Number of ships in a fleet...

[Ozental]

I'm wondering what a good number of ships to have in an attacking fleet(s) is. Currently I've got around 4 destroyers, 1 advanced destroyer and 25 or so fighters in my main fleet. That seems a large-ish number to me but I saw another race's fleet which had something like 60 fighters.

What's a good number of ships to have in a fleet to kill the 'average' emeny fleet?

Also, if I want to invade a planet, does the type/number of space ships I have effect my chances at all, or will be purely be based on numbers of tanks, etc. (i.e. are spaceships used in ground battles)?

[vakundok]

Originally posted by Ozental
I'm wondering what a good number of ships to have in an attacking fleet(s) is. Currently I've got around 4 destroyers, 1 advanced destroyer and 25 or so fighters in my main fleet. That seems a large-ish number to me but I saw another race's fleet which had something like 60 fighters.It depends on whether you play the battles or let the computer to simulate the result. You can find here that (in case of played battles) fighters have no real use, especially later in the game.Originally posted by Ozental
What's a good number of ships to have in a fleet to kill the 'average' emeny fleet?The average enemy fleet will be just bigger and bigger as the game progresses. (Late in a normal or hard game thousands of ships.) Not to mention that the quality is even more important than quantity. (For example, if your ships are properly equipped you can destroy 5 destroyers and 60 fighters without loosing any of your capital ships.)Originally posted by Ozental
Also, if I want to invade a planet, does the type/number of space ships I have effect my chances at all, or will be purely be based on numbers of tanks, etc. (i.e. are spaceships used in ground battles)? No, they are not used. (I think not even when laser strike is researched.) However, the more ships the more tanks they can carry, not to mention when the enemy uses orbital guns ...

[Ozental]

Cheers, thanks for that. :)