[brainsucker1]

I always viewed the GHB has a hideous weapon able to rip ships to shreds in a single bLast. Just the name Hellbore says enough. A doubling of damage done at all ranges and "ignore all shields" would seem more in order for a 60 ton, ROF 2 weapon that has an expensive research cost. This is a second generation weapon, like the High Energy Class Weapons, and should be quite a bit better that APB & DUC, etc.

I view the HEW the same way. It is a high research cost weapon that should be considerably better than normal beam weapons. Ripper is Ok as is. Incinerator Beam should be ROF1 with a tonnage of 50 and its current damage.

Of course I also think PPB should be a 40 ton weapon like other "specials" due to its special attack.