X-Verse Fleet Fest I

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 08:33

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Still working on that cursed intro!
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The idea behind the XFF (X-verse Fleet Fest) is basically an inter-player knockout tournament in which competitors have 250 million credits for which they use to put together a fleet to fight other players.

We are no longer looking for participants. If you missed the deadline, don't worry! Sit back and enjoy the battles and the debates that go along with them. There will be a XFFII so don't worry if you had a really good idea for a fleet. OR, if you speak Italian, you should check out the Italian version of the XFF. They have just started and are looking for participants.
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Rules:

You will get 250 million credits to build your own fleet. (We're reasonable, 10,000 credits over no one is really going to mind)

Ship prices are calculated as the average buying price (taken from http://eng.x3tc.ru) of the shield that comes with the S version of the ship subtracted from the S versions price. (Capital ships only have one version so the price will be calculated from that value).

All shields, weapons, crates of ammo, pieces of equipment and software are worth their average buying price (taken from http://eng.x3tc.ru).

Non-buyable ships (eg Xenon and Kha'ak), weapons and warheads/missiles are not allowed. (Except the PALC which is allowed; Yaki ships are allowed)

Ships will be spawned in with max Cargo, Engine, and Rudder tunings. These will not be factored into the cost of your fleet.

Fighter drones, mines and lasertowers are NOT allowed because since this is the AI controlling the ships, fighter drones won't be deployed (unless you spawn them outside any ship but then their energy won't last long), mines won't be deployed and lasertowers will probably not be able to hit anything due to their not being able to move. OWPs are also not allowed since they cannot be bought.

All ships will be AI controlled.

There is no cap on capital ships (other than the credit limit) but for every fighter (M5-M3+) there is in your fleet, you should have a free docking bay for that ship. For example, if you have 4 Novas, you have to have a TM with 4 docking bays.

For turret commands and such, I will spawn one fleet under the race setting of Xenon and the other as Argon. So it will be default AI commands.

Battle will take place in a empty sector.

Battle is IS.

You may not change your fleet composition once the competition has started.

Maximum of 32 fleets are allowed.

A price calculator has been created just for the XFF. It can be found here.
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Fleets:
EmperorJon (The Aldrin Protection Task Force)
Olterin (Fire Vanguard)
Aro (Firin' Mah Lazors)
Cpt.Jericho (TerrorCorps. Fully Armed Response Taskforce)
Tenlar Scarflame (Admiral Faustos's Private Cursory Armageddon Investigative Unit. An arm of the Teladi Profit Protection Corps.)
Spychotic
GCU Grey Area (The Reavers)
Master of the Blade (TTAF Frigate Patrol, 'Eclipse Division')
ashkrowe (The Teladi Super Shrike Strike Squad!)
Triaxx2 (UCS Overwatch)
imperium3 (Wee Jocks Industries Rapid Response Taskforce)
Merdocharr (M-corp deep space patrol group Nue)
Gavrushka (Evil Ted's Stomping Crew)
Sticks (SticksCorp Vanguard)
Deadbeat_Spinn (D.S.'s Industrial Defense Taskforce I)
Stealth Hunter (StealthCorp's Fifth Rapid Reponse Force)
xXxSamxXx
Mutiny (---Queen's Peace Enforcers---)
Phinixa (The Argon Defense Task Force (ADTF))
Alex Vanderbilt (Lunar Corporation Security Service)
travisdh1 (HOW FEW REMAIN)
Spitzeuk (CheeseTech Incorporated - Secondary Response Fleet)
Chaosimperator (SYCLON CORPERATION TASK FORCE (SCTF))
kalu (ZAP Gamma Fleet)
007bradz (Trans-Intergalactic Terrorists (TiTs))
Wildjames (Teladi Task Force)
perkint (Just hit the red button!)
X2-Eliah (Kisses 'n Hugs)
Killjaeden (TeH Sludgeworm Accident)
stemardue (The Desperate Ronins)
Algoran (The Sunset Squad)
NUKLEAR-SLUG (Family G'Yvr)
Le Baron (The Gummi Bears)

Total number of fleets: 33

A list of all the ships that are submitted in this competition, look here. (Credit to Deadbeat_Spinn)

A thread about the technical side to XFF has been made. It can be found here.
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I will post results in this thread. I'll also be recording the battle using FRAPS and will post them to Youtube. Check out my channel for the latest videos.
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Special thanks to Mutiny, Cpt.Jericho, Lord_Dakier, Jimyd, EmperorJon, Tenlar Scarflame, Gavrushka, cyberfuzzie, Deadbeat_Spinn, Aro and imperium3.

