Ich dachte es währe schön mal zu sehen was ihr dazu zu sagen habt:
Ich bin unentschieden zwischen den Onnisha carrier oder der Regent mit jeheweils zwei cruiser. Hab im Spartan Forum mal gepostet paar andere fragen und diese hier. Sorry wenn ich das ganze nicht nochmals neu schreibe auf Deutsch. Schliesslich müssen wir alle English wissen um das Spiel zu Spielen.
3) Choice between Ryushi and Hawker Industries Carrier
I tried to compare the Ryushi Carrier Group with the New Hawker Industries Carrier Group.
(left Hakwer - Right Ryushi)
Point cost and Mars + Hard points
330 points ......................310 points
Cyber warfare.................Wings
Command Distance........Shield
Weapons Shielding........Deck Crews
2 Cruiser(Resolute)........2 Cruiser(Hokita)
Some unit stats of the carriers
Wings
8.....................................9
Damage rating/ Critical rating
5/9..................................6/9
Shield
1.....................................2
Point defence
5.....................................7
Hit points
6.....................................7 Assuming not buying 1 Hit points for Hawker by sticking with Cyber warfare and Command distance
Command Distance
8.....................................8 Assuming not buying 1 Hit points for Hawker by sticking with Cyber warfare and Command distance
Crew Point and Assault Points
6/4..................................5/3
It seems that the Ryushi variant is better as a carrier because it has one more wing and it's more durable because it has one more shield and a higher damage rating and one hit point more.
But the Hawker industries also is more resilient to damage thanks to weapon shielding losing less offensive capabilities.
Linked Fire Comparison on Best Range
Range
Primary Beam
8/16/24/32".....................10/20/30/40"
on 1 target
22 hits.............................18 hits
on 2 targets
13/13 hits .......................12/10 hits
on 3 targets
10/10/8 hits......................10/8/8 hits
Torpedoes
9 torps..............................10 torps
9 cyber warfare.................None
It seems that the hawker industries pure damage department is actually better at single/multiple hits and worse in torpedoes (actually better at range band 3/4). I would argue that by having turrets there is the possibility to attack in any direction, and this adds much more to the versatility of the Hawker Carrier Group compared to the only starboard/port variant of the Ryushi. We must also remember that Ryushi mounts a rail gun fore fixed with 8 hits. Where the Hawker Industries shines is it's cyber warfare that can have devastating effects on the efficiency of enemy ships, if you target the life support, especially on enemy cruisers. Also weapon shielding will offset the problem of the more vulnerable carrier.
Context
I am currently playing a Hawker Industries Fleet and wanted to add a carrier group my fleet to add a bit diversity. (Fleet composed of 8 frigates, 6 cruisers, 2 Battleship). Being it an all Hawker Industries Fleet it plays very much the same way: rush the enemy to get into the 16" range.
Final Conclusions
Hawker Industries
It seems that the Hawker Carrier Group is less durable but can hit harder and with more efficiency thanks to turrets compared to the Ryushi counterpart. This group should be used offensively by aiming to reduce the distance of your enemy and make full use of Turrets and starboard/port weapons with the added benefit of giving a high priority target, giving other squadrons more survivability.
Ryushi
The way to go with them is to keep a distance and rely more on it's wings to deliver damage, which seems to be a more traditional Carrier Role, but granted that you want to have bombers in your wings, you will be forced to reduce the distance to at least 12" to be able to use efficiently the bombers. Thus risking to offset the validity of it's bigger range.
Final note
I still cannot say that one is better than the other. They play a bit differently and cost almost the same. So it's a close call into my eyes, with Maybe the hawker industries variant on the Lead.
What are your thoughts about this comparison? What would you pick and why?