What's up with missles and torpedoes?

[Dr Strangelove]

Yes, but I believe that they should have put a missle or torpedo that's both more lethal and faster and/or has a longer range and/or has a faster reload time somewhere along the line of development.

[Suicide Junkie]

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Yes, but I believe that they should have put a missle or torpedo that's both more lethal and faster and/or has a longer range and/or has a faster reload time somewhere along the line of development.

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The Speed/reload abilities come with different missile types: plasma/seekerspores/CSM

The damage and range come with higher tech levels in each of the missile areas.

[javaslinger]

Is it just me or are torpedo's basically worthless? Why would you possibly want them over missiles?

Ken

[Suicide Junkie]

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Is it just me or are torpedo's basically worthless? Why would you possibly want them over missiles?

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A) They fire every two turns
B) They cannot be shot down by PointDefence
C) Their damage occurs right away, preventing the enemy from firing an extra volley (or two) while you wait for the missile to arrive.
D) They do 56% more damage: 1.25 vs 0.8 (damage per turn per Kt space)
E) All of the above

Take your pick.

Most mods also give them a bonus ToHit, since a torpedo could seek somewhat more than a beam, somewhat less than a full missile.



[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 11 June 2001).]

[sunzoner]

The speed-firepower trade off is consistent as in RL.
The further a missile/torp flies, the weaker the firepower.
The icbm is a missle that carries very little firepower, except the Nuke type.
Thus the torp having a better reload rate and a faster speed needs to be weaker in term of firepower.
The decision is for the user/player to choose between getting too close or fire from a distance.
Granted that the US is going into long/extreme-long range weapons, I say the long distance-weak firepower weapons is popular in RL.

[Suicide Junkie]

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Thus the torp having a better reload rate and a faster speed needs to be weaker in term of firepower.

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Not really,
The torps have better damage if you include reload considerations.
The torps have infinite speed and cannot be shot down.

BUT,
The Torps can miss,
The torps have very short range (compared to missiles)

The reload rate is already factored in to the damage rating I gave, so you can't count it as another advantage.

[dogscoff]

General Suicide_Junkie Sir, I thought you were US time - you're not normally on the forums at this time of day. Don't you sleep?

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