Big Beams was: Re: [FT] SMLs, Type 3 & Tactics

I hadn't even thought about the sensor range thing. I'd say that the only
advatage to having a beam that could shoot futher than your sensor can see is
that once a target is in sensor range, you can start doing some more damage
than 1 die.

The problem I have with big beams is that at *typical* combat ranges that I
usually find myself in, smaller beams will give better results. The
battles always seem to get into 1-12 or 13-24 ranges where big beams
lose their advantages. I'd much rather have 2 class 3's at close range (6
dice) versus 1 class 4 (4 dice).

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> One problem with the really big weapons is that their maximum range

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