What does "optimum range" mean?

[Suicide Junkie]

I suspect that level 2 or 3 multiplexing is all you need, and the AI won't effectively use anything higher:

MX 1 (no component): The AI bLasts a ship apart, and can't fire unused weapons (due to range or target being destroyed)

MX 2: The AI kills one ship, and starts on the next in one turn,
-or-
fires long range weapons at a primary target, and short range at a target of opportunity.

MX 3: Same as above, put can also shoot unused PD cannons at sats.