Part 27

Understand that these tactics are most effective against CPU players, as human players can adapt more readily.

When engaging Fighters vs Fighters, use X formation and evasive maneuvers. Micro-manage your fighters to target one enemy ship at the edge of their formation, repeating this process to minimize losses.

Alternatively, use a band-box select target with evasive movement for an aggressive order with evasive capabilities.

During attack runs, switch to aggressive orders when wings have passed, then change back to evasive to turn faster before re-engaging with aggressive orders.

If your fighters are faster, use a sphere battle ball formation, guarding a single ship on evasive, and keep the guarded ship moving. Be mindful of heavies and defenders.

For Fighters vs Defenders, focus firepower and retreat wings showing damage (around yellow). Rotate with other wings to maintain pressure. Do not use evasive as defender bullets are too fast to evade. Consider scout kamikaze tactics to distract defenders while interceptors engage.

Fighters vs Corvettes: Small groups of corvettes are easy, but large groups can quickly destroy fighters. Use probe golf or a small bait wing (at least 6500 meters away) to lure the corvette wall, then send fighters to attack their weaker sides, top, bottom, or rear. Bombers can focus on single corvettes while they are distracted.

Fighters vs Capital Ships: Send scout wings first to keep them busy, then use bombers or interceptors, attacking from behind. Rotate fighters if multiple capital ships are present, keeping bombers at the rear to target engines for fast kills.

Fighters vs Fighter Escorted Capital Ships: Use evasive scouts to eliminate the escorting fighters, ignoring the capital ship initially. Strip away the fighter screen and rotate wings when they are low on fuel or take significant damage. Then, engage the capital ship or capture it.

Fighters vs Corvette Escorted Capital Ships: This is very difficult. Try to lure corvettes away and pick them off individually. If they won't leave, use kamikaze scouts to break them up, followed by scout wings attacking one at a time. Then, take out the capital ship.

Fighters vs Massed Capital Ships: Distract capital ships with scouts that retreat after two passes. Then, send bombers with a scout wing in front, attacking from behind. Rotate at least two, ideally three wings, to maintain pressure.

Fighters vs Corvette/Mixed Fighters and Massed Capital Ships: Focus on the fighters first, as if it were a Fighters vs Fighters engagement. Then, deal with the corvettes. Cleaning up is difficult and often results in losses unless your wings are very large.

Fighters vs Missile Destroyers: Use a 2-3 scout squad to attack a Missile Destroyer (MD) in one pass. Then, set evasive and move the scouts in a large circle around the MD, trying to stay to its rear as it turns. Send in a bomber squad to mop up. The MD is powerful but loses its missiles quickly.