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-=== Tactical Choices ===
+In Brief
-Drones are a specialty of the Gallente. The Tristan is the only frigate that can carry a full flight of light combat drones. This makes it an easy choice for players who want to focus on drones.
-These are just observations - you should always do a close analysis of a ship relative to your skills before you buy one.
+Fighting in space is a matter of physics. The detailed chart below is based on physics but doesn't show it. But some people want to see all the details, so the math in [[Turret mechanics|Turret Mechanics]] and [[Missile mechanics|Missile Mechanics]] does show it. You can find it there if you want it.
-{| class="wikitable"
+*If a target is standing still, you can hit it with anything. (The same is true of you … so keep moving.)
-|-
+*Turrets fire a stream of stuff - pellets, pulses, ray beams - in a straight line.
-! E-war !! Race !! Weapon !!Fitting Slot !! Frigate
+*Missiles home in on their targets.
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-| || Amarr || Tracking<br>Disruption|| mid || [[Crucifier]]
+Signature radius sets the size of the target for the incoming weapons. Missiles explode when the get inside the target's radius. Turret streams hit when they get inside the radius.
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-| || Caldari || ECM || mid || [[Griffin]]
+Turrets fire a stream of stuff - pellets, pulses, ray beams - in a straight line.
-|-
+:*They miss a lot.
-| || Gallente|| Damping || mid || [[Maulus]]
+:*But they fire fast, reload pretty fast and cost less.
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+::-Projectiles: use no capacitor, you can choose the damage type, cheapest ammo
-| || Minmatar|| Target<br>Painting || mid || [[Vigil]]
+::-Hybrid: use some capacitor, two damage types
-|}
+::-Energy: use a lot of capacitor, two damage types, no reloading
+Missiles home in on their targets.
+:*They hit more often.
+:*But they fire slowly, reload slowly and cost a lot.
+For turrets, damage drops with range. Optimal range is the place where you have the best chance to hit - not guaranteed, just best odds. Falloff + Optimal = 50% chance to hit.
+[[File:QST turret range.gif|thumb|Range affects the damage done.]]
+This is not a factor for missiles, but missiles have a maximum range, after which they never hit.