hello egin!
i've finished the 4th mission & it's not as hard as i thought it was.
ok, so it was hard but it's manageable enough so ..... .
anyway, i got through by having my whole fleet staying together so nobody can harass me & get away with it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" />
i did research & built torpedo frigates & somehow managed to capture 2 or 3 of vaygr's heavy missile frigates. not to forget i got 2 of their assault frigrates too! it isn't without sacrifice as i lost 2-3 marine frigates in obtaining them but the payoff's worthwhile. heck, i even got me a vaygr destroyer for early christmas! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
bombers remain to be my favourite flankers. the space version of cavalry which happens to be siege weapon killers. i have about 8-10 of bomber squadrons. interceptors suck as they tend to be ripped apart before any fight commences. so i rely on upgraded corvettes to do the job.
as for frigates, i tend to build flak frigates first then torpedo frigates. when i have spare RU's, i build marine frigates.
i am thankful of the design of the mission that it hides the fact(that is until u've advanced far enough) that they are 5 carriers, 1 destroyer, & one mothership with a big mutha space station. all out to get u. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
now another headache among the dust clouds ....