My fleet just got its robed butts several kicked by a Demos-heavy Centauri fleet and was wondering if any more experienced admirals could give some tactical pointers? It was a 7-point skirmish game with the following fleets.
Minbari
2 Tigaras
1 Ashinata
1 wing of Nials
1 wing of Flyers
Centauri
6 Demos
2 Sentri wings
I was limited slightly by the models I had painted (no Torothas yet thanks to Royal Mail going on strike :roll: ).
I advanced fairly cautiously trying to get within fusion cannon range but stay outside the magic 8". Basically I got fragged. 3 Demos made their stealth roles on the first turn which slightly above average but not much. Even though I was using Flyers as Interceptors, one Tigara got crippled for only doing a few points in return. The other Tigara and Ashinata scored some more damage but slightly below par rolling meant I failed to do any sigificant damage.
Turn 2 saw the crippled Tigara finished off and thre Ashinata destroyed for no loss of the Demos. Even with the Nials doing their best to mob them, I could do the damage fast enough to even crippled them.
My basic problem was that outnumbered 2:1, my opponent was making enough rolls to get through my stealth. The Demos seems to put out an awful lot of Precise of DD attacks and I could not put damage on them fast enough. I realise Minbari are stronger at higher PLs but really I should be able to put more of a showing in at Skirmish level.
Some of these skirmish level ships seems disproportionately tough. They are fairly sturdy and throw a large number of dice about. How should I counter it? Do I just need to fight fire with fire and bring some Torothas along? Is there another way to counter low level swams.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Minbari
2 Tigaras
1 Ashinata
1 wing of Nials
1 wing of Flyers
Centauri
6 Demos
2 Sentri wings
I was limited slightly by the models I had painted (no Torothas yet thanks to Royal Mail going on strike :roll: ).
I advanced fairly cautiously trying to get within fusion cannon range but stay outside the magic 8". Basically I got fragged. 3 Demos made their stealth roles on the first turn which slightly above average but not much. Even though I was using Flyers as Interceptors, one Tigara got crippled for only doing a few points in return. The other Tigara and Ashinata scored some more damage but slightly below par rolling meant I failed to do any sigificant damage.
Turn 2 saw the crippled Tigara finished off and thre Ashinata destroyed for no loss of the Demos. Even with the Nials doing their best to mob them, I could do the damage fast enough to even crippled them.
My basic problem was that outnumbered 2:1, my opponent was making enough rolls to get through my stealth. The Demos seems to put out an awful lot of Precise of DD attacks and I could not put damage on them fast enough. I realise Minbari are stronger at higher PLs but really I should be able to put more of a showing in at Skirmish level.
Some of these skirmish level ships seems disproportionately tough. They are fairly sturdy and throw a large number of dice about. How should I counter it? Do I just need to fight fire with fire and bring some Torothas along? Is there another way to counter low level swams.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
