[Nightmare]

Command should've parked a Orion on the exit side of the Sol-Delta Serpentis node.

Do you mean have an Orion waiting inside the jump corridor right before the exit to Sol?

Exactly. I doubt it would end well for Lucy.

[manwiththemachinegun]

I heavily doubt an Orion, even with a full broadside at point blank range, could do enough damage to the Lucifer to cripple it before it flipped its shields back on. We are talking about a Super destroyer here. Emphasis on super. And if you mean a ram, even then that's doubtful.

[Mito [PL]]

FS1 gameplay is really underdeveloped when it comes to capship battles. The closest there is to a proper anti-capital weapon mounted on any other capital ship is the Fusion Mortar. Which isn't mounted on an Orion.

My understanding is that in such a scenario (for example Lucy being actually chased down by the Bastion in some subspace node) the primary means of dealing damage would be strikecraft. After all, basically a single wing of bombers with several escort wings managed to nail her in Good Luck. Imagine what would the Bastion be able to launch directly while also acting as a diversion for the Shivan turrets and fighters.

[Nightmare]

I heavily doubt an Orion, even with a full broadside at point blank range, could do enough damage to the Lucifer to cripple it before it flipped its shields back on. We are talking about a Super destroyer here. Emphasis on super. And if you mean a ram, even then that's doubtful.

Orion: 2km.
Lucifer: 2.7km.
Lucifer leaves subspace with several 100m/s.

Yeah I'd call it a ram.

[Nightmare]

FS1 gameplay is really underdeveloped when it comes to capship battles. The closest there is to a proper anti-capital weapon mounted on any other capital ship is the Fusion Mortar. Which isn't mounted on an Orion.

My understanding is that in such a scenario (for example Lucy being actually chased down by the Bastion in some subspace node) the primary means of dealing damage would be strikecraft. After all, basically a single wing of bombers with several escort wings managed to nail her in Good Luck. Imagine what would the Bastion be able to launch directly while also acting as a diversion for the Shivan turrets and fighters.

I like the idea that FS1 destroyers are mostly carriers. That goes for Orion, Typhon and Demon. Also you have the other weapons (mortars) only on cruisers which serves as escort or assault units.

[DefCynodont119]

Slightly off topic but I think it's worth repeating, (especially after playing frontlines) That the standard Terran/Vasuden turrets are actuality quite deadly against fighters and bombers before the advent of shields, so maybe cruisers could also fill an anti-fighter roll?

Like, I think that before shield systems became a thing, fighters and bombers would probably have been much lower on the "food chain", and used differently.

But even then I would still agree that FS1 destroyers are really just carriers by another name.

[Grizzly]

What were Command's mistakes in FS1?

Not proofreading their briefings.

[Colonol Dekker]

Not vetting the GTI command structure for crazy megaship construction ideas.

[CT27]

IMO, making the Hornet.

[Nightmare]

IMO, making the Hornet.

Making so many useless weapons in general.

[X3N0-Life-Form]

Hornet's pretty good, but pilots should probably be warned that it's pretty much useless against fighters.

[Nightmare]

I just always keep my hands away from them.

[Colonol Dekker]

Like me with waitresses when out with nah wife.