Swap out Sova with Dunov and you have yourself a decent combo.

Though I typically prefer more capships with my fleets.

the largest fleet ive ever used in game:

49 Colbalts
35 Javelis
40 Gardas
25 Percherons
10 Ceilos
15 Hoshikos
39 Kodiaks

6 Kols
3 Dunovs
3 Sovas
2 Akkans
2 Marzas

34 Fighter Squads
16 Bomber Squads

So, uh . . . what do you do when the massed fighters and bombers show up?

Or he could use the Kol ability to shred the fighter/bombers. Micro required.

Uh, so non consensus on the ideal TEC fleet yet.
It would be good if the posters would tell on which map are they using this fleets.

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Build a few flaks

That fleet is solid, but I dont like Sova's. My favorite Tec fleet was

2 Dunovs
1 Kol (highest level and fleet leader)
1 Akkan

20 Kodiacs
10 Hoshikos
10 Flak Frigates
5 Cielos

Kol is the best cap ship, able to take massive abuse, has abilities to smash cap ships, strike craft, and has finest hour. Akkan is there to mostly disable cap ships when opossing fleet retreats, you can stop the cap ship cold and gang up on it by itself. The 2 Dunovs are there because I prefer having multiple cap ships for planet bombing over siege frigates, they can heal the other cap ships shields good, and the second prevents the enemy from easily being able to take a single dunov first.

Make no mistake, Kodiacs are the heart and soul of Tec firepower. Hoshikos are a way to keep your guys in the fight longer, Cielos add a nice bonus/light heal and are good for overall balance. Flak Frigates are there because they are tough to kill and cheap filler, and of course prevent strike craft from overwhelming you. I like LRM's early in the game with 10 plus, but they can too fragile for large and long battles. This fleet can chew through 2-3 cap ships before they lose many frigates, and the cap ships almost never die.

This is of course, for playing the AI.

45x Illuminator
15x Iconis Guardian
20x Domina Subjugator
15x Disciple Vessel
15x Defense Vessel

2 Progenitors
2 Halycon
1 Radiance
1 Rapture
1 Revelation

Hmm, I go a bit more by the seat of my pants, although I favor HCs, LRMs, and Perchion Carriers. Usually, I build them all in groups of 10 . . a larger fleet then gets a few 10 ship squadrons, depending on attack or defense. This way, I can adjust fleets, especially if on a 2 front war, and often can use 2 or 3 left over ships from a 10 ship group as decoys or something else

Guys, it's pretty silly to try and make up a perfect fleet roster. You're making the assumption that you 1) need a certain fleet mix (but you can't make that assumption until you SEE what the enemy has) and 2) that there is a perfect fleet.

Instead try to understand what each ship is good at and build accordingly, with an eye to what your enemy is building.

Here are some rules of thumb:

a) LRMs are your early-mid game workhorse unit. They're primary advantage is their cheap cost and extended range.

Kodiaks are your mid-late game workhorse unit. These guys take a beating and dish it out. They just get better and better as they game goes on. Importantly, small squadrons of Kodiaks can "tank" larger enemy fleets and can often solo well defended worlds.

c) Flak should only be built if the enemy builds carriers. Sure, they are tough, but they are a weak fighter and almost useless against enemy structures. Better to invest in labs and tech up to Kodiaks.

d) Hoshikos are useful late game. They will rarely turn the tide in battle, but they will make your fleet just a bit tougher. Not a priority. Maybe a 20th of the fleet.

e) Cielo's are an excellent support unit -- you'll need only a handful of these to get all their benefits. Maybe a 10th of the fleet.

f) Cobalts -- these are GREAT for leaving laying around your worlds as a reserve against a siege ship attack. Otherwise... I mean, they CAN be useful if you upgrade their special ability. In most games you'll need to built maybe a grand total of six of these and then only to help your first cap clear worlds.


As for capitals, Dreadnought, Dreadnought, Akkan. If you're in a game where you end up building more caps than three, either you're doing something wrong (you're better off with more ships of the line) or you're screwing around.

I personally tend to build fleets consisting of ~20 Kodiaks, 2 Hoshikos, 1 Cielo, an Akkan and one other cap, depending on what I'm gonna use it for - I have a personal liking for Sovas, but the Marzas are good for bombardment, and the others caps have their own advantages. The good thing is, you can field 3 of them with 40% upkeep, allowing you to be everywhere at once (Almost). Bad thing is, they aren't that hard to destroy, though pooling them helps.

Small Cap fleets isn't noobish, it's common sense. Especially mid-late game, and there's no way you can get more than three in the early game without tanking yourself in the long run.

The Cielo's are pretty noobish and useless in large quanities. The word Cielo 'Command' cruiser does state that there has to be one per large fleet of 50 odd ships. They are pretty vulnerable but they pin-point the ships that are of greatest priority to be gunned down. I've learnt my lesson and having too many of these suckers don't particularly get you anywhere.

Big up the Kodiak's