Best Fleet Makeup

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I am just starting the game and have played a couple of single player scenarios. I am playing the TEC right now

I just learned that my overwhelming force of battleships is no match for mabee two battleships and a mix of cruisers and frigates. Even if you take more than one capital into combat, I found it is best to mix the classes (A big thumper, A support ship and a carrier). The computer has taught me that Robotics cruisers are a must this ship can equalize a capital force more than twice your size that doesnt have robotics cruisers.

So what else dont I know? I havent figured out frigates yet, they are so defensless that even enmass, are easily wiped out. So usually, I go for the missle spammers and just let other ships take the beating.

What do you guys like? For any of the races?


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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
My fleet recepie for TEC:


10+ LRMs
5-8 Garda Flak frigs
5-12 Hodaiko Repair Cruisers( Depends on fleet size)
15+ Kodiak Heavy Cruisers (Fully Upgraded)
1 Akkan BC
1-2 Dunov BC
1 Marza DNT
1+ Kol BSP

Additional:
1 Sova carrier
3 Celio Command CR (Fully Upgraded)
5 Siege Frigates

Note: Upgrade for autocannons and missiles in Ballistics and Rockets section in Military Branch. May take time to cook up. Serve on a hot plate of whoop-ass!
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
It has all ships and what they are good against.

Heavy cruisers are generally good for all races, as are a few support cruisers.

Advent has the funny option to go with carrier cruisers and the Guardian with push.

Vasari with Returning Armada has a quite balanced fleet (only support cruisers are missing which you then have to build). Versus the AI it's always possible to tech to RA without too many problems.

For tech having many LRM is great, with a few flak to protect against strike craft. Later you can add in some Kodiacs.
Robotics Cruisers are only good when the fleet size is quite small. For huge fleets the focus fire completely defeats the purpose of the Robotics cruisers.

Having mainly the LRM equivalent + a few flak is best for all races early in the game (except maybe Advent with their lvl3 cap damage illuminator ...).
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