Gixxer Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Hi all, I'm just starting to build warships ( up to now I have just been building exploration types) and I was wondering about missiles and Torpedoes, Although it doesn't say in the ANZ descriptions, I was kind of expecting that they would be like fighters and drones, and have a separate Launcher you need to build, but haven't seen such an item in my research. So I guess they function like regular weapons, and when you build a missile, they come complete with the launch system, and you get an inexhaustible supply of the missiles on the ship? If someone could confirm that for me, I can go ahead with my warship designs, thanks Cheers Gixxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugal Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 No special launcher or cargo space required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxer Posted July 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Thanks lugal :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Miles Avatar Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 If your going to arm your warships with missiles/torpedoes make sure to build them in massive numbers to compensate for the ease in which these particular weapons are countered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfouasnon Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 All my positions research all weapons...except for missiles and torpedoes . Just the 50 % defense against those for just having an AP of 8 is cringeworthy . Add CID's and Overlords into the mix , and those weapons , even in massive numbers , are almost worthless . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Miles Avatar Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 rfouasnon is correct. It would be best to research all weapon types. There is an incredible array of missile weapons in the game and yet because of that 'cringeworthy' 50% def bonus for manuver rating of 8 or better their effectiveness against mobile targets is very poor compared to all other weapons of the same generation level. Note to your tacticians. If you arm your ships with missiles ensure they are used against fixed defenses only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxer Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Yeah, I did notice that in other threads (since I posted my original enquiry), that missiles and torps tend not to be too effective. It was only because I have picked up a fair few missiles in EXPL finds that I was planning to use them, but am now looking at the more effective weapons I have in my stockpiles to use. I'll still build some missile ships, for when I come across any defence platforms :-) Thanks for all the replies, Gixxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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