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So, imagine you are in a missile boat and have locked onto a ship carrying lasers. You both fire at the same time. The laser hits you immediately. Meanwhile, your missile is crawling through space. The question is: do you have enough time to fire enough missiles for the kill, or will the laser burn you first? | So, imagine you are in a missile boat and have locked onto a ship carrying lasers. You both fire at the same time. The laser hits you immediately. Meanwhile, your missile is crawling through space. The question is: do you have enough time to fire enough missiles for the kill, or will the laser burn you first? | ||
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*If a target is standing still, you can hit it with anything. (The same is true of you … so keep moving.) | *If a target is standing still, you can hit it with anything. (The same is true of you … so keep moving.) | ||
*Missiles home in on their targets. | *Missiles home in on their targets. | ||
:-Each hit always does some damage - they almost always hit. | :-Each hit always does some damage - they almost always hit. | ||
:-They take a long time to | :-They take a long time to get there. | ||
:-They fire and reload slowly. | :-They fire and reload slowly. | ||
*Turrets fire a stream of stuff - pellets, pulses, ray beams - in a straight line. | *Turrets fire a stream of stuff - pellets, pulses, ray beams - in a straight line. | ||
:-Individual loads miss a lot - but there are a lot of loads | :-Individual loads miss a lot - but there are a lot of loads. | ||
:-reach their targets quickly | :-They reach their targets quickly. | ||
:-fire and reload fast | :-They fire and reload fast. | ||
::Projectiles: use no capacitor, all damage types, cheapest ammo | ::Projectiles: use no capacitor, all damage types, cheapest ammo. | ||
::Hybrids: use some capacitor, two damage types | ::Hybrids: use some capacitor, two damage types. | ||
::Energy: use a lot of capacitor, two damage types, no reloading | ::Energy: use a lot of capacitor, two damage types, no reloading. | ||
If you want a bit more............... | If you want a bit more............... | ||