Colony defense?

sorry, i'm sure this has been asked but i couldn't find the thread again, and search function isn't working for me.

What's the defense of an undefended colony planet? i'm thinking of taking over what seems to be an inactive player. Do you think 12 battle cruisers would be enough? If not how many bc's would it take roughly? and while i'm at it what's the defense of an undefended outpost? i'm going to commit this info to memory this time. thanks! this would be good info for the wiki as well, or maybe i missed it there.

It will not be enough. Save your ships. The ATK/DEF of a 400mu colony is 2800/7200.

In other words, it will take several hundred battlecruisers. Their notion of "undefended" is a little bizarre to me, but that's how it is.

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Originally Posted by ColfaxJones

If not how many bc's would it take roughly?

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I'm gonna guess somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000 :p

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and while i'm at it what's the defense of an undefended outpost? i'm going to commit this info to memory this time.

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11 attack, 35 defense.

Also, I reported the forum search issue, and they said they are looking into it.

Depending on if it's a colony or a homeworld is the question. Outposts you can take over with about 5 destroyers, you'll lose some but you'll take it over. I know of someone who's currently been locked in a battle with a guys home world for pretty close to 18+ hours now using around probably 50 battle cruisers and 20 destroyers, granted he also has about 6 laser array orbitals as well. He used that same army and took an expansion colony out in a few hours.

ok!, good to know, guess i'll be waiting on that planet buster then.

I've lost 12 destroyers to an outpost myself.

Based on my calculations (which are very probably incorrect. :) ) a 400 Mu planet (like a home world) with no orbitals would require 277 Battle Cruisers to be conquered:

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277 ships, atk: 4986 def: 13296 vs planet, atk: 2800 def 14400.
58 ships destroyed.  218 ships remaining.
218 ships, atk: 3936 def: 10496 vs planet, atk: 2800 def 9414.
58 ships destroyed.  160 ships remaining.
160 ships, atk: 2885 def: 7696 vs planet, atk: 2800 def 5478.
58 ships destroyed.  101 ships remaining.
101 ships, atk: 1835 def: 4896 vs planet, atk: 2800 def 2592.
58 ships destroyed.  43 ships remaining.
43 ships, atk: 785 def: 2096 vs planet, atk: 2800 def 756.
Defender destroyed!
43 attack ships remaining.

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ColfaxJones;search function isn't working - yes same for me, search function isn't working here on the website!