Hey again guys. I realise a lot of these questions might seem simple but trust me, I do have a good reason for asking them
1) Minaturized gauss cannons on fighters: Any use, or is the to hit multiplier so low it's not worth bothering? e.g, if I were to stick some of the absolute smallest would they be able to hit anything at all?
2) Point defence question. Single-turret or double/triple etc? would a quad turret be able to shoot down more missiles in a given salvo than a single turret, or would it be focusing all damage from the four cannons onto one missile in the salvo.
3) Again, point defence. Full sized gauss turrets better than a CIWS? of course, you could use manual control, but would the accuracy be a benefit?
4) Boarding question. How many enemy ship crewmen would a marine company be able to take out? I can see it depending on the ground strength research of each empire, but if both tech levels were the same?
I've forgotten quite a few, so I'll leave it at this for now.