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Projectile ammunition is used with [[Turrets#Projectile_turrets|projectile turrets]]. Unlike [[Turrets#Hybrid_ammo|hybrid]] or [[Turrets#Frequency_crystals|energy]] ammunition, different kinds of projectile ammunition not only have different optimal [[Turret_mechanics#Range|range]] modifiers, but also different [[Turret_mechanics#Tracking|tracking]] bonuses, rather than simply presenting a gradual exchange of damage for range. In addition, like [[Drones|drones]] and [[Missiles|missiles]], projectile ammunition can be tailored to produce every damage type. All of this makes the selection of optimal projectile ammunition a more complicated topic than choosing the appropriate charges for other types of weaponry.
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= Tech Ⅰ =
 
= Tech Ⅰ =
  
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There are eight kinds of Standard Tech 1 projectile ammo. The picture here is more complicated than with hybrid ammo: projectile ammo does a wider range of damage types and does not present a gradual exchange of damage for range.  
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Tech Ⅰ projectile ammunition can be used with dozens of appropriately-sized Tech Ⅰ projectile turrets, as well as various Faction, Storyline, and Tech Ⅱ turrets.
  
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Projectile ammo can be split into three tiers, short-ranged (EMP, Fusion and Phased Plasma), medium-ranged (Titanium Sabot and Depleted Uranium) and long-ranged (Proton, Nuclear and Carbonized Lead). All ammo within each tier has the same range and tracking modifiers, but the different types offer different kinds of damage. The medium-ranged tier (Titanium Sabot and Depleted Uranium) has a significant tracking speed bonus. 
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== Standard ==
  
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== Standard ==
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There are eight kinds of standard projectile ammunition, which can be split into three main tiers: short-range, medium-range, and long-range. All variations within each tier have identical range and tracking modifiers, but the different types offer various damage profiles. In addition, the medium-range tier has a significant tracking speed bonus. For these reasons, it is important to match Tech Ⅰ projectile ammo not only to the resist profile of the intended target, but also to the type of projectile turrets (autocannons or artillery) and the range and speed at which the fighting is planned to occur.
  
 
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<center>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background-color: #111;"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background-color: #222;"
  
 
|+ Properties of Standard (Tech Ⅰ) Projectile Ammunition
 
|+ Properties of Standard (Tech Ⅰ) Projectile Ammunition
  
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|- style="background-color: #333; vertical-align: bottom;"
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|- style="background-color: #391313; vertical-align: bottom;"
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| rowspan=2 | {{icon|isis projectiles}}<br />Ammunition<br />Type
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| style="width:8%;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|isis projectiles}}<br />Ammunition<br />Type
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| rowspan=2 | Range<br />Category
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| style="width:6%;" rowspan=2 | Category
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| rowspan=2 | {{icon|range}}<br />Range<br />Multiplier
 
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| rowspan=2 | {{icon|tracking}}<br />Tracking<br />Multiplier
 
  
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| colspan=2 | Modifiers
 
| colspan=4 | Total Damage
 
| colspan=4 | Total Damage
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| colspan=4 | Damage Profile
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| rowspan=2 style="width:6%;" | [[File:Icon tech2.png|24px|top]]<br />Tech Ⅱ<br />Variant
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|- style="background-color: #391313;"
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| style="width:6%;" | {{icon|range}}<br />Range
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| style="width:6%;" | {{icon|tracking}}<br />Tracking
  
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| style="color: Cyan;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|em damage}}<br />EM<br />Damage
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{{TotalDamageHeader}}
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|th damage}}<br />Thermal<br />Damage
 
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| style="color: Silver;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|ki damage}}<br />Kinetic<br />Damage
 
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| style="color: Orange;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|ex damage}}<br />Explosive<br />Damage
 
  
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|- style="background-color: #333;"
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{{DamageProfileHeader}}
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| {{icon|isis small}} || {{icon|isis medium}} || {{icon|isis large}} || {{icon|isis xl}}
 
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | EMP  
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | EMP  
  
