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...idea to have a little list of some of the more common FREDding mistakes I've seen. I've not been that hard on this one while playtesting because

...orted usually has some defenses of its own, use those to your advantage. I've seen many a Basilisk splashed because escorting fighters drew the Shivan fi ...the anti fighter beams, especially if you're defending a small ship like a cruiser.

...for special intelligence operations. In a matter of National Security, you've been asked to go behind enemy lines in order to preserve the fragile space ...an Orion simply called "GTD" here (and it's furthermore referred to as a "cruiser"). Yes, there are no return to base directives anywhere, and all the target

...Cain|''Cain''-class Shivan cruiser]]. The mission was successful, and the cruiser was towed to Tombaugh Station. Tragically for the Terrans, the Shivan count Despite what information we've been able to obtain, Shivans still remain, on many levels, an enigma to bot

...n explicates that the ''Hercules'' was designed during the Great War, this cruiser was probably under the control of the [[Hammer of Light]]. ...elegated to training and guard duties far from the front lines. Pilots who've flown Hercs for years love the ship's heavy armor and firepower and have le

...annon]]. This class of warship has the most anti-fighter beams of any GTVA cruiser, and the second most powerful anti-warship weaponry after the [[GTC Aeolus| ...incursions into GTA space, command decided that it needed a new defensive cruiser. Changes to the Fenris led to the GTC Leviathan line of cruisers, produced

...h, Command transferred the Bastion to the 4th Fleet in Vega. Since then we've called Vega our home. Now Command has de-commissioned the Bastion and reass ...aid won't win you any medals, but it can be just as vital as taking down a cruiser or corvette.We must sever rebel supply lines if we want to achieve a decisi

...h:''' Send fighters! I... I know they're following me. Send everything you've have now! <br> The cruiser ''Taranis'' is suspected to be the source of command for the Shivans in thi

...t is not a disadvantage. A subtle benefit of the Tempest is that when you've used up your stock of rockets, a support ship can reload this type of ordna ...easier, because this one can damage shields. This missile is good against cruiser-sized ships if you have a fighter with a big missile bay, like the [[GVF Ta

I've never really favored this weapon for my own use; however, I sometimes find ...simply for the fact that it can be used for something else (anti-subsystem/cruiser killing), unlike the Morning Star.

{{comment|''When escorting craft smaller than a cruiser, priority should go to destroying attacking Basilisks before smaller Shivan ...t to be ignored if you are protecting a transport, freighter or even light cruiser. It also has a smaller rotation time than the Tauret or indeed the Myrmidon

...h almost two dozen turrets, these corvettes are a terror to all vessels of cruiser size and below, while presenting a dire threat even to ships far larger tha ...Granted, its excellent anti-fighter defenses mean nothing smaller than a cruiser can approach from behind, but even a Cain can inflict moderate damage if it

...e. Gunpoints are lousy though, being unable to hit anything smaller than a cruiser, and even then you can miss. ...ields and armour are so thick this trait is barely a flaw at all. Also, I've found that killing it from its left, right, or underside is easier, simply

...och survives without suffering any real damage. However, when faced with a cruiser and a wing of heavy assault fighters, as in the demo mission '''[[Crisis in ...ont- it's just a blob turret, though it should be an anti-cap beam. If you've ever flown against one of these, you know the first thing to do is take out

...[[FreeSpace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#NTC_Alexandria|NTC Alexandria]] when the cruiser made the jump into the nebula prior to [[Endgame]]. The Grall is now incapa ...under these conditions aspect weaponry is not the most brilliant idea you've ever had, and as you might guess, this is very annoying. However, it is wor

...entified objects, they possess spinning arms, and are rather larger than a cruiser. Those are your primary targets this mission. They're widely spaced, so con ...s, call for your wingmen to cover you and head for the node. Hopefully you've still got a good amount of time left. Diverting power to your engines will

...n single player, and presumably very easy in multiplayer co-op, although I've never tried that. This walkthrough assumes that you're playing in single pl ...estroy several enemy freighters and the HLC ''Hathor''. The freighters and cruiser are widely separated, so you'll have to split your forces between both targ

