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[another_guest]

Originally posted by PrejudiceSucks@Apr 24 2005, 08:08 AM
Firestorms (not Avengers) should be used against Battleships as they can take a hit from the battleship and survive...

I use empty Avengers with plasma cannons to shoot alien retaliation ufos heading for my bases. While my defenses would take care of them, this would yield me no points at all. Just shooting one of those is worth some 500 points, plus you can retrieve their elerium and other loot afterwards.
Firestorms are never fast enough to intercept those ufos, it's even a close call with an Avenger.
So far none of my Avengers has ever sustained more than 40% damage, but I'm playing at standard difficulty.

I don't know if there's a difference in fuel (elerium) costs between 1 Avenger or 3 Firestorms.