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Originally posted by Ed Kolis:

Point Blank and Short Weapons Range force the ship to fire up close; there's really no point that I can see to using them in place of Optimal Weapons Range.
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Doesn't the chance to hit decrease with distance?
If so Point blanc is a good strategy for a non-talisman ship/fleet to use against a Talisman ship/fleet that will hit at any distance.
So no need to keep the distance then, get in close..