Original idea by Mutiny.

Original thread can be found here and the original rules post can be found here.

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 08:34

In order to use these save games, you must have this map pack installed along with this script.
For instructions on how to use the saves and set up your own battles, check out my 'for Dummies' guide on it here.
For a list of predictions of who will win, check this post out. (Kudos to Deadbeat_Spinn)
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Rankings

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Pre-Competition
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09.04.10
Teaser Match
EmperorJon vs. ashkrowe
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (Media Fire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: EmperorJon
EmperorJon's Springblossoms shredded ashkrowe's under-sheilded capital ships.
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26.04.10
Placement Match
Wildjames vs Aro
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (Media Fire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Aro
Aro's PALCs slowly and steadily melted Wildjames's Heavy Ospreys.
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Round One
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03.05.10
Mutiny vs Le Baron
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (Media Fire)
Warning: This battle is a lag fest. I got a consistent 5-7 fps through out most of the battle.
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Originally, Le Baron but since he withdrew, it's now Mutiny who will continue onwards.
Quantity over quality seems to be the moral of today's match. Mutiny's 'Queen's Peace Enforcers' didn't stand a chance against the menace of 160 Solanos.
Le Baron has withdrawn his fleet to give Mutiny another chance, therefore even though Le Baron won, Mutiny will continue on to the second round.
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11.05.10
Phinixa vs perkint
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: perkint
The curse of the ghost tempest missiles prevented the ADTF from winning.
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19.05.10
Spitzeuk vs Cpt.Jericho
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Spitzeuk
Those Solanos seem to be the key to victory.
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23.05.10
Merdocharr vs Killjaeden
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Warning: This battle was pretty laggy. (I'd set my resolution to around half of what I normally have it at, medium shader and textures plus no anisotropic filtering.)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Killjaeden
Spam wins again.
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13.06.10
Gavrushka vs Chaosimperator
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube)
Winner: Gavrushka
An even match, but the Springblossom's SSCs secured victory for Evil Ted's Stomping Crew.
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14.06.10
Spychotic vs 007bradz
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Spychotic
No amount of ramming Yokohomas would save TiT's Boreas from the swarm of Solanos.
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16.06.10
EmperorJon vs Alex Vanderbilt
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Please note that this match doesn't count as I forgot to put shields on EJ's capital ship. Check the listing below for proper results.
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Alex Vanderbilt
The PACs seemed to hit a lot more than the PMAMLs which is probably the reason why The Aldrin Protection Task Force was decimated.
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17.06.10
EmperorJon vs Alex Vanderbilt (Redo)
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Emperor Jon
The fact that The Aldrin Protection Task Force's flagship actually had shields this time around helped turn the battle in it's favor.
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06.07.10
imperium3 vs kalu
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Warning: This battle is very, very laggy. I had everything off or as low as possible and a resolution of 1280x1240 and got ~11FPS.
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: imperium3
A spam fleet meets its demise! 'Nuff said.

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06.07.10
Stealth Hunter vs X2-Eliah
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Warning: One of the fleets is a spam fleet. Be conservative with your settings if you plan on running this match.
Video Part 1 (Youtube HD)
Video Part 2 (Youtube HD)
Winner: X2-Eliah
Spam wins again.
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10.07.10
Olterin vs stemardue
Save File (4Shared)
MediaFire seems to think that I have already uploaded this file even though I haven't. You're going to have to use 4Shared for this save.
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Olterin
It looks like FFAs are actually pretty effective against M7s.
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12.07.10
GCU Grey Area vs NUKLEAR-SLUG
Save File (4Shared)
Save File(MediaFire)
Video coming soon
Winner: GCU Grey Area
Deimos ramming FTW!
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Bonus
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22.05.10
Merdocharr vs 007bradz
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Merdocharr
It's those damned Solanos again!
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12.07.10
GCU Grey Area vs NUKLEAR-SLUG + Mammoths
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video coming soon.
Winner: GCU Grey Area
Due to an error in the script, when I first tried running this battle, it ended up spawning 15 Mammoths. Posted this battle just for fun.
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EmperorJon · Post by **EmperorJon** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 08:47

Thanks for the thanks!

