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©2008-2009 ~Delta-3462
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SINS = Sins of a Solar Empire
BSG = Battlestar Galatica

Planet: Grelbin (ice world)
Faction: Terran Republic (TEC)
Importance: 8/10 (future capital, primary crystal mines)
Defense Force: 50 bombers, 6 Gauss Defense platforms
Attacker: Pirate Raiders; 10 Cutthroat Light Cruisers, 6 Rogue Light Cruisers, 5 Corsair Heavy Cruisers, 3 Reaper Flak-Frigates, 4 Pillager Siege Frigates
Inbound reinforcements: Sova-Class Carrier, TRN Big-E; Kol-Class Battleship, TRN Ebon Hawk; Marza-Class Dreadnaught x2, TRN Galatica, TRN Caprica, 10 Javelin LRM Frigates, 6 Kodiak Cruisers

My first big fight of the game. I was outbid at the last second, so the pirates chose me as their target. Lucky me, I already had Advanced Psidar, so I ordered the Bombers out of their hangers to sting the enemy as they exited warp. With 50 bombers (which is the minimum for all my planets) I've found that I can kill most of the frigates of any faction with one pass. So, while waiting for the pirates to arrive, I fiddled around with the camera until I got this angle, which reminded me of a Battlestar Galatica episode (can't remember which one), which in turn lead to the thought, "BSG was never this badass".
Anyway, this shot also includes: 2 Crystal Asteroids, 3 Civic Research Stations, 1 Broadcast Center, 1 Gauss Defense Platform, and 1 Civilian Cargo Ship. Figure out which is which and win a slice of E-Pie!

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:iconmalletmann:
How did you get 50 bombers?

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"Life's too short for all this nonsense."
-Joseph Brophy
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:icondelta-3462:
They come in squadrons of five, with two squadrons to a hanger, so I never use less than five hangers. I also get all the missile upgrades as soon as I can, so those 50 bombers will maul just about anything that pops into my space short of a heavy cruiser in one or two passes.

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"The First Salvo States
What The Second Makes Clear;
Our Enemy Will Find
No Shelter Here."
-Fleet Admiral Kuznetsov, Imperial Navy, 819.M41
:iconjacread:
I have the Heavy carriers outside the gravity well while the Kols' draw all the fire. Bombers rule:D

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"I reject your reallity and substitute it with my own"

"What are you schizophrenic?"

"What the hell is that supposed to mean!!!!!!"
:icondelta-3462:
You should have seen the three fleets I built in another game before my computer crashed.

Fleet 1) 2 Sova Carriers(Both at level 4, all bombers); 10 Garda Flak Frigates; 22 Percheron Light Carriers(again, all bombers).

Fleet 2) 2 Marza Dreadnaughts (both at level 5); 1 Akkan Battlecruiser (at level 3); 35 Javelin LRM Frigates.

Fleet 3) 2 Kol Battleships (Both at level 4); 1 Dunov Battlecruiser (at level 3); 30 Cobalt Light Frigates; 10Kodiak Heavy Cruisers.

The most fun I ever had with them was when I sent 5 Arcova Scout Frigates through a pirate base from one side to the other, then while the pirates were clustered on the other side of the gravity well, deployed my fleets all at once on the now empty side. I think half of them survived the missiles and bombers long enough to engage 3rd fleet in close combat.

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"The First Salvo States
What The Second Makes Clear;
Our Enemy Will Find
No Shelter Here."
-Fleet Admiral Kuznetsov, Imperial Navy, 819.M41
:iconjacread:
I just made a fleet all capitals 8 Sova carriers, 3 Akkan Battlecruisers, 2 Dunov Battlecruisers, 2 Marza Dreadnoughts, and 1 Kol Battleship.XD no need for support the number of bombers and fighters swarm and kill anything.

--
"I reject your reallity and substitute it with my own"

"What are you schizophrenic?"

"What the hell is that supposed to mean!!!!!!"
:iconchobit-389:
I'm on a custom map right now, i was lucky enough to have one path into my system though a terran planet.

If you get this i suggest filling the tactical slots with Phase Jump Inhibitors and station a massive carrier fleet there (I had at least 130-140 squadrons there). Because of this I havn't had a single enemy ship enter my system ^_^ HAIL THE TARSONIAN EMPIRE!!!!!!!!!

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