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I always place turrets as close to the planet as possible, mostly on the side where a phase lane (or two) is. I usually setup 1 or 2 repair bays, 2 or 3 hangers and fill in the rest with turrets. When playing TEC or Vasari, I rely less on turrets and more on hangers. This is usually enough to counter those annoying siege frigate attacks, especially if you keep a small number of ships (long range frigates) close to the planet and keep their engagement on local. On frontline

What I am using mid-game is somewhat similar to some others here. My attack group is usually: Combat Fleet: Radiance Battlecruiser x1 Mothership (because it is fairly high level and can colonize after I attack) x1 Destra Crusader x10 Iconus Guardian x5 Defense Vessel x5 Long Range Fleet: Halycon x1 Illuminator x15 Defense Vessel x5 I have found focus firing on enemy cruisers really destroys their firepower, afterwhich I can focu

Just curious how others approach combat. Assuming equal sized/powered fleets (lets say 2cap ships, 5 cruisers, 15 frigates), what do you do? 1. Target frigates/support ships first 2. Target cruisers/combat ships first 3. Concentrate on downing enemy capital ships 4. A mish-mash