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| rowspan=3 | Short
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| rowspan=3 | Short-<br />Range
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| rowspan=3 | -50%  
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| rowspan=3 style="color: Red;" | -50%  
 
| rowspan=3 |  
 
| rowspan=3 |  
  
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| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^0 * 12}}  
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{{TotalDamage|12|3}}
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| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^1 * 12}}
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| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^2 * 12}}  
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{{DamageProfile|9|0|1|2}}
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| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^3 * 12}}
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|  
  
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| style="color: Cyan;" | {{#expr: 100 * (9/12 round 2)}}%
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|-
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" |
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Phased Plasma
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| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (1/12 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/12 round 2)}}%
 
  
−
|-
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{{DamageProfile|0|10|2|0}}
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| style="text-align:left;" | Phased Plasma
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" |
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|
−
| style="color: OrangeRed;" | {{#expr: 100 * (10/12 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/12 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Orange;" |  
 
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | Fusion  
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Fusion  
  
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| style="color: Cyan;" |
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{{DamageProfile|0|0|2|10}}
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" |  
 
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| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/12 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (10/12 round 2)}}%
 
  
−
|- style="background-color: #222;"
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|
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| style="text-align:left;" | Titanium Sabot  
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|- style="background-color: #333;"
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Titanium Sabot  
  
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| rowspan=2 | Medium
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| rowspan=2 | Medium-<br />Range
 
| rowspan=2 |
 
| rowspan=2 |
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| rowspan=2 | +20%
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| rowspan=2 style="color: LimeGreen;" | +20%
  
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| rowspan=2 | {{#expr: 2^0 * 8}}
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{{TotalDamage|8|2}}
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| rowspan=2 | {{#expr: 2^1 * 8}}
 
−
| rowspan=2 | {{#expr: 2^2 * 8}}
 
−
| rowspan=2 | {{#expr: 2^3 * 8}}  
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" |
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{{DamageProfile|0|0|6|2}}
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" |  
 
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (6/8 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/8 round 2)}}%
 
  
−
|- style="background-color: #222"
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| Quake
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| style="text-align:left;" | Depleted Uranium
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" |
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|- style="background-color: #333;"
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" | {{#expr: 100 * (3/8 round 2)}}%
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;" | Depleted Uranium
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| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/8 round 2)}}%
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| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (3/8 round 2)}}%
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{{DamageProfile|0|3|2|3}}
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| Hail
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | Proton  
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Proton  
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| rowspan=3 | Long-<br />Range
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| rowspan=3 style="color: LimeGreen;" | +60%
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| rowspan=3 style="color: LimeGreen;" | +5%
  
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| rowspan=3 | Long
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{{TotalDamage|5|3}}
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| rowspan=3 | +60%
 
−
| rowspan=3 | +5%
 
  
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| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^0 * 5}}
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{{DamageProfile|3|0|2|0}}
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| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^1 * 5}}
 
−
| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^2 * 5}}
 
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| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^3 * 5}}  
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" | {{#expr: 100 * (3/5 round 2)}}%
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|
−
| style="color: OrangeRed;" |
 
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| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/5 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Orange;" |  
 
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="text-align:left" | Nuclear  
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Nuclear  
  
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| style="color: Cyan;" |  
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{{DamageProfile|0|0|1|4}}
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" |  
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| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (1/5 round 2)}}%
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| Barrage
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| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (4/5 round 2)}}%
 
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | Carbonized Lead  
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Carbonized Lead  
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{{DamageProfile|0|0|4|1}}
  
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| style="color: Cyan;" |
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| Tremor
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" |
 
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (4/5 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (1/5 round 2)}}%
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
</center>
 
</center>
  
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Note that the range bonuses or penalties applied by these ammo types only apply to optimal range. If you're using autocannon, which have tiny optimal ranges anyway, your ammo's range modifier doesn't matter very much. It's more important if you're using artillery. This means that autocannon should always be fitted with the most damaging ammo possible, and if a ship has a falloff bonus, it's probably meant to use autocannon.  
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Note that the range modifiers associated with these ammo types ''only'' apply to optimal range. When using autocannons—which have tiny optimal ranges but large falloff zones—the ammo's range modifier doesn't matter very much. (It is, however, very important when using artillery.) This means that '''autocannons should always be loaded with the most damaging ammo possible''' (taking into account the intended target's resist profile), without regard to optimal range bonuses or penalties. Furthermore, '''if a particular hull has a falloff bonus, it was probably designed to use autocannons''' rather than artillery.
  
