Posted by: Jorgen_CAB
« on: March 29, 2024, 03:16:33 PM »I agree with the above... a layered defence is absolutely the most effective option in the long run. Early on you might only rely on regular PD and possibly decoys depending the techs you have researched. It also is quite possible to rely entirely on PD such as say railguns if that is the technology you have chosen to focus on for some roleplay reason.
Focusing on AMM only is of course possible but certainly far from optimal, you wold at least want to have good shields as a secondary way to absorb leaking missiles.
I rarely also build strictly focused ships on one type of weapon system. The reason is that it is much more efficient from a yard perspective to have multiple weapon system in less designs that you can build in the same yard with only slight differences on weight of weapons systems for the current needs you have. It also makes upgrade cheaper and less costly in time due to how research is progressing. It is quite rare for me to have a ship that only have PD guns on it as a fleet are going to have a layered system anyway. It is also more vulnerable to put all eggs in one basket as that means you can more easily knock the more important system out which will lead to a domino effect. This is mostly visible when you command multiple sides of a conflict at the same time.
Focusing on AMM only is of course possible but certainly far from optimal, you wold at least want to have good shields as a secondary way to absorb leaking missiles.
I rarely also build strictly focused ships on one type of weapon system. The reason is that it is much more efficient from a yard perspective to have multiple weapon system in less designs that you can build in the same yard with only slight differences on weight of weapons systems for the current needs you have. It also makes upgrade cheaper and less costly in time due to how research is progressing. It is quite rare for me to have a ship that only have PD guns on it as a fleet are going to have a layered system anyway. It is also more vulnerable to put all eggs in one basket as that means you can more easily knock the more important system out which will lead to a domino effect. This is mostly visible when you command multiple sides of a conflict at the same time.