:''Intelligence has determined that only one Vasudan cruiser remains in this system, the Taurus. If the Vasudans decide to attack the P :''When you've cleared the area of hostile bombers, eliminate other threats and continue e

...depot is guarded by a wing of Seth class fighters as well as an Aten class cruiser, the Ramses. The Hammer of Light does not have shielding technology, so thi :''Your primary objective is to capture the Aten cruiser Ramses. You are to disable and disarm it with Disruptor cannons, then prote

...onsists of a Cain-class cruiser and extra supplies. The Shakti is one such cruiser in the area.'' ...must capture Arjuna 1. We cannot allow it to be destroyed. To this end, we've equipped it with our advanced disruptor cannon. Use it to take out its engi

...the only missile in our arsenal which allows us to completely shut down a cruiser for a short amount of time. It's definitely worth a look, details are in th ...us. The Deneb jump node to the Altair system is being guarded by only one cruiser, the Zenith.''

*[[DH Cruiser]] * [[VE Fighter]]

...ognizes its mistake. The pirates will then launch a massive fighter/bomber/cruiser attack on the ''LoneWolf''. The [[GTC Fenris|Fenris]] is not nearly strong ...guard the Sai, while you use your rockeyes to destroy the main beam of the cruiser from a safe distance and then hang back outside of beam range. You really d

...or Stiletto range. This means that the best way to eliminate a cap ship or cruiser is with another. Which leads into the next, and probably the biggest, probl ...influence combat) is pretty large. Also, because of the lack of shields, a cruiser's massive (relative to a fighter) hit points become an enormous advantage.

''I've modelled 63 ships as of this moment, and most of those are human I think... ...n screenshots are the Longsword interceptor, Marathon cruiser, the Halcyon cruiser, the UNSC Frigate, and the Orbital MAC Guns. But with over 70 different shi

...nti-fighter light cruiser/gunship, it was later reskinned to be an Ancient cruiser and eventually picked up by [[INFR1|Inferno]]. ...ut retains an excellent speed and maneuverability comparable to nothing we've ever seen before. The Malia appears to be a supporting warship only.

...the ruined landscape. The wreckage is debris chunks from the MediaVPs Aten cruiser.'' ...nes for the actual Deneb crash. When I redo the FS2 Intro in the future, I've already got that crash surface ready! Vasudan Admiral also took his Hades m

'''Description:''' The Shivan cruiser group Hellfire is on its way to reinforce the main Shivan battlegroup. You ...get some more fighter kills. Once you're done, assist your wingmen. If you've been good enough against the fighters, there's no losing this mission, unle

''Many of the GTI ships attempting to run the blockade are ones you've encountered earlier in the campaign, including the treacherous GTSC Giordan ''The science cruiser that appears at the end of the mission to scan the derelicts is none other

...speed boost in Twist of Fate. Its anti-warship firepower is better than a cruiser's, but a joke compared to the five heavy railguns on the [[GTD Orion|Orion]

* '''Con Fuoco''' - ''"Con fuoco: with fire, in a fiery manner"'' If you've played the mission, you know exactly what it means. ...talking in nothing but vague statements. It ends with you helping a Shivan cruiser get to a Knossos. On the surface, it looks like all I took was a Ravana fro

If it was up to me, I would say, 'leave the poor sod alone.' We've got better things to do. But the thing is, is that we have hundreds of Shiv ...put Command into a tizzy. The big question on the table is if the science cruiser Thevenin did anything to wake the Shivans up. But that's not our problem ri

...t's move Aquinas Station about 30 klicks out. Then let's make a new Aeolus cruiser. We're going to name it Ascendant#2. We'll place Ascendant#2 close to Aquin Now lets add a hostile cruiser, a Fenris. Let's name it the Gosforth. And since we're going to be lazy wit

...to the flak and AAA range of the ''Cho'', an [[GTC Aeolus|''Aeolus''-class cruiser]]. As you recover, you see the two missing frigates on your escort list and ...war dogs, the ones who took ''Artemis''. Alpha, clear our blast zone. You've done all you can."'''''</center>

