@ezto:
There are times when I dunno WHAT to buy. A aircraft carrier or a battleship. The aircraft carrier is less, but u need planes on board to make it an effective attack/defense weapon. The Battleship takes two hits and hits harder than any other unit attack/defense.
Simply WHICH IS BETTER?
Carrier + 2 ftr:
Cost: 36
Att value: 1+3+3 = 7
Def value: 3+4+4 = 11
Hits = 3
BB
Cost: 24
Att value: 4
Def value: 4
Hits: 2
The Carrier + 2 ftr are by far better, if you do not factor in cost.
Two other things I have not factored in:
1. The BB’s ability to suffer one hit without having to take a casualty (if the CV+2 ftr combination suffers a hit they must immediately remove a unit).
2. The longer range (4 instead of 2) that comes with air units , when buying ftrs for you carrier
Let’s assume 1 & 2 evens out. Then the only thing we have not factored in is unit cost.
How to evalute, taking into account also unit cost?
I think we have to compare two potential builds with a total of 36 IPC. For 36 IPC you can buy BB+DD. Let’s evaluate:
CV+2 ftr
Cost: 36
Att value: 1+3+3 = 7
Def value: 3+4+4 = 11
Hits 1+1+1 = 3
BB+DD
Cost: 36
Att value: 4+3 = 7
Def value: 4+3 = 7
Hits 2+1 = 3
Equal cost, attack value and Hits, but look at defense value…
From these above numbers I’d say carrier+ftrs are a better buy than BBs.