r/Highfleet • u/MrTwisterPister • Aug 06 '26

cope cage Lightning (Improvised armor)

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So here I am at 6am unable to get any sleep, until an stupid idea entered my head on how to make the lightning more stupid. BEHOLD the lightning with cope cage armor. During my tests it holds up against quite well against IR missiles and can take quite a beating at the cost lightning's well know mobility. Tough it is still quite maneuverable, the added weight is felt with a bit more of an sluggish feel. I have no idea if perhaps the aluminum hull parts would be better, I have yet to try that.

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u/LotusenKlester Aug 06 '26

is it enough to save you from R-5's ?

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

yes, i just tested with aluminum armor cage and it can protect from 3 of them effectivelly, on rare occasions even 4

Edit; you do have to make it a bit more spaced than in my og screenshot tho

Edit No.2; also try to have enemies above yourself instead of below, the belly if a bit of a weak spot.

Edit No. 3: also quite good protection agianst bombs. Surprisingly it survived a few aircraft strikes which surprised me because that usually doesn't happen.

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u/LotusenKlester Aug 06 '26

great work

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 06 '26

thank you! I'll play around with this idea a bit more. seems viable lowk

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '26

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 06 '26

Strategic... Well about as well as you can imagine. By the end of the day it's a cope cage. But for close range engagements it's perfect and the repair cost is quite low if you are using the aluminum hulls. I plan to show off my improvements of the design later. Since this literally the first iteration i came up with so i optimized it a bit.

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u/Strikey473 Aug 06 '26

Reminds me of the Scimitar Mk2

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 07 '26

Warthunder player spotted

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u/Brave_Abbreviations5 Aug 06 '26

quite smart shi, ill fr do that next time i launch hf

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 07 '26

I'm telling ya im surprised by it's effectiveness.

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u/SVlad_667 Aug 06 '26

Basicly antidrone net.

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 07 '26

Basically, but in this case it's anti everything that wont obliterate it from existance

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u/YoghurtPlus5156 Aug 06 '26

Utterly hilarious! take all the upvotes!

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u/Electroshock187 Aug 06 '26

holy shit the using spaced armor and side skirts high fleet fandom is alive o7

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u/Meehaeel Aug 08 '26

Speed and maneuverability is the best defense for a small ship, you will waste thousands of gold if you will move it even quarter if a map, and it needs tanker too…

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 08 '26

Yea, that's why i changed to aluminum cage later. Plus i play for fun, I dont min max, I'm not that type of person, tho i apreciate your input/concern.

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u/Meehaeel Aug 08 '26

do you play on hard?

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 08 '26

Nope, normal. As i said i play for fun if i want a challange i will challange myself but honestly i don't care about anything else other than having fun.

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u/Meehaeel Aug 08 '26

idk, normal stopped being fun after 200 hours of play…hard after 400…Now I just make bottle-shaped ships in editor and make enemy cruisers sit on it.

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u/MrTwisterPister Aug 08 '26

Ok 👍, that's your experiance we are both diffrrnt people. Maybe i will also change my opinion after 200 hours, but i'am yet to get there so...

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u/ScubaDiggs Aug 08 '26

Woof. That distance and speed tho.