Destroying Starbases?

[Sc0rp]

ive been on several missions where I had to destroy a starbase, most of the time I was with 6 ships, and everytime the starbase looks like some kind of airport landing platform.

but everytime I attack it nothing happens to its 'lifes' well maybe 1mm gets withdrawn but thats it..

so my question is, how am I supposed to destroy starbases?

[HarryM]

Using A to G missiles? Destroyed Foothill base last night. Just target it and tell the rest of the flight to attack it. It is an "area" target so guns don't seem to work on it, only the missiles can degrade it.

[Sc0rp]

I used hammer missiles on it, didnt seem to affect it though?

[HarryM]

Hmm, it can take 2 or 3 missions to take it out. You should see it degrade though esp. if all your flight is hitting it. When I left it was down to 30% "hull" (yellow bar). After RTB post mission briefing said it was destroyed so either 30% left was good enough to make it unusable or because I took all the other junk nearby with guns (reactor and factories), or someone else hit it after I left. I looked at the post mission brief and all 3 ships in the flight had hit with 3 or 4 out of 4 missiles carried.

[Sc0rp]

hmm I'll try hitting it in several missions.

little question though, Im on the foothill mission now and the foothill base doesnt appear as a target, I cant highlight it..

am I supposed to take out all enemy ships before attacking the base or something?

[Pheonix Starflare]

Is your radar set to GND mode? I dont think you can target ground targets until it is.

SS doesnt put targeting restrictions like that on you, it might be wise to do something like that, but SS wont make you clear out the fighter cover before attacking the base/ship.

[HarryM]

Try flying through the attack waypoint first, don't go straight to the target when you drop out of orbit, then the targets appear. That may be because it is a ground assault it puts you radar in Ground mode automatically or something when you hit the WP, wasn't paying too close attention. Also make sure you get close, the city blocks and factories appear as targets first then the base a little later as you close.

[Sc0rp]

it was propably cuz I didnt have the GND mode set, thanks for ur help

[Zibi]

I destroyed Foothill Starbase in my second attempt.
I noticed that using Hammers wasn't very effective so I've used Rockets instead. The most important problem is that the starbase seems to be unaffected by hitting the target area. After some strafing I've tried to target the big bunker beetwen airfield and the city. I punched it with all my rockets and starbase hull went down to a 40. After the several strifes and firing the bunker with my gun I reduced the hull of the starbase to 0. Unfortunately I was destroyed with the afterblast.

I think it's a little bug. If the target were set to the bunker you could easily reduce it with 16 Hammers from the safe distance.