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"MuuMiMan" <ihatespamandyoumustremov...@mbnet.fi> wrote 
in message news:rahe5399ea2sid2rf2cqt1jq089p9h271u@4ax.com...
> IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER "Just
> Another Victim of the Ambient Morality" <i_hat...@hotmail.com>
> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR SCREEN!!!!:
>>
>>> So I guess the questions I have are as follows:
>>> (1)Could a carrier beat a battlecruiser in a one-on-one battle? And
>>> how?
>>
>>    Generally, no.  You can try to get the interceptors to attack the 
>> battle
>>cruiser and then fly to the perimeter of the cruiser's attack range but 
>>the
>>carrier is no faster than it so, if both are micromanaged, the cruiser 
>>would
>>just chase the carrier and ensure that it's within attacking range...
>
> Actually, the Carrier is a good 30-50% or so faster than the BC and
> has better acceleration. It can outrun the BC easily.
>

But . . . It cannot acquire targets while moving - and it has an insanely 
high interceptor deploy time - so you wouldn't be able to do anything like 
the vulture run and shoot.   If you are just trying to run away then it 
would be fine - but it seems useless for micromanaging a battle

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