Ken's guide: harkonen

[Big Mentat]

I know this has nothing to do with the Harkonnen, but I always kind the air drone a good explorer.

Its quick, it flies above everything else, and if it keeps moving even AA fire cant hit it!!!

[ken124578]

post it in my atreides guide topic :)

there i'll give comments about it ::)

[Big Mentat]

Ok u do that ;D

[ken124578]

Ok u do that ;D

post it there first, else it looks an bit offtopic like this ;)

timenh: don't close it because the last few posts were ot

[Timenn]

Don't worry. I won't close without warning

But ken, how do you build YOUR Gunship rush.

Mine is, Hangar, Gunships alot, and THEN Helipads.

[Devastator_Mech]

I send scouts to all edges of the map, so mostly I will know where your base IS. And when I see that, I use my other scouts to micromanage them in. Believe me, it won't take so much time. But an anti-scout defense is quickly made...

Yes, 1 light infantry and 1 scout would be enough.

[Devastator_Mech]

I know this has nothing to do with the Harkonnen, but I always kind the air drone a good explorer.

Its quick, it flies above everything else, and if it keeps moving even AA fire cant hit it!!!

I'll doubt it, the missile will only die if its out of range, if the AA units fired the missile while the Air-Drone is above, prepare to say goodbye to it.

[ken124578]

Don't worry. I won't close without warning

But ken, how do you build YOUR Gunship rush.

Mine is, Hangar, Gunships alot, and THEN Helipads.

this is my gunship bo.

after i got my hangar up:

2 landing pads >> 1 hangar >> 2 landing pads >> 1 hangar >> 5 landing pads.

i'll stop gunship production when my money runs low (gunship are expensive and i have to think about their army (s) and airdefence ;)

[Devastator_Mech]

Thats right, even though its the heaviest armored air unit in the game, but it can't withstand much blasts from AA units too. If your opponent has a strong air-defence but a weak army, its better off by building ground force instead.

[ken124578]

i find an ground force more important then air forces, gunships are just an addition to my army, i'll happily cancel gunship/hangar/landing pad production if that means that i can continieu to make ground units and buildings.

[Timenn]

Beside that, airborne doesn't 'count' as an army. If you have destroyed all non-airial units, you are still vicorious

[Big Mentat]

I'll doubt it, the missile will only die if its out of range, if the AA units fired the missile while the Air-Drone is above, prepare to say goodbye to it.

Whatever you say Anna, but it does work i assure you. Try it!!! >:(

[ken124578]

erm, the *ONLY* AA fire an airdrone can outrun is the AA of another airdrone (with good micromanaging)

[Big Mentat]

erm, the *ONLY* AA fire an airdrone can outrun is the AA of another airdrone (with good micromanaging)

Uh, yeah. Ok anne i apologise k? But only cos i heard it from the best. Bear in mind that i said it would outrun any AA fire whilst it is MOVING. In other words when YOU have given it a move order. OK? :(

[ken124578]

i made an mistake, the airdrone can outrun aa fire of the gunship and other airdrones, but you'll have an damaged/dead airdrone if any type of aa weapon fires on it (except the gunship's and airdrone's (with good micrromanaging)

[Devastator_Mech]

I'll doubt it, the missile will only die if its out of range, if the AA units fired the missile while the Air-Drone is above, prepare to say goodbye to it.

Whatever you say Anna, but it does work i assure you. Try it!!! >:(

Thats has happened more times to me than you think, i know all about that.

[Devastator_Mech]

erm, the *ONLY* AA fire an airdrone can outrun is the AA of another airdrone (with good micromanaging)

No, they can't out-range any missile, but it really depends on how far away is the Air-Drone from the AA units while the missile was fires. If its close to the AA unit, then there's no hope, but if its quites far away and when the missile was fired and has almost left the AA unit's range, then there's a chance, but it still must travel at full speed to escape it until you could see the missile is dead.

[Devastator_Mech]

erm, the *ONLY* AA fire an airdrone can outrun is the AA of another airdrone (with good micromanaging)

Uh, yeah. Ok anne i apologise k? But only cos i heard it from the best. Bear in mind that i said it would outrun any AA fire whilst it is MOVING. In other words when YOU have given it a move order. OK? :(

Obviously, but even you order it to move specifically, there's no 100% chance in which it could dodge the missile.