A maneuver for opponents w/out turrets: Just orbit the other ship on it's side (using autopilot) and keep firing, I killed the Alien Cruiser in a Corvette that way.
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That works, but the easiest way to kill an Alien Cruiser is with a tractor beam and lots of forward firing weapons. The tractor beam holds the cruiser completely stationary, so you can just blast away while your escorts distract the fighters. I've killed a cruiser with an Argosy this way.(S.S. Green Crate)
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The alien cruiser, like all forward-only AI ships, is pretty easy if you have good mobility. I harrassed it using more or less the orbiting tactic you describe in a lightning using lasers and (I'm pretty sure) a couple hundred javelins. The fighters, since they are light and regenerate faster, are much harder. In that case, you can keep beating on it, but it regenerates too fast (at least with only 5 or 6 forward guns).
-pagangod
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Alien Fighters are the mother of all bitches. I've tried to defeat them with just the cannons, and its damn near impossible. If you can get it right, you can just get it in, but most of the time if you're unlucky you'll get them down a decent % then lose them, and poof, all your work is gone.
CS
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**Alien Fighters are the mother of all bitches. I've tried to defeat them with just the cannons, and its damn near impossible. If you can get it right, you can just get it in, but most of the time if you're unlucky you'll get them down a decent % then lose them, and poof, all your work is gone.
CS**
Yeah, but they still can be killed, get a Rebel Cruiser and 6 Escort Rebel Cruisers and get max proton turrets and 4 or so Mass Drivers and load up the rest on proton cannons. Fire at the fighter with all weapons and let your escorts attack it also. it takes about 5 Min with a tractor beam, about 10 without. 
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Andrew M wrote:
**A maneuver for opponents w/out turrets: Just orbit the other ship on it's side (using autopilot) and keep firing, I killed the Alien Cruiser in a Corvette that way.
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cough No offense, but are you just now figuring that out? Sheesh, I've been doing that for ages (slight exageration)...
I realize that could be taken as an insult, but it isn't; its just that I figured that everyone did that. The autopilot is kinda annoying actually; I prefer to do it manually than rely on the autopilot.
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**I've been doing it since oh 1.0.0.
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Heh, not dropping a little "I've been playing longer than you have" hint, are you? So subtle. 
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Heh, not dropping a little "I've been playing longer than you have" hint, are you? So subtle.:p
I've had 1.0.0 since '96, I never got around to updating it till '99 :redface:
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(This message has been edited by Andrew M (edited 03-19-2000).)
