[Jourin]

I disagree. I think that the PD's are fairly balanced. Maybe a slight increase in missile speed is warranted. What I like is the external missile pod (ala David Webb's Honor series) component. It is a one shot deal in combat because it has a reload rate of 30, but it only takes up 1 space (10KT). Usually I Put these on smaller ships with some continuous weapon like a DUC or MB, or APB. I now get one shot to overload the PDs. Add a mix of missile ships with normal 3 reload missiles and I have an effective mix. One turn of massed fire to overload the PDs, then a mix of missiles and continuous fire. I think this balances out very well.