COMPLETED CG Enhanced AX Project: AX Multi-Cannon Gimballed
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as the gimballed and fixed versions have the same damage why would anyone pick the fixed one, which already has dubious utility as a scout killer? is this by design or a mistake that will soon be corrected, like the salvation gauss? an enhanced ax mc isn't overpowered or game breaking though..
also, would be nice if they buff the ax mc piercing across the board
also, would be nice if they buff the ax mc piercing across the board
Gimballed is better as scout killer, you're right. But to kill interceptor you need to shoot in the heart - with fixed AX MC you can aim visually, but with gimballed you must scan it by xeno scanner first, and then you can aim exerted heart, by choosing it in sub-targets. Otherwise your gimballed AX MC will shoot in the body of interceptor without any serious damage.
And that's the problem in AX CZs - to scan interceptor, in the middle of the battle. That's why many players request better xeno-scanner, longer range and faster.
easiest way to make life easier for a lot of cmdrs would be to have a galnet announcement that - owing to intense battlefield experience from the recent maelstroms - a firmware upgrade was made overnight to existing xeno scanners (like to the fss), increasing range to 2km.
having a shortcut key to toggle gun sight btw leading and trailing would be splendid too. that way one can bypass having the xeno scanner for heart targeting
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Only 2 size gimballed version is available. Is this another bug? Or another FDev style update?
That's not known right now, as the enhanced MCs are not evenly distributed over rescue ships and various stations/settlements as it seems. 
Best is to look into posting 118 for further information.
Best is to look into posting 118 for further information.
The large ones keep running out of stock at an astonishing pace - CMDRs buy them like candy. Especially at those rescue ships where all the evac missions are sent to - primarily Tarach Tor and Altair. I bought half a dozen large ones in Ross 112 last night.
Mine has two Short Range/Oversized Imp Hammers, with a (deliberately bad) 7D Overcharged/Monstered PP. Firing two salvos from both pushes heat to ~135%, the sweet spot for corrosive gunk from scouts. Near instant burn off and minimal module damage, with zero down time. Works like a charm but with more practice I got better at avoiding corrosion altogether, so for the retrofit to gimballed AXMCs I'll try and see if a single Hammer might actually be enough.
As usual, I'm late and clueless.
Would anyone be so kind as to tell me:
1. How much better are the large gimballed AXMC compared to the old ones?
2. Can I get them if I didn't participate in the CG (and if so, how)?
3. Was the CG supposed to run for a month? How's it over already?
Thanks!!
Would anyone be so kind as to tell me:
1. How much better are the large gimballed AXMC compared to the old ones?
2. Can I get them if I didn't participate in the CG (and if so, how)?
3. Was the CG supposed to run for a month? How's it over already?
Thanks!!
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1, yes 2, yes 3, yes
seriously tho.. there wasnt a gimble mc before so.. probably better, you can pick them up from the rescue ships and CGs run until completion =)
Stats and comparison pictures are in this thread several posts back
The max run time was two months, but the goal was not set high enough to last two months. I tend to think this was intentional given it was done 5 times.
The max run time was two months, but the goal was not set high enough to last two months. I tend to think this was intentional given it was done 5 times.
I meant the turreted ones that existed before. Is the improvement just due to it being gimballed and not turreted, or is there any other improvements, like engineering or so?
How?
Thanks!! Just found the post: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...x-multi-cannon-gimballed.612192/post-10047386
They are much better than the turreted ones. Their stats are almost the same as the fixed version and DPS is almost double of the turreted ones. Very nice.
Can this be gotten post-CG?
How can I get them?
Find a system with one of the Rescue megaships, dock there and you should be able to buy them.
For what it's worth, I found mine - large and medium gimballed AX MCs - at a ship called "Allied Solace" in the Ross 112 system.
EDIT: Looks like the spot I bought mine at is out of stock. Suggest you use INARA or EDDB to try and find a ship/station with stock near to your location.
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