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=== Summary === | === Summary === | ||
Missile weapons do more damage per hit than turreted weapons. However, launchers fire very slowly compared to turrets, and missiles take much longer to reach their targets. This has tactical implications. With a low | Missile weapons do more damage per hit than turreted weapons. However, launchers fire very slowly compared to turrets, and missiles take much longer to reach their targets. While these can be modified by means of [[#Related Skills and Equipment|skills and equipment]], the relationship holds even with these improvements. | ||
This has tactical implications. With a low ranged, fast firing turret ship, the pilot wants to get in close and keep the target locked. With a long ranged, slowly firing missile ship, the pilot wants to stay beyond the target's range and go for a slow kill. | |||
== Launcher Types == | == Launcher Types == | ||