...yrmidon]] escorts, with the ''Vatican'', a [[UEC Sanctus|''Sanctus''-class cruiser]] defending it. If you want the ''Vatican'' to survive -- and you probably Once you've disarmed the ''Redoubtable'', you can ignore it and start focusing on the s

...kilometers from the ''Carthage'', with the ''Indus'' and the [[UEC Sanctus|cruiser]] ''Insuperable'' jumping in. After some dialogue, the ''Carthage'' will so ...tana'', ''Altan Orde'', the [[UEA Oculus|AWACS ship]] ''Hanuman'', and the cruiser ''Kyoto'' arrive and start going to work, attacking the second pair of corv

| style="width:200px" | Cruiser ...the Avenger coveted in those days. Now it's a reminder of just how far we've come as a modding community.}}

...ut a significant amount of detail from the diffuse texture. If anything, I've found that it is better to increase the saturation in the shine map compare ...ity). If you open the ship lab (press F3 in main hall), navigate to either cruiser and look carefully as the ship rotates, you will see hints of environmental

...lossus once, and then indeed annihilated it, won't scare you! Because you've got many, many wings of allied bombers to help you! ...e, it was a guarantee that in *every single mission*, at least *two* ships cruiser-sized and above, and in some cases, *destroyers* were simply tossed into ba

...rough its six hangar bays, earning the name of Hiveship amongst pilots who've flown against it. |type = [[Wings of Dawn ship classification|Cruiser]]

...to these Space Murder Simulators. Think of it, when you kill an Orion, you've just MURDERED 10,000 PEOPLE. He has four weaknesses: Rap, Disco, Video Game ...y done on his wingmen say that he's the most boring and generic pilot they've ever met. The truth may be half way in this case.

...obsolete spaceframe, the Fenris is now used solely as a target or a patrol cruiser. Cramped quarters and an inflated crew count due to obsolete automation mak ...n cruiser represents the Alliance's best shot at a new niche for the aging cruiser hull — a scout, skirmisher, and anti-fighter platform that can conduct re

"Maybe I've been out here too long." "So, you've been at this for awhile now," Archer asked, now trying to conceal his surpr

...]] eliminated almost all of her air wing's fighters, destroyed most of her cruiser escorts, critically damaged her ship, and, worst of all for her, killed tho ...Excellent command performance!). By then, 10+ lost is a sign of error. You've called in too much, or you have not defanged the Carthage belly/destroyed t

...gy which transmitted modified quantum pulses. The first vessel, the Shivan cruiser Rephaim, was apparently destroyed before significant progress by Bosch coul ...religions worldwide. Legends of spirits and ghosts are as popular as they've ever been, yet their subjects are seldom encumbered by physical matter.

I've thought about going to the combat psych about all this, but I'm not going t You know what's happening out there. You've been trained, you've flown patrols. You're ready.

...he Federation's black ops contingency for situations of extreme crisis. We've been watching you with - ...our head? That's connected to the DNI implants in your spine and brain. We've upgraded them.

...s was very important. Not only have we gained control of that depot but we've shown the Vasudans in this sector we are not to be trifled with. Intelligence has determined that only one Vasudan Cruiser remains in this system, the Taurus. If the Vasudans decide to attack the Pl

We've just received some discouraging news from Terran Command, pilots. At 0300 t ...have no time to get them fully loaded out, so you'll need to use what you've got. Suit up! You're launching in two minutes.

