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[DirectorTsaarx]

On a related note, I put a large-mount tractor beam on one of my ships, and then realized something. The distance I can pull a ship is greater than the range! IOW, the Tractor 3 has a range of 4 (IIRC), and with a large mount, the damage is 8! Fortunately, the game corrects for this and the ship is only pulled to range 1. But still, it's probably a waste to use the various ship mounts on a tractor beam. Since base mounts get range advantages, they can take full advantage of the larger-mount tractor beams.

[dumbluck]

Ahhh, but alarge mount repulor beam 3 could throw a ship halfway across the sector!

And of coarse, u can always repulse your own ships for a nice little boost of speed....

[Nitram Draw]

Can you target yourself? That would be great, a slingshot kamikazi escort launched for 10 spaces away!

[Taqwus]

A starbase with multiplex, engine-destroying beams, a few PPBs, and repulsor beams could make for a nasty warp-point defense. Immobilize a ship and hurl it backwards, so that it's still costing the attacker maintenance.

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