User blog comment:BrowncoatMando/Naval Battles/@comment-8464494-20150916171445

Finally I can actually comment on this friggen blog! Also on the issue of Syprios I know you guys said I can contribute but not sure WHERE to contribute is the issue. Should it be on the militia page or the Sypiros page? Anyway space battles are generally dependant on the fleet contingant involved. If you've got an Escort-heavy fleet vs a Cuiser and Battleship heavy fleet then its all gonna be hit and run or the Escorts getting steamrolled. Generally ships in 40k, to my understanding, tend to go at one another in a battle not unlike the old gunships and destoyers of WWII and WWI yore, slinging long range death at one another over the vastness of the void, launching close up sorties and boarding forays and so on. Think of it as a cross between the old Golden Age of  Priacy and the aformentioned Great Wars. Ships with very big guns squaring off at standoff range and slugging it out until one comes out alive. Though this does depend on the faction, as Imperial and by extention most Chaos ships follow this model of slugfest, though Chaos ships tend to be better outfitted for ranged skirmishing, ambush, and up close and personal full broadsides, while their Imperial counterparts tend to prefer the long range approach a bit more. In general, you should study the canon wiki for classes of vessels and how they tend to be used, and be sure to understand just how effing MASSIVE these ships are. Even an Escort requires thousands of men to operate, thus fleets in 40k are not giant swarm-like affairs but more like real life navys, with a few key flagships and a contingant of verstile Cusiers as the rank and file and a few squadrons of Escorts as harriers and defenders.