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These are based on single player raiding strategies, this was developed by Section (aka Orion)

When attacking a base there is a few things that you need to do in order to insure that you can maximize your pillaging. First you need to have the right fleets for attacking. I(Section) prefer to run with 2 attacking fleets right now, this may change in the future when I hit bases that have Sentinel 3's and Armor 3. My first fleet is composed of high armor battle barges and marauders fit with hydra missiles. My second fleet is made up of battle barges and marauders with diplomat launchers and Titanium 3 armor for the barges.

After finding a base to hit assuming there is no fleet out front I send in my first fleet. If the base is more then 5 mins away I send the 2nd fleet 3 mins after the third fleet has left. I do this since I do not want my diplomat fleet to be attacked while I'm attacking the base. When my first fleet reaches the base I use the 15 seconds it waits for the other player to gather information. The things you should look for are Outpost, Warehouses, and Turrets. If I'm not on the correct side to get to the Outpost and Warehouses I quickly retreat and move my fleet to the correct side of the base and attack again. The point of my first fleet is to remove obstacles such as Sentinel turrets and Howitzers. It is CRUCIAL to watch the base damage bar at this point to insure you do not do more then 20% damage. If you are getting close to 20% damage then retreat immediately. Now bring in fleet number 2. If everything has gone correctly then its time to ravage the base for all the loot you can. Focus target the Outpost and the Warehouses first. Next hit all the internal producers you can ignoring the oil if possible since there is always and abundance of it. At the end of the attack you'll get the battle report of what you took.

When pillaging you can get a maximum of 500% of the fleets cargo I.E you have a fleet that can carry 200,000 cargo if you get full pillage you'll have 1mill in resources in your cargo hold. This is assuming that the target base has enough resources to fill your cargo hold.

Also when attacking a base if the bubble should occur and you did not do 20% damage wait and hour by his base since after being attacked 4 times you cannot be attack for an hour regardless of whether they did damage or not.