Fighters vs. Gunships

[Derkylos]

pft gunboats are gunboats, and so are gun ships, 1 bomber can handle a GB,

And one Firefly can handle an OC dessie...

However, assuming both the GB and the fighter(s) have any idea what they're doing, a GB mounting even 1 missile turret is dangerous to anything up to a bomber.

On the other hand, the bomber will have considerable trouble getting into a position where they can SN the hull of the GB, and solaris fire can shake the best pilot's aim. Throw another bomber into the mix and you've got a different kettle of fish entirely. Seeing that you now have enough firepower to drop a BS shield, with good timing, you can take down the GB with SNs alone (and those take forever to drop off...).

As for VHF vs GB, yes, theoretically, you can drop a GB shield with debilitators, but who actually has a 100% hit rate at 600m with 4 Solarises firing at them? Not to mention "Incoming missile" "Gun lost" and that fact that the target is moving.

However, there cometh a point where the sheer damage output of a huge swarm of any ship overwhelms the best of shield regens (Get enough 'fleas and you can take out an admin shield...).

In response to the original query (well, the modified one), n a 3 man GB hunting team, VHF, bomber and GB would do quite well, possibly replacing either the VHF or the GB with a second bomber. That would offer the capability to not only take out your primary targets, but to also engage and defeat any other targets up to and including some cruisers. Variety is the way forward when composing a force.

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