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A) Open Warfare: Shoot them as soon as we can.

15 (48.4%)

B) Cold War: Establish borders, and try to out-grow them.

16 (51.6%)

C) No War: Let's share the solar system.... For now.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 31

[shadenight123]

we could give a display of force by stationing a strong militaryclass spaceship near the last seen enemy thermal signature.

[a1s]

That would be Mercury. (That's why I'm pushing for a DSTS base on Ceres.)
Anyway, what details about the strike-force still need to be provided?

[Sheb]

Will you base a strike force on Ceres and shuttle FAC back and forth? Will you base them off the Ashdod? Will you pull them back to Titan?

[a1s]

We definitely won't base them on Ceres- that will lead them right to our DSTS (this was mentioned in the turn orders). Whether they'll be based on a carrier or on their own, they need to be at least 1Mkm away, preferably 10. And unless it's to engage a target, they should never get any closer.

[Boksi]

I say we rotate them. We have enough to do that and still defend ourselves, right?

[Azkul]

My vote is to just base FACs off carriers.

[inteuniso]

If it saves fuel, do it. Who knows when we get low on fuel.

[Sheb]

So vote are for the CV Ashdod on Vera (Not Ceres, sorry), with a FAC wing on it? I take it you'll want them to operate on stealth mode (no sensors until they're in shooting range of target, etc etc?

[a1s]

So vote are for the CV Ashdod on Vera (Not Ceres, sorry), with a FAC wing on it? I take it you'll want them to operate on stealth mode (no sensors until they're in shooting range of target, etc etc?

Yes on the stealth mode.
With the loss of the maintenance facilities, there is longer a need to have a static base, so I think after each encounter with the enemy (by the FAC wing only, hopefully), Ashod should be moved in a random (kinda) direction for 1 day, at the speed of 225 km/s  (we're going for TH 63 here, in case they can detect us). As a rule of thumb, we want the Ashod to end up 10-35 Mkm from Ceres after each trip.

[Bremen]

That would be Mercury. (That's why I'm pushing for a DSTS base on Ceres.)
Anyway, what details about the strike-force still need to be provided?

You seem to be under the mistaken impression that each extra DSTS increases sensor strenght by 25%, which is incorrect. If 1 sensor station is 250 strength, 2 stations is 500, 4 is 1000, etc. We're probably better off leaving every sensor station in the system on Titan.

And once again, I vote against stationing ships in the asteroid belt. Defending the outer system is one thing, but going out of our way to provoke a war when we have completely avoided military development is a bad idea.

[a1s]

You seem to be under the mistaken impression that each extra DSTS increases sensor strenght by 25%, which is incorrect. If 1 sensor station is 250 strength, 2 stations is 500, 4 is 1000, etc.

Deep Space Tracking Station (DSTS): DSTS provide EM and Thermal sensor capability for a colony. The first DSTS has a sensor strength equal to the racial Planetary Sensor Strength. Each additional DSTS adds 25% to the colony’s sensor strength.

Not to mention that you can just load up Aurora and look at almost any colony with DSTS-es on it, to see that in fact no, it's not rating x # of stations.

[Azkul]

I do believe it adds 25% of sensor strength technology, not 25% of total strength.

[Bremen]

You seem to be under the mistaken impression that each extra DSTS increases sensor strenght by 25%, which is incorrect. If 1 sensor station is 250 strength, 2 stations is 500, 4 is 1000, etc.

Deep Space Tracking Station (DSTS): DSTS provide EM and Thermal sensor capability for a colony. The first DSTS has a sensor strength equal to the racial Planetary Sensor Strength. Each additional DSTS adds 25% to the colony’s sensor strength.

Not to mention that you can just load up Aurora and look at almost any colony with DSTS-es on it, to see that in fact no, it's not rating x # of stations.

Which is exactly what I did before I claimed otherwise. Did you?

[a1s]

I was until this moment sure that I did see it in the game.    Has that changed in the 5.4x branch?

[shadenight123]

what about instead researching new science to increase sensor outputs?

ps:
what is our actual mineral situation? considering mineral outposts?