Posted by: Rince Wind
« on: January 29, 2021, 05:56:18 AM »Thanks. Not sure how accuracy works.
So if final defence always fire at 10,000 km I'm looking for optimal or good range for beam PD guns/FC. So if range is like 40,000 km not sure how going even bigger range benefit at all. Range makes more sense when using area defence. If you choose max. Range 20k or 40k FC and turrets are smaller and you can install more of them than longer range turrets.
The turrets don't care about the range. Lasers are the same size, no matter the wavelength, and Gauss don't grow because you increase launch velocity (I think? Can't test right now). So longer range is "free" when it comes to weight and it makes the weapons more usable for antiship duties. If you ships are not pure escort vehicles you can swap the turrets to another fire control for anti ship work at longer ranges. Even if 10cm lasers only do 1 point of damage at the range you are fighting ships it still helps as they are fast firing and often in multi-gun mounts.