Will no doubt end in mass suicide...

18x Springblossom, each loaded with:

3x 200Mj shield
10x Prototype MAML
4x Protoype SSC
300x MAML Warheads
50x Poltergiest Missiles

Should be interesting...

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 11:12

Just a quick one, (and maybe an edit to first rules post unless I missed it) - This battle is IS or OOS? - I assume IS but it does make a huge difference to what you'd use...

Olterin · Post by **Olterin** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 11:18

This is going to be a fun one... heh.

Fire Vanguard

1x Phoenix "Harbinger"
-5x2GJ shields
-24xPPC
-4xFAA
-8xISR
-3xTempest Missile

cost: 101 347 819 cr + missiles

2x Shrike "Avenger", "Vindicator"
-4x1GJ shields
-8xEBC(main)
-8xFAA
-2xEBC
-60xEBC Ammo crate
-3xTempest Missile

cost: 37 476 576 cr + ammo, missiles; each

16x Falcon Hauler "Gold Wing"
-1x200MJ shield
-8xEBC
-48xEBC Ammo crate
-1xPAC
-5x Tempest Missile
(software as needed)

cost: 3 477 331 cr + ammo, missiles; each

3x Zephyrus "Tempest", "Storm", "Hurricane"
-3x200MJ shield
-2xHEPT
-4xMD
-80xMD Ammo crate
-3x Tempest Missile
(software as needed)

cost: 1 533 503 cr + ammo, missiles; each

12x Solano "Green Wing"
-3x25MJ shield
-6xPAC
(software as needed)

cost: 896 700 cr; each

Ammo costs:
-EBC, total: 1 197 024 cr
-MD, total: 161 280 cr

Missile costs:
-Tempest, total: 1 320 648 cr

Total Fleet cost: 249 978 128 cr

Note: cost doesn't include software costs, reduce missile count on Falcons to suit if software is needed

21 872 credits left after equipping the fleet... crew, the drinks are on me if we win!

Aro · Post by **Aro** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 11:26

#32
Firin' Mah Lazors: 2 Panther, 3 Tigers, 10 Kestrel

[Edit: getting worried about the missiles people are using... maybe all back turrets should be set to protect/missile defense.]

Code: Select all

2x
Panther:
 36153336 (negated default 200mj shield)
Missiles (max fire rate able):
 15x Typhoon 33692
Shields:
 4x 1 GJ 299168
Left (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Right (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Front (attack big ships or enemies):
 6x IBL 841412
Top (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 3x Flak 623268
Back (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 3x Flak 623268
Top (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 3x Flak 623268
=52294016

2x
Tiger:
 36153336 (negated default 200mj shield)
Shields:
 4x 1 GJ 299168
Missiles (max fire rate able):
 25x Typhoon 33692
Main:
 6x IBL 841412
 2x CIG 448752
Left (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Right (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Up (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 Flak 623268
Down (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 Flak 623268
Back (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 Flak 623268
=49451912

Tiger:
 36153336 (negated default 200mj shield)
Shields:
 3x 1 GJ 299168
 5 MJ 20776
Missiles (max fire rate able):
 6x Typhoon 33692
Main:
 2x CIG 448752
Left (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Right (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Up (attack enemies):
 Flak 623268
Down (attack enemies):
 Flak 623268
Back (attack enemies):
 Flak 623268
=42958008

12x
Kestrel:
 121408 (negated default 1mj shield)
Shields:
 5 MJ 20776
Software:
 Fight Command MK1
Missiles (max fire rate able):
 25x Wasp 1348
Main:
 2x PAC 38956
Back (missile defence):
 IRE 4676
=293296

Total cost:
 249969416

Edits: Fixed some stuff.

