1) What engine techs (besides "Magneto-Plasma Drives") do I need to research to increase missile engine power/efficiency. How far along should those research techs be before I both building missiles?
Fuel per engine hour and Maximum/minimum engine power.
2) For a Size 1 AMM, what speeds should I be looking at and what engine would you design to get that speed (can you post the actual missile engine design window from the Research screen)?
Missile Size: 1 MSP (0.05 HS) Warhead: 1 Armour: 0 Manoeuvre Rating: 14
Speed: 18000 km/s Engine Endurance: 1 minutes Range: 0.7m km
Active Sensor Strength: 0.14 Sensitivity Modifier: 110%
Resolution: 20 Maximum Range vs 1000 ton object (or larger): 60 000 km
Cost Per Missile: 0.7707
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 252% 3k km/s 84% 5k km/s 50.4% 10k km/s 25.2%
Materials Required: 0.25x Tritanium 0.0837x Boronide 0.14x Uridium 0.297x Gallicite Fuel x2.5
This is at Ion Drive tech, and while I am using this as a mine munition, it could work as a amm defense ordinance.
3) What range should I aim for with that tech level's ASMs? I kinda like the idea of having a Size 1 AMM and a Size 6 ASM, but if the Size 6 one is going to be too slow/short ranged to be really effective, I don't mind going bigger.
I usually do anywhere between 60m km and 150m km for general purpose to long range. I do make 30m km short range missiles that have a bit more punch/defenses.
4) Could someone post a Size 6 (or bigger if your answer to Question 3 is "Make the missiles bigger") missile and accompanying engine design so I can get a feel for what it should look like?
This would be a decent missile given this is only Ion Drive tech.
Missile Size: 6 MSP (0.3 HS) Warhead: 9 Armour: 0 Manoeuvre Rating: 14
Speed: 18000 km/s Engine Endurance: 63 minutes Range: 67.8m km
ECM Level: 0.3
Cost Per Missile: 4.2588
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 252% 3k km/s 84% 5k km/s 50.4% 10k km/s 25.2%
Materials Required: 2.25x Tritanium 0.15x Uridium 1.8588x Gallicite Fuel x925
I use 3 size 1 (msp) engines that have the maximum power multiplier.