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=== [[Drones#Sentry_Drones|Sentry Drones]] ===

~~These behave like~~ stationary long-range turrets. They come in each of the four damage types and with varying optimal ~~distances~~. After sentry drones are launched, they remain ~~in more or less the same place~~ as the combat unfolds. The player ship must pick them up when it is ready to leave.

Sentry Drones are stationary long-range turrets. They come in each of the four damage types and with varying optimal ranges. After sentry drones are launched, they remain where they were left as the combat unfolds. The player ship must fly back and pick them up when it is ready to leave.

Sentry drones can deal ~~large~~ damage at long ~~distances~~, but the ~~fact that~~ they ~~don't move~~ can be a ~~problem~~. In addition they take up considerable room in a ship's drone bay, and only larger ships can use them effectively.

Sentry drones can deal high damage at long ranges, but their accuracy suffers greatly at closer ranges. Their immobility is both a blessing and a curse: on the one hand, they do not need to fly out to their targets to hit them, and thus they can swap between targets and hit them immediately; on the other hand, a ship using them must fly back to them to pick them up in order to deploy them in a new place (or not abandon them). In addition, they take up considerable room in a ship's drone bay, and so only larger ships can use them effectively.

=== [[Electronic_warfare#EWAR_drones|E-war Drones]] ===

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 === [[Drones#Sentry_Drones|Sentry Drones]] ===
-These behave like stationary long-range turrets. They come in each of the four damage types and with varying optimal distances. After sentry drones are launched, they remain in more or less the same place as the combat unfolds. The player ship must pick them up when it is ready to leave.
+Sentry Drones are stationary long-range turrets. They come in each of the four damage types and with varying optimal ranges. After sentry drones are launched, they remain where they were left as the combat unfolds. The player ship must fly back and pick them up when it is ready to leave.
-Sentry drones can deal large damage at long distances, but the fact that they don't move can be a problem. In addition they take up considerable room in a ship's drone bay, and only larger ships can use them effectively.
+Sentry drones can deal high damage at long ranges, but their accuracy suffers greatly at closer ranges. Their immobility is both a blessing and a curse: on the one hand, they do not need to fly out to their targets to hit them, and thus they can swap between targets and hit them immediately; on the other hand, a ship using them must fly back to them to pick them up in order to deploy them in a new place (or not abandon them). In addition, they take up considerable room in a ship's drone bay, and so only larger ships can use them effectively.
 === [[Electronic_warfare#EWAR_drones|E-war Drones]] ===