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2x
Panther:
 36309152
Missiles (max fire rate able):
 15x Typhoon 33692
Shields:
 4x 1 GJ 299168
Left (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Right (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Front (attack big ships or enemies):
 6x IBL 841412
Top (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 3x Flak 623268
Back (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 3x Flak 623268
Top (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 3x Flak 623268
=52449832

2x
Tiger:
 36309152
Shields:
 4x 1 GJ 299168
Missiles (max fire rate able):
 24x Typhoon 33692
Main:
 6x IBL 841412
 2x CIG 448752
Left (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Right (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Up (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 Flak 623268
Down (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 Flak 623268
Back (attack enemies):
 CIG 448752
 Flak 623268
=49910956

Tiger:
 36309152
Shields:
 3x 1 GJ 299168
 5 MJ 20776
Missiles (max fire rate able):
 5x Typhoon 33692
Main:
 2x CIG 448752
 4x IRE 4676
Left (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Right (attack enemies):
 2x PALC 608622
Up (attack enemies):
 Flak 623268
Down (attack enemies):
 Flak 623268
Back (attack enemies):
 Flak 623268
=42616392

10x
Kestrel:
 126600
Shields:
 5 MJ 20776
Software:
 Fight Command MK1 2416
Missiles (max fire rate able):
 25x Wasp 1348
Main:
 2x PAC 38956
Back (missile defence):
 IRE 4676
=266080

Total cost:
 249998768

Edit: checked in excel, this second list is if the .ru site already negates shield costs from their prices.

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 11:32

Pointless ickle fleet withdrawn..

Mutiny · Post by **Mutiny** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 12:51

Gavrushka wrote: - This battle is IS or OOS? -

It takes place in sector and there is no SETA-ing

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 13:20

Gavrushka wrote: - This battle is IS or OOS? -

Has to be IS if he's going to record it with FRAPS

Tim

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 14:16

Didn't know what FRAPS was I have to say - Thank you for letting me know.. Twice!

Cpt.Jericho · Post by **Cpt.Jericho** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 14:19

Okay, here's my final setup (loadout is for each ship and turret):

TerrorCorps. Fully Armed Response Taskforce

2x Panther [Hyou no Ken;Shishi no Koe] (front 6xIBL, left/right 2xCIG, up/down 3xFAA/1xHEPT, back 4xCIG, 25xHurricane, 4x1GJ) (101.765.048Cr)

Deimos [Shikamettzura no Oni] (main 6xPSG+2xHEPT, left/right 2xIBL, up/down 1xPSG+1xHEPT, back 2xPSG, 6x1GJ, 3xThunderbolt, 2xSalvage Insurance (never go out without), 1xEnergycell) (50.743.331Cr)

5x Katana [Sanjuro; Django; Akira; Naomi; Yuki] (main 4EMPs+2M/AML, left/right/back 2xEMPs, 8xWraith + 14xPoltergeist, 20xM/AML Ammo, 5x200MJ) (57.910.705Cr)

12x Falcon Hauler [Tsume no Taka Squadron] (main 4xPBG/4xPAC, back 1xIRE, 2xHurricane, 200MJ) (35.077.692Cr)

44x Discoverer [Hakkensha no Me Squadron] (main 4x IRE, 7xWasp, 3x1MJ) (4.503.224Cr)

Total count: 64 ships
Money spent: 250.000.000Cr
Money left: 0Cr

Well, let the hostilities begin

Tenlar Scarflame · Post by **Tenlar Scarflame** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 15:24

This sounds like LOTS of fun.

-updated to take stricter rules into account, also totally and completely overhauled.

Admiral Faustos's Private Cursory Armageddon Investigative Unit. An arm of the Teladi Profit Protection Corps.

Phoenix TPPC Duck Dodgers
Fully shielded, armed with:
24x Gauss Cannons in fore, port, and starboard batteries
12x Ion Shard Railguns in dorsal, ventral, and aft batteries
Stocked with 50 crates of GC ammunition.

Phoenix TPPC Gash Flordon
Sister ship to the Duck Dodgers, equal in all regards.

Both are set to Attack Capitals.

accompanying fleet:

Pelican TPPC El Kapitan
Fully shielded, armed with IRE's all around for missile defense.
Stocked with 20 wasp missiles.
Is host to a wing of 4 Falcon Haulers of this pattern:
-fully shielded
-spinal cannons mounted with 4x PRG
-turret armed with single IRE set to missile defense
-stocked with 10 Thunderbolts and 18 Wasp missiles.

Pelicans TPPC Unstoppable Road Rage,
TPPC Melodic Death Metal,
and TPPC Hundredth Idiot, all sisters ships to the El Kapitan and equal to her in all regards (including docked squadrons).

All Pelicans and all their docked vessels are set to Attack Fighters.

