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Originally Posted by isildurx
Thats more or less how it is for all the FR\DE class roidfleets though.
"Mantis is a ship of "diminishing returns". Investment of more than 10% of your total def ship budget will be a waste, as the REAL strength of the Mantis is the threat of it being present".
Im not quite sure I agree to your statement there. Mantis is a pretty awesome defensive ship which not only will help you in deterring fi\co incs for much of the round(untill one starts giving off to much xp) but it also has a great use for collecting free salvage from ingal.
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IMO the most sensible number of mantis is either a) enough to deter any FI/CO fleet or b) enough to deter any FR fleet.
In the case of a) you need about enough to do 500-1,000 value damage per roid you have. Not a percentage of your investment or anything, but an absolute value. This immunises you vs 2 fleets and
b) is a bit more interesting, since you need to overcome spectre/widow. I'm not convinced that you can easily do that & you could end up sinking loads more of your fleet value this way.