[Growltigga]

I was using ordinary depleted uranium cannon, why are they a threat to plasma missiles? what's a PPB? what is it used for?

Andy

DUC's aren't a threat to plasma missiles themselves, my point is that if you have an effective counter to a particular weapon, eg point defence cannon are a defence to plasma missiles, then if your ship has DUC's as well as point defence cannon, you are going to whomp the hell out of the bugger with plasma missiles as these wont get through.

Put it this way, a cruiser armed with say 4 plasma missile launchers takes on a cruiser with say 5 point defence cannon and say 3 DUC's. The pdc's are going to take most of the sting out of the plasma missiles and getting close will allow the DUC's to do some damage

DUC's and PDC's generally will cost less research than getting plasma missiles so who wins?

A PPB is a phased polaron beam - you get it when you research phased energy weapons whihch you get on researching physics level 2 - they do good damage, are medium ranged and skip normal shields IIRC - I like them as my principal weapon for close assault vessels

Choice of weapons is down to personal choice - a friend of mine likes graviton hellbores - not bad as close range weapons go but he just thinks they sound good - he still has whomped me a few times
with them

I would be interested to hear what the scissor / paper / rock table is for SEIV weapons,

not sure there is a set list, do any of you smart north americans out there have a list?