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FS2 Weapons and ships-The Good and Bad

What does everyone think of the best and worst eqiupment for Freespace 2? I think...
Fighter: Myrmidon or Ares
Bomber: Ursa or Boanerges
Cannon: Kayser or Mekhu
Missile: Tornado or Tempest
Bomb: Helios or Cyclops(duh)

And as for worst...
Fighter: Loki or Herc1
Bomber: Osiris, uncontested(even Zeus and Medusa have their uses)
Cannon: Lamprey or Prometheus R(tie)
Missile: Any TAG missile

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Any power ranger attacked by a monster smart enough to attack them while they are morphing.

The Aeolus and Deimos.

although, for the most value, the GTVA must have been laughing all the way to the bank when Alpha 1 signed up.

Umm, Shrike, I meant that as in what you can use when you play. And I'm not including MOD weapons right now.

Best
Fighter: Perseus or Serapis (ph33r interceptors)
Bomber: Artemis DH or Ursa (depends on size of target)
Primary: Kayser+Mekhu combo (ph33r.. again)
Small Sec: Harpoon. No contest.
Large Sec: Helios.

Worst
Fighter: Hercules Mk II (also ugliest)
Bomber: null (I can't decide)
Primary: Prometheus R
Small Sec: TAGs
Large Sec: null (I can't decide)

Optimal Loadout
Ship: Serapis
PBank1: Kayser
PBank2: Mekhu
SBank1: Harpoon
SBank2: Harpoon

ph33r.

Best
Bomber - GVB Sekhmet
Fighter - GTF Hercules

Missile - Trebuchet
Laser - Suback HL-7

Worst
Bomber - GTB Zeus
Fighter - GTF Loki

Missile - Tag Anything
Laser - Circe/Prometheus R (Tied)

Optimal Loadout
GVB Sekhmet
L1 - Maxim
M1 - Helios
M2 - Helios
M3 - ... errr... I mean Helios

Best Multi Mission
MT-04b.fs2 - Rebel Intercept

Yeah!
Own3d!

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Vasudan Strike Wing
Squadron/Wing Leader
GTD Akagi

Best-

Fighter-Perseus.
Bomber-Sekhmet.

Gun combo-Kayser+Subach
Missle-Harpoons+Tempests.


Worst-
Fighter-Serapis. The thing must be made of tissue paper...
Bomber-Dunno.

Weapons-
The leach gun.
There are no bad missles.


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Best stuff
Bomber: Tie between GTB Ursa and GVB Sekhment
Fighter: GTF Myrmidon
Combat gun: Kayser/Mekhu
Tactical gun: Morning star
Missle: Harpoon
Bomb: Helios, no question

Worst
Bomber: GTB Zeus or GVB Osiris
Fighter: GVF Serapis
Combat gun: dunno their all pretty good
Tactical gun: Lamprey
Missle: all TAG missiles
Bomb: Cyclops#short (hey it fits the requirements)

So I plagiarized the list layout, so what?

Best
Fighter: Perseus
Bomber: Medusa
Primary: Maxim, then definitely Kayser
Small Sec: Tornado
Large Sec: Infyrno (l33tar than Piranha)
Bomb: Helios, of course.

Worst
Fighter: Loki, no doubt about that one
Bomber: Zeus, its shielding and weapon banks chew harshly
Primary: Lamprey
Small Sec: TAGs, no question about that, those useless little things
Large Sec: Cyclops, that's the only one left :P
Really Large Sec: Meson Bomb, cuz you can't use 'em :P

Optimal Loadout
Ship: Perseus
PBank1: Prometheus Standard
PBank2: Maxim
SBank1: Harpoon
SBank2: Tornado

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Best stuff
Bomber: GTB Zeus
Fighter: GTF Myrmidon
Combat gun: Prom S/Subach HL-7
Tactical gun: Old School Flail
Missle: Tornado
Bomb: Atlas (h4w h4w. You will see)

Worst
Bomber: GTB Ursa
Fighter: GVF Anubis, GTF Loki
Combat gun: Prom R
Tactical gun: Lamprey
Missle: Hornet
Bomb: Pirahna



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Dynamo
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Campaign Watch Leader and Head Hippy

Why does everyone think the Zeus is bad? The Osiris is by far the worst bomber. It can barely carry 7 cyclops, and is even slower than the Ursa. As for the Zeus being a bad bomber, I agree; I use it like the Ares, for strategic assault. and Scythe, why do you not like the Herc2? It's decent, although I don't particularly like it myself.

It's ugly (actually, it's yoogly, but ) and seems to be too slow for the amount of firepower it has.

What I want to know is this: Am I the only one who likes the Serapis?

Best

fighter- Hurk2
bomber- Artemis DH
cannon- kayser
missile- Trebuchet
bomb- meson

worst

fighter- Loki
bomber- Osiris
cannon- ML-16
missile- MX-50
bomb- Rebel Bomb

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-me

Hey Loph, I meant FS2 stuff, not FS1, and I also meant what you can equip. No offense.

ooops forgot to see that

ok then

bomb- helios

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worst primary- lamprey
worst sencondary- tag-a

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It would be really cool if I woke up on Christmas morning and got a life.
-me

quote:

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Originally posted by Scythe:
What I want to know is this: Am I the only one who likes the Serapis?

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I seriously like the Serapis too, mainly because Mekhu+Maxim cannon combo is really good, but it is pretty darn fragile. Of course, in the hands of a skilled pilot, you really don't need to worry about that. Also, I've been meaning to ask, what do you all think of the Thoth?(when used in FS2). And no, not all Vasudan ships rock
:glares at the Osiris and Seth:

The Serapis is a zippy little ship, very fast and agile, and formidable when on your tail. However, it has VERY poor shields, and the hull plating doesn't last long either. Personally, my Vasudan interceptor of choice is the GVF Horus. And as for normal fighter, it was the Thoth (I think).
Bomber, probably the GVB Bakha, though I haven't flown Vasudan bombers much.

Actually, the number one ship I'd like to pilot (or more appropriately, command) is the GVD Hatshepsut. It looks absolutely l33t. Would be nice if it had exceptionally powerful beam turrets (say, white Sathanas-size stuff). But then again, it's a destroyer, not a juggernaut.

Now heres a guy who thinks straight... ^
The Vasudan Ships, in game at least, seem to last twice as long as the Terran ones, and they do indeed do more damage, which is probably why they only got 5 new ships in the new game. The Terrans on the other hand, who have exceptionally weak ships, seem to need to get 30 new ships .

Think out this little scenario, the Great war went on for 14 years, and not a single advancement had been made. The Terrans had atleast 20 ship types, and the Vasudans had 18 (about) They merge against shivans, and now theres the:

Orion
Hades
Hecate


But what do the Vasudans have?

Typhon
Hatshepsut
Ankh

yeah thats right, a cheap little sentry...

think about them apples...

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Vasudan Strike Wing
Squadron/Wing Leader
GTD Akagi

I always thought Vasudan ships were more lightly armored than their Terran counterparts.. maybe it's just me. However, I did create a Terran-Vasudan capship battle in FRED2 with the following ships:

Terrans
1 Hecate
2 Deimos
3 Aeolus

Vasudans
1 Hatshepsut
2 Sobeks
3 Mentus

and so far the record is 4-1 Vasudans

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