

How doi I staret a combat w/planet I do not own w/missiles :?:

a. Set Standing Orders to 1
b. Use the codes 86-95 w/# of missiles
Example
Order # / Loc #1 / Flt # / Spc # (of missiles)
86 xyz12345 10 4
89 xyz12345 10 6

Would use 4 Missiles vs Colony Base
6 Missiles vs Forts

And is there any way to compute damage?

Summary:
Issue Standing Order 1 for the fleet
Move to wherever (xyz12345)
Attack Colony Base w/4 Missiles
Attack Forts w/6 Missiles

Where am I wrong … or not. :D
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Re: Initiating Combat

Postby Thom » Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:32 pm

Got the sequence almost correct.

First in order to attack a planet with missile ships you must place the fleet somewhere in the same system as the planet, either system space or an orbit of a nearby planet. This is a move and do meaning that location #1 is the location you want the fleet to start the missile attack from and location #2 is the target planet. After the attack the fleet moves off into deep space of the subsector. So to initiate another attack you must use the same procedure as the first attack, i.e. position the fleet somewhere in the system to initiate the attack. Do not send the fleet to the target planets orbit to start an attack. That does not work even if the target planet does not shoot at you.

The missile attack does not do damage. Rather a missile has the capability of destroying any target if it hits. ABM's on the planet will shoot down missiles and planetary defenses might jam some missiles depending on the tec level of the planet attacked and some might just miss. So you should always plan for defenses to knock down some missiles in an attack as well as a few off target.
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Re: Initiating Combat

Postby LarryL » Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:55 pm

So, if I read you right:

Move fleet to say… xyz123
Order the Attack (standing Orders 1)
Target the fort, pop, etc
Select target - the 45 of above

Summary
Attack w/Fleet 10 x2. 1st 5 missile vs Forts. 2nd, 10 Missiles vs Col Base

AC Loc#1 Flt Loc #2 Spc # Notes
89 xyz1234 10 xyz12345 5 1st Wave: Have fleet 10 send 5 Missiles to attack the Forts at xyz12345
86 xyz1234 10 xyz12345 10 2nd Wave: Have fleet 10 send 10 Missiles to attach the Col Base at xyz12345
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