[Alneyan]

APBs are very nice for range 8 (after APB X or so) and have high damage ratios. High Energy Magnifiers do not do a lot more damage than the APB or the PBB, and only fire every other turn; actually, between range 1 and range 5 the APB deals more damage than the High Energy Magnifier *and* fires twice as often.

Shard Canons are weaker weapons than the APB or the PBB, unless your vessels only have armour; switching to shields should make your own weapons better overall.