All ships, fighters inclusive, are armed with Fight Command Software MK1 and Triplex Scanners.

Funds left over after outfitting; 13206, just enough for a serious victory celebration.

Cpt.Jericho · Post by **Cpt.Jericho** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 16:15

Tenlar Scarflame wrote:Didn't know the Harrier could mount mass drivers. Are you sure about that?

The standard version of the Harrier CAN mount MDs.

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 16:15

Tenlar Scarflame wrote: Didn't know the Harrier could mount mass drivers. Are you sure about that?

Few do realise - Standard harrier most certainly can.

Cpt.Jericho · Post by **Cpt.Jericho** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 16:46

Gavrushka wrote:Assuming IS here's my fleet (and someone will have to check the maths please as I use a ship rebalancing mod which affects prices)

378x Teladi Harrier
1x5mj shield
4xMass Drivers
70x Mass Driver Ammunition
3xDragonfly missiles (set at 100% fire)

Always wondered how they'd work or fail in a pack attack...

Calculated a single fighter with 662.309 Cr. . 378 would cost 250.352.802 Cr (if I made no mistake). I'd say that's a little too much. Well, should not be too hard to come up with an idea

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 16:50

Thanks Cpt.Jericho - Dropping Ammo to 69 crates should do it - I'll alter my post!

Tenlar Scarflame · Post by **Tenlar Scarflame** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 17:29

Wow...

Can I NOT fight against Gavrushka?

Spychotic · Post by **Spychotic** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 18:33

Here's MSC's contribution;

MSC Combat Wing

4x Yokohama (orders; Attack Capitals)

Main; 8x MAML
Right; 2x MAML
Left; 2x MAML
Up; 2x SSC
Down; 2x SSC
5x 1GJ shield
100 crates of MAML ammo
Triplex Scanner
Cost per unit; 44,134,701
Total cost; 176,538,804

16x Zephyrus (orders; Attack All)

Main; 2x PAC
Front; 2x PAC
Back; 2x PAC
3x 200MJ Shield
Fight Command 1 & 2
Cost per unit; 1,025,955
Total cost; 16,415,280

63x Solano (orders; Attack All)

6x PAC
3x 25MJ shield
Fight Command 1 & 2
Cost per unit; 902,624
Total cost; 56,865,312

Total; 249,819,396 Cr

Updated from original to account for the inclusion of the docking space rule.

Updated again post-deadline with the fleet name (no fleet changes).

Spike

GCU Grey Area · Post by **GCU Grey Area** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 19:01

Thought you could do with some villains for your battles so here are The Reavers:

Akuma (x1)
Front: 4 Ion Cannons
Left & Right: 8 Gauss Cannons (in each turret)
Rear: 5 CIG [guns 1-5] & 1 Ion-D [gun 6]
Up: 4 FAA [guns 1,3,5 & 7], 2 CFA [guns 4 & 8] & 2 Ion-D [guns 2 & 6]
Down: 4 FAA [guns 1,3,5 & 7], 1 CFA [gun 8] & 3 Ion-D [guns 2,4 & 6]
Shields: 3x2GJ
Gauss ammo: 101 crates

Cost: 136,809,869

Deimos (x2)
Front: 8 ISR
Left, Right, Up & Down: 2 FAA (in each turret)
Rear: 2 HEPT
Shields: 6x 1GJ
Missiles: 200 Tempest
Equipment: Triplex scanner

Cost: 51,261,517 each (102,523,034 in total)

Chokaro (x6)
Front & Back: 2 PAC (in each turret)
Shields: 2x200MJ
Missiles: 100 Silkworm
Equipment: Triplex scanner

Cost: 1,130,998 each (6,785,988 in total)

Fujin (x30)
Weapons: 4 IRE
Shields: 3x 1MJ
Missiles: 37 Wasps
Equipment: Triplex scanner

Cost: 129,367 each (3,881,010 in total)

Total fleet cost: 249,999,901

Paladin-Solo · Post by **Paladin-Solo** » Sat, 27. Mar 10, 20:03

Tenlar Scarflame wrote:Wow...

Can I NOT fight against Gavrushka?

Load out a bunch of M6s with some firestorms, rofl. Or better yet, Terran M6s with Wraiths, absolutely devastating against bunches of fighters or even frigates. Now if only the AI was reliable enough to use them, lol.

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