Ground Combat Sequence
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[edit] Overview
The order of events during ground combat varies significantly by attack mode. There are two 'patrol' attack modes with warfare limited to the battle field outside the bases and three attack modes which involve a frontal attack on a base.
[edit] Roaming Defense
The following is the order of events for an attack with a Roaming Defense.
| Attacker | Defender (Field) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troops | | Troops |
| 2 | Troops | | Troops |
| 3 | Troops | | Crew |
| 4 | Troops | | Crew |
| 5 | Troops | | Mechs |
| 6 | Troops | | Mechs |
| 7 | Troops | | Fighters |
| 8 | Troops | | Fighters |
Comment:
Only Troops are attacking in Roaming Defense mode.
[edit] Deep Ground Patrol
The following is the order of events for an attack with a Deep Ground Patrol.
| Attacker | Defender (Field) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fighters | | Fighters | ||
| 2 | Fighters | | Fighters | ||
| 3 | Fighters | | Mechs | ||
| 4 | Mechs | | Fighters | ||
| 5 | Fighters | | Troops | ||
| 6 | Troops | | Fighters | ||
| 7 | Fighters | | Crew | ||
| 8 | Fighters | | Colonists | (probably a superfluous code line. There are no colonists in the field.) | |
| 9 | Mechs | | Fighters | ||
| 10 | Mechs | | Mechs | ||
| 11 | Mechs | | Mechs | ||
| 12 | Mechs | | Troops | ||
| 13 | Troops | | Mechs | ||
| 14 | Mechs | | Crew | ||
| 15 | Crew | | Mechs | ||
| 16 | Mechs | | Colonists | (probably a superfluous code line. There are no colonists in the field.) | |
| 17 | Troops | | Mechs | ||
| 18 | Mechs | | Troops | ||
| 19 | Troops | | Fighters | ||
| 20 | Fighters | | Troops | ||
| 21 | Troops | | Troops | ||
| 22 | Troops | | Troops | ||
| 23 | Troops | | Crew | ||
| 24 | Crew | | Troops |
Comments:
Pre-empting an invasion force with a Deep Ground Patrol seems to be a risky strategy. However, not much is known whether it is more worthwile for some races and less for others.
[edit] Attack and Run
Attack and Run happens after 'Roaming Defense' and 'Deep Ground Patrols' attacks are finished but before 'Crush Kill Destroy!'. If an enemy is coming at you with a 'Crush Kill Destroy!' attack you can hit them hard first with your 'Attack and Run' with no danger of being attacked while all your troops are off base.
- If the enemy is fielding a force that has twice as many troops as you or twice as many high guard as you then your 'Attack and Run' attack will not take place.
The following is the order of events.
| Attacker | Defender (Base) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fighters | | AA Guns |
| 2 | Fighters | | AA Guns |
| 3 | Fighters | | Fighters |
| 4 | Fighters | | Fighters |
| 5 | Fighters | | Mechs |
| 6 | Fighters | | Mechs |
| 7 | Mechs | | Fighters |
| 8 | Mechs | | Laser Cannons |
| 9 | Mechs | | Laser Cannons |
| 10 | Mechs | | Mechs |
| 11 | Mechs | | Mechs |
| 12 | Mechs | | Troops |
| 13 | Mechs | | Crew |
| 14 | Mechs | | Colonists |
| 15 | Mechs | | Troops |
| 16 | Mechs | | Crew |
| 17 | Troops | | Mechs |
| 18 | Crew | | Mechs |
| 19 | Troops | | Laser Cannons |
| 20 | Troops | | Laser Cannons |
| 21 | Crew | | Laser Cannons |
| 22 | Crew | | Laser Cannons |
| 23 | Troops | | AA Guns |
| 24 | Crew | | AA Guns |
| 25 | Fighters | | Troops |
| 26 | Fighters | | Crew |
| 27 | Fighters | | Colonists |
| 28 | Fighters | | Troops |
| 29 | Fighters | | Crew |
| 30 | Troops | | Troops |
| 31 | Troops | | Troops |
| 32 | Troops | | Colonists |
| 33 | Troops | | Crew |
| 34 | Troops | | Crew |
| 35 | Crew | | Troops |
| 36 | Crew | | Troops |
| 37 | Crew | | Crew |
| 38 | Crew | | Crew |
| 39 | Crew | | Colonists |
Comments:
- Base fighters only affect attacking fighters and mechs.
- As the base is attacked directly, colonists of the defender are affected, too.
- Base AA Guns are not involved in the fight, if the attacking force includes no fighters (introduced in Host 213). This means steps 23 and 24 are omitted, too.
[edit] Crush Kill Destroy!
The order of events is the same as for Attack and Run.
[edit] Capture!
The order of events is the same as for Attack and Run.
[edit] See also
- Ground Combat Examples
- [1] The official page on ground combat
