Re: Killing Xenons Posted By: Paul Knibbs Date: 27 Jan 2001, 18:21 In Response To: Re: Killing Xenons (Cap'n Pugwash) > I think the answer is HORNETS HORNETS HORNETS. Let > them rip at a Xenon M1 or 2 from about 2-3km and they > won't bother you again :) Around 15-20 rockets should > finish one off for sure. 2-3 km is way too close for an M2--those things are too fast for Hornets to catch, so the only way to hit them is to launch your Hornets from about 10km range DIRECTLY IN FRONT of the M2--the ship will then fly into the Hornets as it tries to get you. Re: Killing Xenons Posted By: Commander Jamieson Date: 27 Jan 2001, 18:11 In Response To: Re: Killing Xenons (Killing Xenon) > Flying an elite, apothos. Gut major money. Help me > babe, cause I'm still smoking sitting here. Thanks, > Lisa ***If you have a maxxed Discoverer or Octopus, you just might make it into the middle of the sector to the station there. Stay in front of it and when a Xenon destroyer wants the better part of you, just hide behind the station. What happens is the destroyer is too fast and will ram the station trying to get to you and wipe himself out. I have not tried that in version 2 yet, this might have been fixed to make it harder to ram a station. Cheers *Commander Jamieson* Re: Killing Xenons Posted By: Apothos Date: 27 Jan 2001, 18:11 In Response To: Re: Killing Xenons (Killing Xenon) Major cash huh? You maxxed your Elite? The way i handle the larger Xenon ships is either run-away!!!!!! or Use hornets while they are flying stright at me. I'm usually stationary and wait for them to start an "attack run" on me and when they get within a click I let loose with between about 7 and 15 hornet missiles. Doesn't always work, sometimes the Hornets self distruct, but it does at least give you time to get out of there or at least make a run for it... Re: Killing Xenons Posted By: Steel Date: 27 Jan 2001, 18:13 In Response To: Killing Xenons (Killing Xenon) > K, guys, how do ya kill the big xenon ships. Getting > my ass toasted. I'm still smoking sitting here writing > this. Tried everything. But they still keep getting > the better of me. And I HATE THAT. Help Get loads of Hornet missiles and have AHEPT's. When the Xenon get within about 5 klicks (they will head right at you like mad ppl) launch loads of hornets - about 15. If the Xenon turn away, which they may do when you start launching then stop launching missiles and fill 'em full of AHEPT's. Repeat until they blow. Also, take some wingmen and tell them to attack the ship. This will give you a bit if breathing space to launch another missile attack. Also, launch a shed load of Fighter Drones at them as well. They are pretty useless, but they will also keep it busy and allow you more time. If you stay close to the gate they will come right at you and then move away at the last minute and the Xenon ship will *ram* the gate. This sometimes works as they go *pop* after a few collisions with the gate. HTH Oh, buy a TL and go in there with it loaded full of hornets and ships and cause I *real* battle. Can't think of anything else at the mo. ;) Steel Enforcers! 1 thing Posted By: T3 Date: 27 Jan 2001, 23:58 In Response To: Killing Xenons (Killing Xenon) isn't it ez'er to just wait by the gate you just exited and see the xenon m2 crash into them (it might take a while especially withthe one's with the larger shields) i did it and so killed al destroyers and i just kill the m1's with about 16-17 hornets and i killed 1 station in the enemy sector under scale plate green so that sector is completely empty and i of course destroyed the m0 with just my alpha hept's (after wating by the gate for the m2's to crash into it) T3