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== Faction ==
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== [[File:Icon faction.png|14px|text-top|link=]]Faction ==
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Each of the eight Tech Ⅰ projectile ammunition types has three available faction variants. These faction charges have all the same characteristics as their Tech Ⅰ counterparts, but inflict more damage, as detailed in the table below:
  
 
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<center>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background-color: #111;"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background-color: #222;"
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|+ Faction Projectile Ammunition Bonus
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|- style="background-color: #391313; vertical-align: bottom;"
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| [[File:Icon faction.png|10px|text-top|link=]]Faction
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| Damage
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|-
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Logo_faction_angel_cartel.png|32px|link=]] Arch Angel
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| style="color: LimeGreen;" | +10%
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|-
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Logo_faction_minmatar_republic.png|32px|link=]] Republic Fleet
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| style="color: LimeGreen;" | +15%
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|-
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Logo_faction_angel_cartel.png|32px|link=]] Domination
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| style="color: LimeGreen;" | +20%
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|}
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</center>
  
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|+ Properties of Faction (Tech Ⅰ) Projectile Ammunition
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If you can afford to, it's good to carry some faction ammo for PvP. However, for PvE, faction ammo is usually not cost-effective.
  
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|- style="background-color: #333; vertical-align: bottom;"
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= [[File:Icon tech2.png|16px|text-top|link=]]Tech Ⅱ =
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| rowspan=2 | {{icon|isis projectiles}}<br />Ammunition<br />Type
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| rowspan=2 | Range<br />Category
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In contrast to Tech Ⅰ projectile ammunition, the Tech Ⅱ variants may each only be used with a specific type of projectile turret. There are two autocannon and two artillery charges. All four deal a combination of explosive and kinetic damage only. Tech Ⅱ projectile ammunition may only be loaded into a properly-sized Tech Ⅱ projectile turret of the appropriate type.
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| rowspan=2 | {{icon|range}}<br />Range<br />Multiplier
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| rowspan=2 | {{icon|tracking}}<br />Tracking<br />Multiplier
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<center>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background-color: #222;"
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|+ Properties of Tech Ⅱ Autocannon Projectile Ammunition
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|- style="background-color: #391313; vertical-align: bottom;"
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| rowspan=2 style="padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; width:8%;" | {{icon|isis projectiles}}<br />Ammunition<br />Type
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| rowspan=2 style="width:6%;" | Turret<br />Type
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| colspan=3 | Modifiers
  
 
| colspan=4 | Total Damage
 
| colspan=4 | Total Damage
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| colspan=4 | Damage Profile
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| style="width:10%;" rowspan=2 | Tech Ⅰ<br />Variant
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|- style="background-color: #391313;"
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| style="width:6%;" | {{icon|range}}<br />Range
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| style="width:6%;" | {{icon|falloff}}<br />Falloff
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| style="width:6%;" | {{icon|tracking}}<br />Tracking
  
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| style="color: Cyan;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|em damage}}<br />EM<br />Damage
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{{TotalDamageHeader}}
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|th damage}}<br />Thermal<br />Damage
 
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| style="color: Silver;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|ki damage}}<br />Kinetic<br />Damage
 
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| style="color: Orange;" rowspan=2 | {{icon|ex damage}}<br />Explosive<br />Damage
 
  
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|- style="background-color: #333;"
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{{DamageProfileHeader}}
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| {{icon|isis small}} || {{icon|isis medium}} || {{icon|isis large}} || {{icon|isis xl}}
 
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="text-align:left;" | EMP
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Barrage
  
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| rowspan=3 | Short
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| style="padding: 10px;" rowspan=2 | Autocannon
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| rowspan=3 | -50%
 
