Want a REALLY dirty, low-down, planet-conquering, ship-stomping trick? I've got a beauty for ya.
This trick I call the KYDC (Kidsey) tactic. It stands for "Keep Your Distance Conquering". (Another good name for it would be "Make-Your-Escorts-Do-All-The-Work Conquering") Anyways, here's how it works. First, buy a big capital ship (a UE Destroyer will do nicely). Second, capture 6 escorts. In a UE Destroyer I was able to caputre 6 other Destroyers. It took me a while, but it was worth it! (I conquered 3 worlds with my squadron...before I purchased the glorious UE Cruiser!) Other good escorts would be Freight-Curriers (they've got 2 Blaze Turrets and a bunch of Hunter missiles, not to mention they're pretty tough, and en masse they're a nasty bunch), UE Fighters (mixed in with your group), or Helions (they're pretty agressive). Now, once you drop into the system you wish to conquer, turn around and run. I mean, fly away from the planet! Go to the system border. You'll know when you hit it. (Your ship will stop moving!) Once at the border, hail the planet and demand tribute. They'll promptly send out a fleet, and at the same time YOUR fleet will promptly go out to give them a proper welcome. Now, here's the beauty of this tactic. Your escorts soften-up or kill almost all the ships. The ships that DO get past them are weakened and are easy targets for your looming capital ship. And at your distance, in between attacks you will have ample time to regenerate your shields and prepare for your next victim. One other cool thing about this tactic is that the defense fleet from the planet completely IGNORES your escorts. You don't have to worry about losing them. Muahahahaha! ahum! It works beautifully.
Enjoy!
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Captain Itkonen of the modified UE Cruiser IRON FIST (Flagship of VICTORY FLEET), Ex-Captain of the modified UE Destroyer DEFIANT (who, with his fleet of Destroyers (VIGILANCE FLEET), single-handedly destroyed the Vionian Dreadnaught...losing all but one Destroyer escort)
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