Ok, fellas, I am going to cut my own throat, and tell you all how to stop the Horde (it's spelled H-O-R-D-E, by the way. A hoard is a stash of something valuable)
DEFENSIVE TACTICS
1. Intercept the enemy BEFORE he/she drops bombs on your stuff.
2. Get some altitude. Altitude is good. An elite fighter pilot in an elite fighter plane unburdened by heavy explody things climbs faster than a nasty, slow Jabo. That's high school physics. Having altitude means you control the fight.
3. Pay attention to the darbars in the ENEMY sectors to see where they are going. Advance warning is good.
4. Don't go chasing the guys that have dropped their bombs. They have already won the fight. Find somebody who hasn't dropped yet. He is worth killing, since he is dangerous to your valuable stuff. Last night, I made 3 passes on a field in a P-38 with a pony, a lala, and a niki chasing me all the way. None of them realized that I was no longer the threat--it was the other guys with ORD they should be worried about. All I had was 4 popguns and a hizooka.
5. Communicate. Early, not late. Screaming that "Base X is about to be captured" to the whole arena on country channel is about 5 minutes too late. Don't bother, you're just jamming the radio. If you see an attack forming, tell everybody about it before the FHs go down.
I swear, if the goobers we attack did the above, our horde tactics would not work so often. We would then need to modify our plans, and make a change.
I hope you do, 'cause I've got some new tactics I wanna try out.
shubie
Evil Horde Coordinator and Self-annointed Tactical Genius
