Wingmate: 2+ v. 1
- When fighting with a wingmate, you will generally want both your ships to maintain a pursuit position (behind the enemy), with the enemy between you and your wingmate (e.g., you are behind and to the left of the enemy, and your wingmate is behind and to the right of the enemy this forces the enemy to make a choice and turn towards one of the pursuing ships, allowing the other to maintain pursuit and surround the enemy
- If the enemy ship turns towards your wingmate, you will likely want to maintain pursuit of the enemy, increasing engine power if necessary
- If the enemy ship turns towards you, you will likely want to increase shield power and prepare for merger
- Monitor whether the enemy is targeting you or another ship; if your ship is the target, you will likely want to boost shield power; if another ship is being targeting, shield power may be more useful in phasers or engines, and escaping the enemy's firing arc may not be a concern
- In some situations, you may wish to allow the enemy ship to establish a pursuit position behind you, and then lead the enemy ship on a chase. For example, you may adopt this tactic in order to allow a wingmate to more easily establish a pursuit position behind the enemy, or to move the battle into a more advantageous location on the battlefield, or to move the enemy ship out of weapons range of a distressed ship. On the Aegis, if you can outrun the enemy, you can lead it on a pursuit and then "disappear" off of its sensors, circling back to re-establish a pursuit position undetected, with your wingmate behind the enemy firing the entire time
- Do not confuse a 2-v-1 situation with a combat defense situation. In a 2-v-1, both ships are engaging the enemy. In combat defense, you are trying to extricate the other ship from combat, and will need to use different tactics.
- On the Aegis, it is possible to fight while undetected for the entire battle; this will induce the enemy to attack your wingmate instead of you; your wingmate may not appreciate this tactic, and if your wingmate is significantly outmatched, this tactic may turn a 2-v-1 into a combat defense situation
- The tactical officer will generally be focused on firing at the enemy ship, so it will be up to the captain to monitor the health of the wingmate during the battle, and begin combat defense if necessary
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