Posted by: Jorgen_CAB
« on: March 11, 2013, 02:17:06 AM »The range tech do almost no difference to a Gauss weapon since you never use anything but final fire for it and beam combat generally don't get that close for normal ships.
CIWS and regular Gauss canons generally operate in the same way except CIWS is slightly smaller but only protect the ship it is on while turreted Gauss cannons protect other ships in the same Task-Group.
The range tech do not give you any advantage in accuracy or anything, it is only your targeting sensors that offer you any accuracy.
The range might be useful on a fighter hull if you use Gauss armed fighters, but even here it is very situational. I find that rail guns/lasers are more useful on fighter hulls anyway.
CIWS and regular Gauss canons generally operate in the same way except CIWS is slightly smaller but only protect the ship it is on while turreted Gauss cannons protect other ships in the same Task-Group.
The range tech do not give you any advantage in accuracy or anything, it is only your targeting sensors that offer you any accuracy.
The range might be useful on a fighter hull if you use Gauss armed fighters, but even here it is very situational. I find that rail guns/lasers are more useful on fighter hulls anyway.