Wasps Missiles and Carrier fighters.
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Wasps Missiles and Carrier fighters.
Because my ships still don't have enough dakka.
So I nicked a Wasp Missile Fab from the Split, and I'm wondering whether to supply my carrier Solanos with Wasps. I have a fair supply of Rastar Oil from capping Split TS's and energy/ore I have plenty of.
I'm also wondering if swapping my Solano's PRGs for MDs would be worthwhile.
So I nicked a Wasp Missile Fab from the Split, and I'm wondering whether to supply my carrier Solanos with Wasps. I have a fair supply of Rastar Oil from capping Split TS's and energy/ore I have plenty of.
I'm also wondering if swapping my Solano's PRGs for MDs would be worthwhile.
Sure why not. The Wasp is a fairly ineffective missile so using massive amounts of them shouldn't hurt anything. Hurricanes are decent for fighter usage as they tend to actually hit what they were fired at instead of orbiting until they self destruct.
Assuming all 8 warheads of a Wasp hit, it does 2k more damage than a Hurricane (6k vs 1k x 8). The Wasp is also faster at 560 m/s vs 471 m/s for the Hurricane. The Hurricane has a max range of 31km vs the Wasp at 18km
Either way they are not much use if firing at anything bigger than an M4 anyway so there is really no harm in using the Wasp for a light show.
Assuming all 8 warheads of a Wasp hit, it does 2k more damage than a Hurricane (6k vs 1k x 8). The Wasp is also faster at 560 m/s vs 471 m/s for the Hurricane. The Hurricane has a max range of 31km vs the Wasp at 18km
Either way they are not much use if firing at anything bigger than an M4 anyway so there is really no harm in using the Wasp for a light show.
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Wasn't it you who pioneered the 'Wasp shotgun' tactic N-S? Fly in to about 200m, then launch them in a tight cluster. I love doing that.
Wasps on fighter wings is great, because it keeps enemies busy, either doing light but significant damage to fighters or confusing the hell out of capital turrets.
Wasps on fighter wings is great, because it keeps enemies busy, either doing light but significant damage to fighters or confusing the hell out of capital turrets.
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I love the Wasp Shotgun.
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I love the Wasp Shotgun.
And I have carriers full of Pikes, mounting Wasps, and the survivability skyrocketed.
And I have carriers full of Pikes, mounting Wasps, and the survivability skyrocketed.
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