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| rowspan=3 |  
 
  
−
| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^0 * 12}}
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|  
−
| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^1 * 12}}
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| style="color: LimeGreen;" | +40%
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| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^2 * 12}}
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| style="color: Red;" | -25%
−
| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^3 * 12}}
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" | {{#expr: 100 * (9/12 round 2)}}%
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{{TotalDamage|11}}
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" |
 
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (1/12 round 2)}}%
 
−
| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/12 round 2)}}%
 
  
−
|-
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{{DamageProfile|0|0|5|6}}
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| style="text-align:left;" | Phased Plasma
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" |
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| Nuclear
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" | {{#expr: 100 * (10/12 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/12 round 2)}}%
 
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| style="color: Orange;" |
 
  
−
|-
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|-  
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| style="text-align:left;" | Fusion
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Hail
  
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| style="color: Cyan;" |  
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| style="color: Red;" | -50%
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" |  
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| style="color: Red;" | -25%
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/12 round 2)}}%  
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| style="color: Red;" | -30%
−
| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (10/12 round 2)}}%  
 
  
−
|- style="background-color: #222;"
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{{TotalDamage|15.4}}
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| style="text-align:left;" | Titanium Sabot
 
  
−
| rowspan=2 | Medium
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{{DamageProfile|0|0|3.3|12.1}}
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| rowspan=2 |
 
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| rowspan=2 | +20%
 
  
−
| rowspan=2 | {{#expr: 2^0 * 8}}
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| style="padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;" | Depleted Uranium
−
| rowspan=2 | {{#expr: 2^1 * 8}}
 
−
| rowspan=2 | {{#expr: 2^2 * 8}}
 
−
| rowspan=2 | {{#expr: 2^3 * 8}}
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" |
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|- style="background-color: #333;"
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| style="color: OrangeRed;" |
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| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Quake
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (6/8 round 2)}}%
 
−
| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/8 round 2)}}%
 
  
−
|- style="background-color: #222"
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| rowspan=2 | Artillery
−
| style="text-align:left;" | Depleted Uranium
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" |  
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| style="color: Red;" | -75%
−
| style="color: OrangeRed;" | {{#expr: 100 * (3/8 round 2)}}%  
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|
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/8 round 2)}}%
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| style="color: LimeGreen;" | +25%
−
| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (3/8 round 2)}}%  
 
  
−
|-
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{{TotalDamage|14}}
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| style="text-align:left;" | Proton
 
  
−
| rowspan=3 | Long
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{{DamageProfile|0|0|5|9}}
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| rowspan=3 | +60%
 
−
| rowspan=3 | +5%
 
  
−
| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^0 * 5}}
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| Titanium Sabot
−
| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^1 * 5}}
 
−
| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^2 * 5}}
 
−
| rowspan=3 | {{#expr: 2^3 * 5}}
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" | {{#expr: 100 * (3/5 round 2)}}%
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|- style="background-color: #333;"
−
| style="color: OrangeRed;" |
+
| style="text-align:left; padding-left: 10px;" | Tremor
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (2/5 round 2)}}%
 
−
| style="color: Orange;" |  
 
  
−
|-
+
| style="color: LimeGreen;" | +80%
−
| style="text-align:left" | Nuclear
+
|
 +
| style="color: Red;" | -75%
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" |
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{{TotalDamage|8}}
−
| style="color: OrangeRed;" |
 
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (1/5 round 2)}}%
 
−
| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (4/5 round 2)}}%
 
  
−
|-
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{{DamageProfile|0|0|3|5}}
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| style="text-align:left;" | Carbonized Lead
 
  
−
| style="color: Cyan;" |
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| Carbonized Lead
−
| style="color: OrangeRed;" |
 
−
| style="color: Silver;" | {{#expr: 100 * (4/5 round 2)}}%
 
−
| style="color: Orange;" | {{#expr: 100 * (1/5 round 2)}}%
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
</center>
 
</center>
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= Tech Ⅱ =
 
  
 
