Orion vs Fed CA - what ship??

[RileyDylan]

I do not have a ship card for an Orion CA, however I do have the Orion DN, BCH, BR, CR, MR, and LR (along with some "specialty ships" like the salvage ship, etc.). What ship would be a good opponent for a Fed CA (or a CA in general)?

I'm aware, of course, that the optional weapons mounts make this an inexact science, but as I'm just getting into Orions in FC, I'm curious if anyone has any insight into this.

[mjwest]

The BR is your best bet. It is basically a light cruiser, rather than a heavy cruiser, but Orions usually fight "above weight". So, it's your best bet.

Failing that, you can either use the BR against someone else's war cruiser (Fed NCL, Kl D5, Kz CM, Ly Jaguar, etc.) or use the BCH against some else's heavy battlecruiser (Fed BC, Kl C7, Kz BCH, Ly Hellcat/Wildcat).

Have fun!

[HappyDaze]

The Orion BC sits nicely at the 150 point mark. It's in Orion Attack, which is the only place to get the Orion BCH, so if you have access to that you should probably have access to the BC.

[ncrcalamine]

I agree with Mike. A well outfitted BR properly run will beat any CA in the game unless bad dice such as getting hit by 4 overloaded photons at range 5-8 while stealthed. Then it just has become an equal fight.
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