Fighters/Cruisers + support

The answer to the carrier bubble?

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As I play, I have been encountering more and more the 80+ bomber strategy. If I build just 60 fighters, plus I focus on carrier caps, does anyone think I have a chance to save my precious cruisers and caps before someone's bombers wipe them clean off the map?

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
who i making 80+ bombers?.. And how are they beating you?
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
advent carrier ball/guardians with repulse.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Yeah fighters are the best counter against bombers. No need to focus on carrier caps. Go for caps that have anti fighter abilities and get ( if you playing advent ) guardians to protect your caps against the ff. Of course there is a point where you are going to lose your caps in anyway cause you cant kill all the bombers before they kill your cap. Its like having a 100 lrm FF on your cap... no chance of escape.

Another way would be to build plenty of light frigates and then send them afters the carriers, bombers are shit against lights. Just leave your caps at home until the danger is gone. Repulse will mess up that strat though.
Whats the range of absorb antimatter? Disciples for example could leech the antimatter from the guardians and cobalts could disable the repulse ability.


Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Of course there is a point where you are going to lose your caps in anyway cause you cant kill all the bombers before they kill your cap. Its like having a 100 lrm FF on your cap... no chance of escape.
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I like to send in:

1) a scout to see enemy positions
2) all my carriers and support to entry point opp enemy cruisers (he will have a couple)
3) wait 20 secs while running carriers away from planet and cruisers
4) Intercept with caps and cruisers (you should have a bunch) closest to (your own) carriers.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
One more note:

You might lose a cap ship or a couple cruisers if you send in everything at once, but you would be suprised how fast 60+ fighters will tear through 80+ bombers.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
If you want to fight bombers efficiently, I recommend the Advent carrier capship. It has a "push the strike craft" ability, which not only keeps them away from your ships and slows them down, but also damages them (substantial damage, 33% iirc). Additionally, it also supports your strike craft with a damage aura and has some strike craft itself.