== Autocannon ==
 
== Autocannon ==
  
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The two Tech 2 ammunition types for autocannon are Barrage and Hail. Barrage has a tracking penalty but a 40% falloff increase, and is popular with ships like the [[Vagabond]] which like to skirmish in falloff range. Hail has a penalty to falloff range and a large penalty to optimal range, and to tracking, but it deals very high damage. In practice the range and tracking speed drawbacks mean that Hail rarely offers more DPS, although it can be effective against big, stationary ships or POSs. Barrage does roughly equal amounts of explosive and kinetic damage, while Hail does a lot of explosive damage and a little kinetic on the side.  
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The Tech Ⅱ ammunition types for autocannons are Barrage and Hail. Barrage has a tracking penalty but a falloff bonus, making it popular with ships like the [[Vagabond]], which like to skirmish in falloff range. Hail has penalties to optimal range, falloff range, and tracking, but, when it hits, it deals very high damage. In practice, the range and tracking drawbacks mean that Hail rarely offers more effective DPS, although it can be useful against large, stationary targets, such as [[Upwell structures|structures]]. Barrage does roughly equal amounts of explosive and kinetic damage, while Hail does mostly explosive damage, with a little kinetic on the side.  
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;text-align:left;" | Name
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|range|26|Modifier to optimal range}}Optimal
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|falloff|26|Modifier to falloff range}}Falloff
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|tracking|26|Modifier to tracking speed}}Tracking
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Total damage
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|em damage|26|EM damage}}
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|th damage|26|Thermal damage}}
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|ki damage|26|Kinetic damage}}
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|ex damage|26|Explosive damage}}
 
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|-
 
−
| Barrage
 
−
| 0%
 
−
| +40%
 
−
| -25%
 
−
| 11
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| 5
 
−
| 6
 
−
|-
 
−
| Hail
 
−
| -50%
 
−
| -25%
 
−
| -30%
 
−
| 15.4
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| 3.30
 
−
| 12.10
 
−
|}
 
  
 
== Artillery ==
 
== Artillery ==
  
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The two Tech 2 ammunition types for artillery are Quake and Tremor. Quake, much like Javelin for hybrids, lets artillery pretend to be autocannons, with high damage but much-reduced range. Tremor has a dramatic 80% range bonus, but a very significant penalty to tracking. Both do a mixture of explosive and kinetic damage.
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The Tech Ⅱ ammunition types for artillery are Quake and Tremor. Quake, much like Javelin for hybrids, lets artillery pretend to be autocannons, with high damage but much-reduced range. Tremor has a dramatic range bonus, offset by significant tracking penalty. Both do a mixture of explosive and kinetic damage.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;text-align:left;" | Name
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|range|26|Modifier to optimal range}}Optimal
 
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|tracking|26|Modifier to tracking speed}}Tracking
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Total damage
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|em damage|26|EM damage}}
 
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|th damage|26|Thermal damage}}
 
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|ki damage|26|Kinetic damage}}
 
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|ex damage|26|Explosive damage}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| Quake
 
−
| -75%
 
−
| +25%
 
−
| 14
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| 5
 
−
| 9
 
−
|-
 
−
| Tremor
 
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 7 November 2018

Projectile ammunition is used with projectile turrets. Unlike hybrid or energy ammunition, different kinds of projectile ammunition not only have different optimal range modifiers, but also different tracking bonuses, rather than simply presenting a gradual exchange of damage for range. In addition, like drones and missiles, projectile ammunition can be tailored to produce every damage type. All of this makes the selection of optimal projectile ammunition a more complicated topic than choosing the appropriate charges for other types of weaponry.

Tech Ⅰ

Tech Ⅰ projectile ammunition can be used with dozens of appropriately-sized Tech Ⅰ projectile turrets, as well as various Faction, Storyline, and Tech Ⅱ turrets.

Standard

There are eight kinds of standard projectile ammunition, which can be split into three main tiers: short-range, medium-range, and long-range. All variations within each tier have identical range and tracking modifiers, but the different types offer various damage profiles. In addition, the medium-range tier has a significant tracking speed bonus. For these reasons, it is important to match Tech Ⅰ projectile ammo not only to the resist profile of the intended target, but also to the type of projectile turrets (autocannons or artillery) and the range and speed at which the fighting is planned to occur.

