Re: Salvo Missiles (was UN Ship Nomenklatura)

I used salvo missiles in my last three games. In each case I had a sceen
of
4 DD/Ms. The first time and second time they did some damage as the
enemy
chose to run straight in at me. The biggest decision was when to fire so
that all my DDs had a chance to empty their internal/extrenal racks
before
they came under heavy fire.

By the third game, my opponent had judged them to be enough of a threat
that he took some skillfull evasives and changed his tactics. almost two
thirds of my salvos disappeared into space. My last salvo, I readjusted
and  in conjucntion with a simultaneous fighter attack, attrited the
enemy.
His evasive manuevers in themselves oppened up some possibilities for my
ships so I was still pleased wihth the missiles.

The missiles are enough of a threat that you can't ignore them. But it
takes a  while to get to the point that you can eyeball and predict the
best place to throw them. Also I found it's better to concentrate them
against a few targets rather than spread them out.

In fact, My ideal missile squadron would put out max missles in one or
two
salvos rather than spread them out over a number of turns.

Los