Posted by: Jorgen_CAB
« on: December 22, 2023, 05:30:07 AM »I would say that shields obviously is the much better choice if you have one. You can't measure the shileds as a defence only against missiles so shields are hands down the better choice almost always.
But with that said it entirely depends on your research and the enemy you are facing and the tactic you are using. A layered defence might always be the smartest thing so having both shields and CIWS to some degree can be highly desireable.
You might not however always have Gauss technology available. You might be concentrating only on laser technology for example and skip Gauss entirely, laser technology is really strong as the only choice for beam combat. This leaves you allot of research potential for other things, such as shield technology or just other things. The main issue I see with a strong reliance on Gauss PD is that it can be countered with stand off missiles, laser PD can't be countered with anything.
I rarely would fear AMM, at least not in the current environment... fractional AMM will be rather common sight and even if not AMM is not really that much of a problem. If you have a beam fleet doctrine you should be able to deal with it quite well too, you just have to be able to overwhelm the enemy when you engage them, that is always the key to any engagement anyway.
But with that said it entirely depends on your research and the enemy you are facing and the tactic you are using. A layered defence might always be the smartest thing so having both shields and CIWS to some degree can be highly desireable.
You might not however always have Gauss technology available. You might be concentrating only on laser technology for example and skip Gauss entirely, laser technology is really strong as the only choice for beam combat. This leaves you allot of research potential for other things, such as shield technology or just other things. The main issue I see with a strong reliance on Gauss PD is that it can be countered with stand off missiles, laser PD can't be countered with anything.
I rarely would fear AMM, at least not in the current environment... fractional AMM will be rather common sight and even if not AMM is not really that much of a problem. If you have a beam fleet doctrine you should be able to deal with it quite well too, you just have to be able to overwhelm the enemy when you engage them, that is always the key to any engagement anyway.