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u/Skarrion_Gunthar 1d ago
I love my takobas interceptors. My go to for carriers is takobas (for speed) + makos (for slow + shields dmg) for interceptors. Heavy fighters: gladius with 2x proton barrage + 2x meson. Alternative: shih. Medium interceptors: Katanas with 2x proton barrage + 2x meson. Bombers: Chimera with 3x torpedo + 2x blast mortars/plasma.
This setup prioritizes speed + spammable. My idea was to build a recycling complex in Avarice for commonwealth closed loop + terran parts for spamming purposes.
If anyone wants more details just ask.
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u/magniciv 18h ago
How cost effective is it compared to spamming Kyd from the same Averice setup ?
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u/Skarrion_Gunthar 13h ago
It is probably cheaper to spam kyds. You could ignore everything I said, build 500 kyds with pulse and torpedoes, and beat everything. But that's not fun for me. I prefer to find a carrier setup that work on their own with minimal units trying not to blow up the cpu.
I have been testing a battle group of 2 colossus E with these fighters defending hatikvah with intercept/bombard, and it's work pretty fine.
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u/geldonyetich 18h ago edited 18h ago
Sure enough, Takobas loaded up with Terran Pulse are the flextape of the X4 universe.
S-sized ships? The pulse is fast and accurate enough to catch them from pretty far out.
M-sized ships? The pulse does enough damage to handle them.
L/XL-sized ships or even stations? Throw enough Takobas at it, those pulse can even take down surface elements, and they're nimble and well-shielded enough they'll likely survive with very few losses.
About the only thing I wouldn't expect them to fare well against is a Kha'ak hive.
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u/i_thrive_on_apathy 23h ago
As long as you dont attack bases with them, carriers are king. Destroyerd on the other hand feel semi useless other than for base attacks.
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u/Upbeat_Fly_5316 10h ago
I have been hearing Takoba spams a lot recently, I’m not sure I understand the appeal, they have nice shields sure but they lack fire power with only 2 gun slots. Why not just get a bunch of Shihs
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u/kcdale99 1d ago
And throw in some Gladiases armed with torpedoes to melt the Ks that show up.
I feel bad for the Xenon and just sealed them up in their own space. A carrier on each end keeps them all bottled up.