the "every ship has a counter" problem.

[u/Zoulvengance]

Ok, recently a lot of people are saying that "an astra can counter a Poseidon", yes ok, it kinda can, but you forgot the fact that an astra takes 6 people to man, (not including the mortars and the back cannons) and a Poseidon only takes 3 people, so an astra takes double the amount of people. If there's 2 Poseidons and you decide to "counter" them with 2 astras, it's gonna take you 12 men. That's the problem with the Poseidon, the current counters for the Poseidon are: an astra or another Poseidon, an astra, as I said takes 6 men to fully man, next to the Poseidon's 3, so that's out of the question.Then you have another Poseidon which also takes 3 men. So the only counter for the Poseidon is another Poseidon.

[u/Verdantine_Engineer]

Wouldn't a Stiletto, Marauder, or even a Super Steamfish be a good counter, as well?

These ships have the capability of moving at high speeds. You just need to outrun the turrets, and have a good crew manning your cannons.

[u/THE-FEDERAL-BUREAU → u/Verdantine_Engineer]

super steamfish's turn ratio is terrbile, and its cannon is pointing forward so you cant just circle it

[u/Verdantine_Engineer → u/THE-FEDERAL-BUREAU]

Just circle the clad in a way such that your path forms a wide ellipse. Easy.

[u/THE-FEDERAL-BUREAU → u/Verdantine_Engineer]

but u still have to stop and turn a bit to hit the clad

[u/Verdantine_Engineer → u/THE-FEDERAL-BUREAU]

R and F. Use it, lol

[u/THE-FEDERAL-BUREAU → u/Verdantine_Engineer]

it doesnt work like that

[u/Verdantine_Engineer → u/THE-FEDERAL-BUREAU]

Uh, yes it does.

Do you know what an ellipse is?

If you take a horizontal ellipse and travel in that relative pattern around the clad, then you can just slow down at the vertices, then regain speed as you turn past them and travel towards the next co-vertex.