Newcomer / Intro Weapons question

tanthil

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Can any of you know with weapon is best to target an destroy ship's sub-systems in efficient way

i know that burst laser eat shields
and Multi-cannons eat hull
but what eat subsystems?

thanks
 

Phyl

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If shield are up you can't hit sub-systems. Kinetic weapons are best for subsystems once the shields are down.
 

Webferret

Webferret
Answered your own question mate - but MC's do a good job, Rail Guns are nice as well (Manual aiming though, no gimballed) plenty of players are using all pulse/burst lasers as well. Pretty much what ever floats your boat and also depends on hunting AI or players. If players Railguns are nice as well for nice big damage, just take some time to learn to target manually :)
 

tanthil

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when target shields are down i use MC but it destroy hull faster than subsystem with i target, so i wonder with weapon destroy subsystem faster than hull itself
 

Dommarraa

Dommarraa
I never see my cannons do any use when targeting. Anything from python down will have its Hull destroyed before you can take out a power plant or even get close. That's why I use full cannon all the time, so I dont have to bother targeting sub systems (I use kb only, so targeting is just too much dead time)

I have read that cannons only work effectively at targeting if you are hitting from the correct side of the ship. Don't know how true that is, I'm not good enough to find out. Cannons are a shotgun, just boom
 

Phyl

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tanthil said:
when target shields are down i use MC but it destroy hull faster than subsystem with i target, so i wonder with weapon destroy subsystem faster than hull itself
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You need to make sure you are on the correct side of the ship to have visibility of the subsystem you have targeted and are close enough to it to hit it accurately. As long as you have this covered MCs are very effective against subsystems.
 

Dommarraa

Dommarraa
Phyl said:
You need to make sure you are on the correct side of the ship to have visibility of the subsystem you have targeted and are close enough to it to hit it accurately. As long as you have this covered MCs are very effective against subsystems.
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So how do you know what the "correct side" is ?
 

Phyl

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Fly close to the ship with the subsystem targeted and you will see the it highlighted with a red marker - it is fairly easy to see when you have a good line of sight. If you regularly target the same sub-systems (i usually target cargo hatch) you will learn where they are on each ship and can position yourself accordingly.
 

nazartp

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tanthil said:
when target shields are down i use MC but it destroy hull faster than subsystem with i target, so i wonder with weapon destroy subsystem faster than hull itself
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Depends on a ship. I use MC's exclusively to target subsystems. On anything Asp and above and relatively close, i.e., <1km, MCs do significant damage to subsystems and less to the hull. Far out it is harder to hit the subsystem, so the hull will take the bulk of the attack. Also depends on the particular ship where the subsystems are located. That will also affect the percentage damage done to the hull vs subsystems.
 

kirrasdad

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tanthil said:
Can any of you know with weapon is best to target an destroy ship's sub-systems in efficient way

i know that burst laser eat shields
and Multi-cannons eat hull
but what eat subsystems?


thanks
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Highest Rated Beam Lasers (fixed not gimbaled) are high powered and pinpoint accurate on targeted subsystems once shields are down. they will have a very small lock window and it takes practice and a steady hand
 
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