Complete Defense Setup:

The best defense is a combination of the weapons in the TAC Guide
Defensive Weapons. Here is the way to do it:

1) Location: You really must select your home sector FAR FAR AWAY 
from either Sector 1 or Stardock. Most beginners feel that it's 
good to be near the source of colonists, but this is an extremely 
heavily travelled area, and everyone will know you're there and 
whenever they get bored they will take a few pot shots at your 
defenses. This can get to be pretty expensive, and it always will 
doom you to failure.  Best to be far away...out of sight, out of 
mind.

2) The first sector the invador sees should have a 97% NavHaz, 
and nothing else. He can see it's there, but he has no clue who 
it belongs to.

3) The next sector in should again have a 97% NavHaz, plus 2,000
defensive sector fighters. The sector fighters will keep any 
stumbling Ferrengi from entering, and accidentally wasting any 
mines you have farther in. No mines in this sector.

4) The 3rd Sector should have 2,000 defensive sector fighters, 
plus 250 Armid mines. And eventually you should also build a 
large Haz there. If you can afford it, and have the room, you 
can duplicate this sector in the next few also.

5) Your home sectors and citadel planets should be behind all 
the above mentioned weapons.
