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Offline Luis Dias

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Sure? Even if there are two, not one, Durgas around?

 

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Sure? Even if there are two, not one, Durgas around?
Uh, yes. Obviously.
[22:29] <sigtau> Hello, #hard-light?  I'm trying to tell a girl she looks really good for someone who doesn't exercise.  How do I word that non-offensively?
[22:29] <RangerKarl|AtWork> "you look like a big tasty muffin"
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<batwota> wouldn’t that mean that it’s prepared to kiss your ass if you flank it :p
<batwota> wow
<batwota> KILL

 

Offline MatthTheGeek

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AA turrets won't help against reedeemah. Fighters won't help against fighter escort.

All in all, the Collie is nothing but a big watergun-shaped target. Which is why the Tev never thought about building another after the first one failed.
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Offline Hades

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AA turrets won't help against reedeemah. Fighters won't help against fighter escort.

All in all, the Collie is nothing but a big watergun-shaped target. Which is why the Tev never thought about building another after the first one failed.
The Colossus has lots of turrets, which would likely be well armored in the BP verse, and extremely tough. It'd likely have Ter pulses all over, replacing the old blobs, not to mention it has 60 fighter and bomber wings, which would take a lot of UEF fighters to chew through.
[22:29] <sigtau> Hello, #hard-light?  I'm trying to tell a girl she looks really good for someone who doesn't exercise.  How do I word that non-offensively?
[22:29] <RangerKarl|AtWork> "you look like a big tasty muffin"
----
<batwota> wouldn’t that mean that it’s prepared to kiss your ass if you flank it :p
<batwota> wow
<batwota> KILL

 

Offline Luis Dias

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Come on I was being sarcastic. Any comparison like "durgas vs Collossus" is extremely annoying for its complete lack of proportion.

The question isn't if the Durgas are capable of taking down collossus, the question should be, how many Durgas are required to take down the Collossus.

And if the equalizer is the cost involved, then I'm sure Durgas would win out, given the sheer investment on the juggernaught.

  
Durgas vs. pirate's (sic)?


 

Offline Snail

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How many Durgas to send in?

All of them.

 

Offline StarSlayer

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Durga has eight arms full of weapons and she rides a celestial tiger...

she will mess your battlefleet up.
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Offline Luis Dias

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Come on someone punch up a Colly and 20 durgas and see who wins out. I'm bettin' on the DDDDDDDDDDdds.

 

Offline Liberator

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How many fighters does the Collie get to have?  Does it get Alpha 1?
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Offline Luis Dias

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Damn good question. It all hingez on A1.

 

Offline MatthTheGeek

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A1 is on the other side. Flying Durga.
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Axem: when you put it like that, i sound like an insane person

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batwota: steele's maneuvering for the coup de gras
MatthTheGeek: you mispelled grâce
Awaesaar: grace
batwota: oh right :P
Darius: ah!
Darius: yes, i like that
MatthTheGeek: the way you just spelled it it means fat
Awaesaar: +accent I forgot how to keyboard
MatthTheGeek: or grease
Darius: the killing fat!
Axem: jabba does the coup de gras
MatthTheGeek: XD
Axem: bring me solo and a cookie

 

Offline Snail

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Well let's be honest,

Laporte > Alpha 1

 
Well let's be honest,

Laporte > Alpha 1

I think age of aquarius is a pretty cool guy. eh destroys shivan beams and doesnt afraid of anything.

 

Offline Luis Dias

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Unless Alpha 1 IS THE COLLOSSUS

 

Offline MatthTheGeek

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Well let's be honest,

Laporte > Alpha 1
In soviet UEF...

Laporte IS Alpha 1...
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666maslo666: Releasing a finished product is not a good thing! It is a modern fad.

SpardaSon21: it seems like you exist in a permanent state of half-joking misanthropy

Axem: when you put it like that, i sound like an insane person

bigchunk1: it's not retarded it's american!
bigchunk1: ...

batwota: steele's maneuvering for the coup de gras
MatthTheGeek: you mispelled grâce
Awaesaar: grace
batwota: oh right :P
Darius: ah!
Darius: yes, i like that
MatthTheGeek: the way you just spelled it it means fat
Awaesaar: +accent I forgot how to keyboard
MatthTheGeek: or grease
Darius: the killing fat!
Axem: jabba does the coup de gras
MatthTheGeek: XD
Axem: bring me solo and a cookie

 

Offline Hades

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A1 is on the other side. Flying Durga.
trollolol, no. Neither side would get a player.

