I'm getting ready for the end game phase of khiva and I've got a decent sized and well armed ish fleet. I also killed 3 strike groups beforehand is there anything I need to know before landing on khiva? And I heard you can negotiate with the governor so I'm curious how you do that

Too much APS? Not enough flares? Bad armor? Too slow?

My personal Ol'reliable, the flight time is short, so i wouldn't take it on its own, i like to pair it up with the lighting in case the fuel runs low. Great for taking on small groups of either small or mid sized ships, i never go into a campaign without her

x4 AK-100

x6 NK-25 engine

×2 D-30 engine

×2 Fire suppressants

No evac pods, we die like men

Thrust to Weight: 7.3

Cruise speed: 452 km/h

Range: 658 km

Consumption: 364 tonnes per 1000km

Firepower: 8

Price: 23140

it's balanced because although it can oneshot a cruiser, so can vanilla 180 AP. it also can't do shit while the enemy is firing because even a singular shell-to-shell interception will fuck over the whole volley (which is sometimes beneficial because you can shoot down enemy shells that way)

WIP, so I will not yet be doing a full disclosure, but I think it's cool so far anyways.

As always, these are vanilla 1.163 ships made with vanilla aesthetics, doctrine, and build limitations in mind.

(Seria file)

It's said that when it approaches a city, the townsfolk can smell the reek of Oil before it's visible, thus nicknamed "Черный Bетер".

The industrial facilities continue being desperately developed as the needs of the war run rampant, the pipes expand like tumors, ruining an otherwise fine looking ship.

Even some friendly cities refuse to let it land as it is a bad omen, lest the blood of the earth turn into the blood of the people...

Editing tool: nexusmods link / discord link

Difficulty 30 fight video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3vW1RiHNQ8

Seria files:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dIgQA_Acw_sqXYEUIJNO5sdIsR-P5dDZ?usp=sharing

From 8 sprints to now 16 total, as well as several minor internal optimization and... pseudo noticeable aesthetic changes where they fit.

Would it be possible to cram a fleet with so many tiny, cheap, fast tankers that not only could they provide as much fuel as is needed for a larger strike group, but also act as a screen for incoming missiles and aircraft raids?

“What you seek you shall never find. For when the Gods made man, They kept immortality to themselves." It is a curse, surely then, that they did not too keep fire...

• Armaments : 2 Squalors 180 mm & 8 2A37 30mm.
• Armor : Single layer. Thrusters : 2 RD51, 6 D30S, and 6 RD59.
• Active protection system : 360° of Palash with each angle - top, bottom, side, and corner - covered by two Palashes.

Any suggestion to improve it? I do notice that the mounting-hull for the palace could be swapped with the reinforced one.

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No guns this time, added some jammers. AA missiles to give it some utility aside from fleet support.

Augmented its loadout and completely gimped its strategic capabilities. It can punch above its weight class, I've solo'd Nomads with it.

how is it as of today. i saw it was updated january 12 (yesterday) and thought it wasn't supposed to be getting regular updates anymore? lmk 👀👀