I think on balance I agree - postpone till next turn.
that way we can get our LATF nearer to Vander, so that it can dock and unload there after the base is taken. (maybe head for 40:24, turning into that tile from the north to maintain the deception that we're heading towards the Hive)
Plus, our drop units are then in Gagarin Memorial, and are in position to drop into ZZT and Mussels
And, thirdly, perhaps those Morgan planes in the air will land at Choke, and give us a much jucier mind-controllable objective (will likely cost more, but we'll have another turn of energy credits under our belts)
The only remaining question, then, is "Where to park the invasion fleet?" And if we do mind-control Choke, then we don't need the fleet to be within range of that base - yet we need it to be capable in case the mind-control is foiled (thru being too expensive, or else by their probe defences)
Edit: I see from the 2197 turn that they only had one probe defender at Choke - I wonder if they moved a second there to prep for the inevitable Hive drop-troop visits? (or maybe spotted the Disco Volante on a flyby?)
that way we can get our LATF nearer to Vander, so that it can dock and unload there after the base is taken. (maybe head for 40:24, turning into that tile from the north to maintain the deception that we're heading towards the Hive)
Plus, our drop units are then in Gagarin Memorial, and are in position to drop into ZZT and Mussels
And, thirdly, perhaps those Morgan planes in the air will land at Choke, and give us a much jucier mind-controllable objective (will likely cost more, but we'll have another turn of energy credits under our belts)
The only remaining question, then, is "Where to park the invasion fleet?" And if we do mind-control Choke, then we don't need the fleet to be within range of that base - yet we need it to be capable in case the mind-control is foiled (thru being too expensive, or else by their probe defences)
Edit: I see from the 2197 turn that they only had one probe defender at Choke - I wonder if they moved a second there to prep for the inevitable Hive drop-troop visits? (or maybe spotted the Disco Volante on a flyby?)
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