How NOT to hold the ranks:

#1 Rule of Holding the Ranks:
Never counter anyone while you have queens in your fleet...

Two examples:

XXXXX`s fleet
Strafez Queen 251,300 251,300 0
Small Strafez Fodder 3,616,400 94,071 3,522,329
Large Strafez Fodder 249,629 17,408 232,221
Small Strafez Runner 4,800 4,800 0
Large Strafez Runner 1,200 1,200 0
M.Lakko Starbase 1 1 0
A.Hoko Starbase 1 1 0
C.Cancer Cruiser 1 1 0
M.Chlorite Destroyer 1 1 0
M.Epidote Destroyer 1 1 0

Colonies Captured
Name Type Land Size
E.2886 Forest 228

22/06/08
01:05 AM 420Renegade
30,453,164 XXXXXXX
477,388,857 Win


XXXXXX`s fleet
Strafez Queen 45,380 45,380 0
Large Strafez Fodder 97,920 4,475 93,445
Small Strafez Fodder 244,188 8,002 236,186
Large Strafez Runner 30,650 0 30,650
Small Strafez Runner 115,680 0 115,680
F.Broadsword Destroyer 3,691 18 3,673
A.Aragonite Dreadnought 24 0 24
M.Lyth Dreadnought 4 0 4
G.Lictor 2 0 2
M.Flysch Battleship 12 2 10


Queen Fodder Fodder is not how you hold the ranks boys...Thx for helping me teach the newbs.

And what`s the record for most queens ever killed in one fight =p? I think I might have come close there =)