Plasma slug fuel usage affected by hardpoint size?
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I guess you could test this by equipping one small and one medium rail with Plasma Slug.
Fit the smallest fuel tank you can fit and count the fuel pips with each shot.
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found this thread..
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/plasma-slug-effect.361335/
Fit the smallest fuel tank you can fit and count the fuel pips with each shot.
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found this thread..
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/plasma-slug-effect.361335/
I'd be interested to know the results myself mate. Let me know the outcome.
I dropped medium plasma slug rails from a ship (Viper 3 I think) because they burnt through fuel too fast in CZ's, then replaced them with small plasma slug rails, and I'm pretty sure they used less fuel, but can't say for sure as I quickly swapped them out for something else and it was a while ago and my memory sucks.
Edit : Just remembered it was actually Imperial Hammers I was running then swapped for small rails, if that makes a difference. Think I've heard Imperial Hammers suck up more fuel with the 3 shot burst.
Edit : Just remembered it was actually Imperial Hammers I was running then swapped for small rails, if that makes a difference. Think I've heard Imperial Hammers suck up more fuel with the 3 shot burst.
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AFAIK The only difference is with Imperial Hammers. Fuel use is determined on a per shot basis. So an Imperial Hammer will use 3x as much fuel as a large PA with that mod.
I could be wrong but that's my current understanding.
I could be wrong but that's my current understanding.
I can give you half an answer?
In my Dolphin I have two small plasma slug railguns and a size 4 fuel tank (16t). When stationary in space if I fire 11 double salvos (so 22 shots in total) the thin line above the main fuel gauge goes through one complete cycle (so starts off full, decreases down with each shot and then ends up on full again).
If you can find someone else with a size 4 fuel tank and a different size railgun to test it then you'll get a complete answer
In my Dolphin I have two small plasma slug railguns and a size 4 fuel tank (16t). When stationary in space if I fire 11 double salvos (so 22 shots in total) the thin line above the main fuel gauge goes through one complete cycle (so starts off full, decreases down with each shot and then ends up on full again).
If you can find someone else with a size 4 fuel tank and a different size railgun to test it then you'll get a complete answer
Sorry for the necromancy but I'd just like to know if someone has done tests already in the meantime to confirm if the fuel consumption of plasma slug weapons is on a per shot basis or if there is a difference between rails and PAs and hardpoint size?
as there is a new questions, it's worth to necro it!Plasma slug imphammers use thrice the fuel, otherwise I'm quite sure there is no difference between hardpoint sizes.
Edit welp I fell for a necro
last time i have looked into it (roughly 3 years ago, fueldumping by plasma slug for exploration builds) size played a role, so back than a large hardpoint used more fuel than a medium than a small. might have changed or not.
I think I am going to do a test this week comparing at least large and medium PAs as I'm interested in the exact amount of fuel per shot anyway
So I took all 5 hardpoints that are egliable for the plasma slug mod, engineered the PAs with G1 Efficient and the Rails with G1 Lightweight - all plasma slug.
The in-system-tank of the ship I used contained 1 ton of fuel. The results as follows: Every hardpoint no matter what size or weapon used up 1/10 of the in-system-tank for every 5 shots which translates to about 20 kg of fuel per plasma slug shot.
I hope this information is of any use for someone. At least for me. I can sleep in peace now
The in-system-tank of the ship I used contained 1 ton of fuel. The results as follows: Every hardpoint no matter what size or weapon used up 1/10 of the in-system-tank for every 5 shots which translates to about 20 kg of fuel per plasma slug shot.
I hope this information is of any use for someone. At least for me. I can sleep in peace now
thank you very much! that#s disappointing (and a step back from years ago) - at least for fueldumping for explorers.So I took all 5 hardpoints that are egliable for the plasma slug mod, engineered the PAs with G1 Efficient and the Rails with G1 Lightweight - all plasma slug.
The in-system-tank of the ship I used contained 1 ton of fuel. The results as follows: Every hardpoint no matter what size or weapon used up 1/10 of the in-system-tank for every 5 shots which translates to about 20 kg of fuel per plasma slug shot.
I hope this information is of any use for someone. At least for me. I can sleep in peace now
you know - the DBE i'm sitting in since years on my mainaccount, looses range by still having fit a medium lightweight plasma slug PA instead of a small lightweight plasma slug railgun... as tests pre galactic circumnavigation told differently! 0,2 t wasted! that's 0,04 ly maximum range
sounds not very much at first but adds up for sure. especially on a galctic circumnavigation
Think I'm going for the small rails on my Cobra as well for fuel dumping.
sounds not very much at first but adds up for sure. especially on a galctic circumnavigation
Think I'm going for the small rails on my Cobra as well for fuel dumping.
it doesn't. but i came back for 3 days some months ago to the bubble on my main account, to optimize the build with 2.0. engineering and guardian frameshift boosters, and now i will have to stand the idea my build is not optimized for another year or two!(on the other hand, a PA allows for all damage types for experimentation on an exploration DBE along xeno missiles, so it's actually not that bad)
Oh no, I somehow feel guilty now