...a is a great blow to all of us. We've lost many friends and loved ones. We've also lost many great pilots. We will need to double our efforts if we plan ...w is keeping the Lucifer fleet from making further moves towards Earth. We've been put on standby status and ordered to assist in all evacuation operatio

Stage 3: After the pirates are dispatched, an NTF Aeolus cruiser arrives. The cruiser tries to claim jurisdiction in the matter. _They_ will rescue this gas haul ...certain method to the madness to easily divide this mission into parts. I've already made the mission in question and I'm not going to go through step-b

...h, Command transferred the Bastion to the 4th Fleet in Vega. Since then we've called Vega our home. Now Command has de-commissioned the Bastion and reass ...aid won't win you any medals, but it can be just as vital as taking down a cruiser or corvette.We must sever rebel supply lines if we want to achieve a decisi

...he Regulus system, where Bosch will install his provisional government. We've practiced this drill before, pilots. Alpha and Beta wing will escort the Ic All right, pilot. I've got some good news and some bad news. Good news is we got the Iceni and the

...t survive much longer. The Grall was docked to the NTC Alexandria when the cruiser ran our blockade of the Knossos portal in Gamma Draconis. ...tion. Allied Command has ordered the full retreat of all GTVA forces. They've written off Gamma Draconis, so they're moving the armada into Capella to ho

At first erroneously interpreted as a large cruiser, the Moloch was something else. The Moloch is an intermediate class combini ...er. Some of our loyalists were sent to Delta Serpentis to deal with a Cain cruiser which seemed unusually well guarded for a ship of its class. We believed it

...with the military'; the fact is that other than visiting an Arcadia and a cruiser in late 2334, Boinovski had no experience with the military. News of a Shivan cruiser which has been giving a lot of problems to the GTA and PVE, however, attrac

...have more classes of [[Shivan]] warships and spacecraft appeared, but they've also managed to force a blockade and advance deeper into [[Delta Serpentis] ...just like any cruiser. Your wingmen should be able to destroy the [[Cain]] cruiser [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SC Gyala|''Gyala'']] without any issues.

...You'll notice several smaller freighters, as well as one [[SC Abel|Abel]] cruiser, the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SC Midgardsormr|SC ''Midsgardsormr,'

...here in the system with the specific purpose of assaulting the cruiser you've been assigned to protect. Eliminate the bombers quickly. ...surrecta Ship Database#SC Alecto|''Alecto'']], a powerful [[Lilith]]-class cruiser, will move to strike the [[PVD Atum|Atum]] destroyer, and it may be a good

...em is destroyed, or later on in the campaign you'll regret it. An [[Aten]] cruiser will jump in and its configuration will be friendly, but it turns out it's

...equired immediate assistance. The Moonbears now have to go back where they've come from, and provide much needed cover to their previous homebase. ...to reduce the damage sustained by the ''Ixion'' and destroy, at least, the cruiser's neutron cannons. The reasons that lead this unit to perform such an actio

...VC Uaiput|PVC ''Uaiput'']], a well armored and armed [[GVC Mekhet|Mekhet]] cruiser which will also serve as local ATC manager to proper handle the waving of t ...eemed vital tools to understand Shivan technology and counter it, yet they've also proven to be used ''in favor'' of the Shivan assaults. This leads to s

..., however, that she's part of a selected number of pilots and officers who've been trained enough on Vasudan culture and tactics to work in close conjunc Captain Juma Nyani Masanja is the Commanding Officer of the GTC ''Arusha'', a cruiser which provided support to [[PVN]] forces in their battle against the [[Hamm

...pens to be a major supply depot for Fifth Fleet. Gathering everything they've got, Lancaster's forces make a desperate run on the base. * CS Venturous - Halberd-class cruiser

...Vindicator, and Romanowska has also deployed the battlecruiser Veritas and cruiser Insolent to trap the carrier. Lancaster gives the order for Longview to mov Ross and McKearney are exhausted. They've barely had enough time to process the loss of the Artemis before being push

...Lily), three [[GTFr Albanus|Demeter bulk freighters]], a [[Sanctus]]-class cruiser, with a dozen escort fighters. The Water Lily is your target. On the oppos ...to engines and make your attack run on the Water Lily's engines. Once you've disabled the Water Lily, press your attack until all of the convoy has depa

...ighters, the [[Narayana]]-class frigate Decatur, a [[UEC Sanctus|Sanctus]] cruiser, and both [[UEA Oculus|AWACS]] in front of you. Off in the distance in fron ...o straight for the bombers. Once the Maitreya jumps, they warp out - they've arrived too late to save the fleet, but they bought enough time for the Fed