Posted by: kilo
« on: February 27, 2023, 11:16:40 AM »There could be separate research line that produce a 150t carronade from each level, like with ECM modules.
This carronade would just be a smaller calibre carronade, slightly less capable per ton than the larger one. This can be added to fighters and used as plasma torpedo bombers.
You can even mod this into the game yourself if you like, would be quite easy to do by editing the database.
At a first glance, I disliked the idea. But I gave it some thought and I would suggest a new damage profile for such a lightweight carronade. At the moment, all weapons have a damage profile with a gradient of either 1, 2 or 3. A higher gradient improves the penetration of this weapon against enemy armor. A lightweight carronade could have a gradient of 0.5 or even worse. It does not need to be less capable in this case.
PS: I think I will be unable to add this to the DB. My background knowledge is pretty limited.