<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=188048.msg9093406#msg9093406">Quote from: Scribbles on 23-10-2013, 02:36:17</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Defence: <strong>16</strong><br/>Subordinate: <strong>23</strong><br/><em>Mining Ship (10) + Prison Ship (10)</em><br/>Wealth: <em>17</em> (6, 6, 6, 4 + 2) <strong>39, or 41 Near Mine</strong><br/><em>Marketplace (20) + Steward (15)</em><br/>Power: <strong>20</strong><br/>Support: <strong>25</strong><br/>Law: <em>18</em> (1 + 2) <strong>21</strong><br/>Population: <strong>25</strong><br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Even if intended as a joke, no one seems to dislike it, and even I have to admit that it has a lot going for it.  Your fleet would have a ton of supplies, fuel, and food.  Given the huge amount of supplies as well as how slow and difficult to maneuver it is, I am picturing the main ship being the space equivalent of a supertanker (or ULCC).  Hell, it isn't that odd to think that maybe the ship was carrying an assload of colonists to a new planet to populate it along with supplies for the voyage.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=188048.msg9095083#msg9095083">Quote from: Chaeronea on 23-10-2013, 12:53:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Okay, taking another try at teh defence force....<br/><br/>* Warden, Green (8 pts)<br/>* Scorpion, Green (5 pts)<br/>* Scorpion, Green (5 pts)<br/>* Garrison, Green (2 pts)<br/><br/>So we'v got a very basic garrison in case of boarders or riots, we've got two squadrons of Scorpions for standard escort duty, and a squadron of Wardens for escort duty plus as a force to cover the Scorpions in case they need to land while under fire (the Wardens have their own FTL drives according to the GM). If anyone can figure a way to improve the Training level of any of my units I'd be eager to hear about it.<br/><br/>By the way, Kckolbe, how big are Wardens? About the same size as Vipers? Also you mentioned that they were used by private owners - does that mean there were pirates in the Colonies? (which would go a long way to explain why private companies would have fighters and be expected to protect civilian ships)</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I would recommend getting rid of one of your Scorpion units and adding one Civil Patrol unit.  That would give you 4 power back (and cost you 2 Population).  They wouldn't be nearly as strong as Scorpions, and at the green level are little more than cannon fodder, but they can also serve as makeshift sentries with their awareness and quick reaction times.  Plus, the 4 points you save can be placed into upgrading two units to trained.<br/><br/>As for the Wardens, they were actually bought to guard against pirates, just like Scorpions were built to guard against them.  Obviously, pirates got a hold of some as well.