Sparta Air Command

[Googlie]

Good range maps - and there are even more Morgan bases within range from Arcadia:

[Modo44]

I just read the suggestion about X-gas suggestion. Two questions here.

Would it cost anything to add it on top of the prototyping, or is it still within the 1-turn rushing?

Would it not be better to put other useful abilities on the planes instead? I was thinking Deep Radar or Empath Song here.

[Googlie]

Didn't have that option (we can't do empath yet, (no cent Empathy) nor deep radar (need AMA for that)

here are our choices (and, yes, they'll complete in 1 turn in the 2 bases that I've suggested X-missiles for):

[Modo44]

Originally posted by Googlie
Didn't have that option (we can't do empath yet, (no cent Empathy) nor deep radar (need AMA for that)

Oh, sorry. Playing with blind research, I rarely see such in-depth research and so few options.

In that case, X-pods it is.

[Snoddasmannen]

Originally posted by Googlie

I thought that Maniac had put dibs on it (megalomaniac?)

Aw dangit Well alright.

I certainly support the rushing of those noodles though, and I hope we find more of them in the production queues.

[Googlie]

A few months ago I took over in a PBEM (from Netwarrior, I believe) as the PKs - Rubin was in that game and was in vendetta against the PK's

Well, he had an airforce of around 12 impact noodles, and was the only one with doc:air.

He pounded the crap out of me, leaving me with no formers or crawlers and empty bases - I ended up gifting them all to the AI in an attempt to forestall, but he then just declared V against the AI, and took the bases.

So when you are the only one-eyed man in the land of the blind, the world is your oyster (to horribly mix metaphors)

I say we produce noodles everywhere after fast-tracking those first 4

[Modo44]

Originally posted by Googlie
I say we produce noodles everywhere after fast-tracking those first 4

You are not suggesting we produce only planes now, are you?

[Googlie]

planes, missile rovers, crypteia and cruiser transports

[Googlie]

As per the Planning thread, our nascent air force is in training, and will be released on an unsuspecting world in 2162 - 4 squadrons of missile penetrators, 2 of which are equipped with the controversial nervegas pods

So we need 2 Squadron Leaders, 1 Wing Commander, and an Air Commodore (flying, commanding the other wing) - the latter being promoted to the deskjob of Air Vice Marshall when our airforce grows?

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Googlie
I thought that Maniac had put dibs on it (megalomaniac?)

I already command the Spartan Kel, and well... after playing sixty years only with scale models, I'm kinda fed up with air units, so if Snoddasmannen wants to be Wing Commander or Air Marshall or so:

[Maniac]

Originally posted by sentry33
Perhaps we can build aerospace complex in the Sector Craterwest?
# It will boost morale and range of our airforce (elite - better range/speed/strenght),
# It will give our garrison troops x2 defense against air attacks - elite plasma will have 9, with sensor - 11.25! This is enough to shoot down disciplined x-needlejet

I like it.
Extra advantage: our air units can be quickly repaired between air raids on Terrapeso-Morgania.
We could use crawlers to hurry an Aerospace Complex there, and then cash in a crawler there every year (if available) to build a B-6.

Or if we want to build even more B-6's, or want to have an aeospace complex in a more central location to make cashing in crawlers easier, how about another Complex in Santiago Citadel?
(Perhaps we could even change the current noodle production in SC2 to a Complex already, with the "retire unit design" trick to avoid mineral waste? It would of course delay us getting a fourth noodle, but when we get it, it would have higher morale. Just a personal preference of course.)

Certainly if we plan to go on a massive air force building spree, first building one or two Aerospace Complexes to give all our units +2 morale would be worth it IMO.

[Modo44]

Yup, a good morale is always important.

[Googlie]

Well, I'd rather retire the XB class, and change to Aerospaces in both those bases (Fort Buster and Olympus Academy)

We can't just change in 1 base, as retiring the unit would retire both (altho I guess we could then redesign it again and use the stored minerals)

But OA and FB are our 2 best minerals bases (after Fort Soup) so could best support an airforce, so changing from the XB class does make more sense

(Of course, we can always build elsewhere and rehome to our big support bases)

But all-in-all I still favour the Aerospaces in FB and AU

[Googlie]

Off to an appointment (golf game) - I'll check on my return for further instructions (the turn is due in just under 9 hours)

[Googlie]

Just to update:

Retired the XB design, and rushed an aerospace at Fort Buster. Also changed to an aerospace at OA, but couldn't rush (already udes the "hurry" feature there)

I left some credits in the kitty to rush it next turn