Properties of Standard (Tech Ⅰ) Projectile Ammunition
Icon ISIS weapon Projectileturrets.png
Ammunition
Type 		Category Modifiers Total Damage Damage Profile Icon tech2.png
Tech Ⅱ
Variant
Icon target range.png
Range 		Icon tracking.png
Tracking

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Icon damage em.png
EM 		Icon damage therm.png
Therm. 		Icon damage kin.png
Kinetic 		Icon damage exp.png
Exp.
EMP Short-
Range 		-50%

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75%
 
8%
17%
Phased Plasma
 
83%
17%
 
Fusion
 
 
17%
83%
Titanium Sabot Medium-
Range 		+20%

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75%
25%
Quake
Depleted Uranium
 
38%
25%
38%
Hail
Proton Long-
Range 		+60% +5%

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60%
 
40%
 
Nuclear
 
 
20%
80%
Barrage
Carbonized Lead
 
 
80%
20%
Tremor

Note that the range modifiers associated with these ammo types only apply to optimal range. When using autocannons—which have tiny optimal ranges but large falloff zones—the ammo's range modifier doesn't matter very much. (It is, however, very important when using artillery.) This means that autocannons should always be loaded with the most damaging ammo possible (taking into account the intended target's resist profile), without regard to optimal range bonuses or penalties. Furthermore, if a particular hull has a falloff bonus, it was probably designed to use autocannons rather than artillery.

Icon faction.pngFaction

Each of the eight Tech Ⅰ projectile ammunition types has three available faction variants. These faction charges have all the same characteristics as their Tech Ⅰ counterparts, but inflict more damage, as detailed in the table below:

Faction Projectile Ammunition Bonus
Icon faction.pngFaction Damage
Logo faction angel cartel.png Arch Angel +10%
Logo faction minmatar republic.png Republic Fleet +15%
Logo faction angel cartel.png Domination +20%

If you can afford to, it's good to carry some faction ammo for PvP. However, for PvE, faction ammo is usually not cost-effective.

Icon tech2.pngTech Ⅱ

In contrast to Tech Ⅰ projectile ammunition, the Tech Ⅱ variants may each only be used with a specific type of projectile turret. There are two autocannon and two artillery charges. All four deal a combination of explosive and kinetic damage only. Tech Ⅱ projectile ammunition may only be loaded into a properly-sized Tech Ⅱ projectile turret of the appropriate type.

Properties of Tech Ⅱ Autocannon Projectile Ammunition
Icon ISIS weapon Projectileturrets.png
Ammunition
Type 		Turret
Type 		Modifiers Total Damage Damage Profile Tech Ⅰ
Variant
Icon target range.png
Range 		Icon falloff mod.png
Falloff 		Icon tracking.png
Tracking

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Icon damage em.png
EM 		Icon damage therm.png
Therm. 		Icon damage kin.png
Kinetic 		Icon damage exp.png
Exp.
Barrage Autocannon +40% -25%

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45%
55%
Nuclear
Hail -50% -25% -30%

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21%
79%
Depleted Uranium
Quake Artillery -75% +25%

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36%
64%
Titanium Sabot
Tremor +80% -75%

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38%
63%
Carbonized Lead

Autocannon

The Tech Ⅱ ammunition types for autocannons are Barrage and Hail. Barrage has a tracking penalty but a falloff bonus, making it popular with ships like the Vagabond, which like to skirmish in falloff range. Hail has penalties to optimal range, falloff range, and tracking, but, when it hits, it deals very high damage. In practice, the range and tracking drawbacks mean that Hail rarely offers more effective DPS, although it can be useful against large, stationary targets, such as structures. Barrage does roughly equal amounts of explosive and kinetic damage, while Hail does mostly explosive damage, with a little kinetic on the side.

Artillery

The Tech Ⅱ ammunition types for artillery are Quake and Tremor. Quake, much like Javelin for hybrids, lets artillery pretend to be autocannons, with high damage but much-reduced range. Tremor has a dramatic range bonus, offset by significant tracking penalty. Both do a mixture of explosive and kinetic damage.

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