Let's break it down. The Colossus is said to have '60 fighter and bomber wings', which could mean a total of the two, or it has both 60 wings of fighters and 60 wings of bombers.

If it's the former, that could mean anywhere from 30 more more wings of fighters, and each wing being four (which seems to be the normal for wings) which would be a ****load of fighters. Especially since the Colossus, due to its nature, would likely have more fighters.

If it's the latter, that's still a ****ing ton of fighters. Either way, you'd need maaaaaaany UEF fighters to actually kill them all.

The Colossus wouldn't have the same armor/turret HP/armor as in FS2. If we scale it as the Carthage was, it'd have an almost impenetrable amount of health. Not to mention the texturing on the retail model suggested it was rushed to the front lines, as it has tons of girders out in the open, which would be structurally compromising. The second would would likely see total completion, and would likely be slightly different, with better materials or construction all around, learning from the mistakes of the first model.

There's also the factor of the jump drive. No sane commander would just sit there if they can't win.

There'd likely be slightly upgraded anti fighter armaments as well, at least terpulses replacing the blobs.

Bottom line: Even if the Colossus can't reach the bombers/fighters itself, it has a **** ton of fighters to swarm them with. You'd need to commit a huge amount of bombers and fighters, the fighters to protect the bombers, and the bombers to actually punch through the colossus' hull. Generally, this way probably wouldn't be worth it.
[22:29] <sigtau> Hello, #hard-light?  I'm trying to tell a girl she looks really good for someone who doesn't exercise.  How do I word that non-offensively?
[22:29] <RangerKarl|AtWork> "you look like a big tasty muffin"
----
<batwota> wouldn’t that mean that it’s prepared to kiss your ass if you flank it :p
<batwota> wow
<batwota> KILL

 

Offline Snail

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The Colossus wouldn't have the same armor/turret HP/armor as in FS2. If we scale it as the Carthage was, it'd have an almost impenetrable amount of health.
*cough*

That was plot armor.

 

Offline MatthTheGeek

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that could mean anywhere from 30 more more wings of fighters, and each wing being four (which seems to be the normal for wings) which would be a ****load of fighters. Especially since the Colossus, due to its nature, would likely have more fighters.

If it's the latter, that's still a ****ing ton of fighters. Either way, you'd need maaaaaaany UEF fighters to actually kill them all.
We should count how many fighters we kill in DE. IIRC, that should be pretty close to something like 10-15 wings. How many fighters achieved that ? 2-3 wings ?
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666maslo666: Releasing a finished product is not a good thing! It is a modern fad.

SpardaSon21: it seems like you exist in a permanent state of half-joking misanthropy

Axem: when you put it like that, i sound like an insane person

bigchunk1: it's not retarded it's american!
bigchunk1: ...

batwota: steele's maneuvering for the coup de gras
MatthTheGeek: you mispelled grâce
Awaesaar: grace
batwota: oh right :P
Darius: ah!
Darius: yes, i like that
MatthTheGeek: the way you just spelled it it means fat
Awaesaar: +accent I forgot how to keyboard
MatthTheGeek: or grease
Darius: the killing fat!
Axem: jabba does the coup de gras
MatthTheGeek: XD
Axem: bring me solo and a cookie

 

Offline Hades

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We should count how many fighters we kill in DE. IIRC, that should be pretty close to something like 10-15 wings. How many fighters achieved that ? 2-3 wings ?
Along side several frigates which have fairly good anti fighter defenses, and not all of those fighters are present at the same time, iirc.
[22:29] <sigtau> Hello, #hard-light?  I'm trying to tell a girl she looks really good for someone who doesn't exercise.  How do I word that non-offensively?
[22:29] <RangerKarl|AtWork> "you look like a big tasty muffin"
----
<batwota> wouldn’t that mean that it’s prepared to kiss your ass if you flank it :p
<batwota> wow
<batwota> KILL