Asteroid Shield
Asteroid Shield
Sirens were blaring in my ears, atmosphere venting from my ship at an alarming rate, and though my repair bot was still functioning, I'd lost all but a couple thrusters and my cockpit. Buying for time, I sneaked out of the vicious firefight and moved into an asteroid field. I noticed stray missiles flying by, so I painstakingly maneuvered "behind" an asteroid, so that it would be between me and the multi-squadron engagement. My own wing was taking a pounding, so I ordered them to avoid contact and withdraw. Meanwhile, my engines and weapons were coming online, so I began pushing my overgrown sandbag towards the fighting, slowly but surely. By the time I was picked up by the hostiles, most of my systems were online. A Super Watcher and a Crow were approaching, firing towards me. As the missiles came in from one direction, I came around the opposite side of the rock and fired a salvo of Oriks, catching them head on and sending the already damaged watcher into oblivion and scorching the Crow significantly. As the rest of the enemy ships started moving in toward me, I was painfully aware of the fact that I was outnumbered. I ordered the wingmen I had left to rejoin the fight and began evasive maneuvers, conserving the few missiles I had left. Once I had another wingman to take some of the attention off of me, we mopped up fairly quickly.
Question: Has anyone else had any noteworthy tactics using asteroids?
Question: Has anyone else had any noteworthy tactics using asteroids?
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Enemies are incredibly reluctant (for good reason) to fire guided missiles at you in an asteroid field. Given that I only use Plectrons, I suffer no such disadvantage and can fire at will. In fact, it's easier for me since the enemies slow or stop (though when they back up it sometimes throws me off). I once destroyed 4 Warriors and a Nightmare with a ship that had lost all its armor (my repair bots fixed the inside damage, as always).
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True enough. I enjoy fighting against superior odds in the asteroid fields, no matter what I'm armed with. It's like being the Viet Cong, sneaking around and maiming the superior force.
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I'm afraid this is going way off topic, but anyway I think you're wrong there. Whilst it is correct, that the North Vietnamese Army eventually won the war the actual Vietcong (which means the infamous guerilla) matter of factly ceased to exist by late 1969. The 'regular' NVA kept fighting though, but it took them more than a year to reach Saigon even after the American (and other) troops withdrew.There were still VC in Vietnam when all the ARVN's and US troops were gone. You don't give them enough credit.
1969 seems too early, as I have some family and neighbors who were in country, as well as books, that make reference to VC activity in the early seventies. Of course, it may have been a result of on-uniformed regulars, but guerrillas, especially sappers and snipers, were still around.
You're right... we are way off topic.
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You're right... we are way off topic.
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correct the VC all but ceased to exsist after the TET offensiveTheKangaroo wrote:I'm afraid this is going way off topic, but anyway I think you're wrong there. Whilst it is correct, that the North Vietnamese Army eventually won the war the actual Vietcong (which means the infamous guerilla) matter of factly ceased to exist by late 1969. The 'regular' NVA kept fighting though, but it took them more than a year to reach Saigon even after the American (and other) troops withdrew.There were still VC in Vietnam when all the ARVN's and US troops were gone. You don't give them enough credit.
in fact the war was all but won after the TET offensive we
had finally smashed the best they had...then our cowardly polititians
pulls us out...
if you run..you'll only die tired
Oversimplified.sid6.7 wrote:correct the VC all but ceased to exsist after the TET offensiveTheKangaroo wrote:I'm afraid this is going way off topic, but anyway I think you're wrong there. Whilst it is correct, that the North Vietnamese Army eventually won the war the actual Vietcong (which means the infamous guerilla) matter of factly ceased to exist by late 1969. The 'regular' NVA kept fighting though, but it took them more than a year to reach Saigon even after the American (and other) troops withdrew.There were still VC in Vietnam when all the ARVN's and US troops were gone. You don't give them enough credit.
in fact the war was all but won after the TET offensive we
had finally smashed the best they had...then our cowardly polititians
pulls us out...
Yes, the VC were vastly reduced and demoralized following Tet '68, but they still operated for several years in a limited capacity.
You are almost dead on about the politics. The primary way in which Iraq resembles Vietnam is in the political micromanagement of the conflict.
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