Meson bays superior to spinals?

[AnotherDilbert]

7500 tons of meson spinal does 3500 damage.
150 small meson bays (7500 tons) does 4200 damage, has superior to hit versus smaller targets, and can be upteched to Very Long Range.

 

[Nerhesi]

Thats systemic to the chapter right now AnotherDilbert - I wish it was just Meson bays.

Keep in mind that section is a bit of shambles right now (nothing against Matt of course, we gotta prioritise after all) - for example, Particle Turrets and Plasma guns are better than their barbette equivalents (due to triple turrets.. 3D+6 vs 4D, for less cost, less weight haha). Fusion guns are monstrous when in triple turrets at 4D+8.. etc

Matt wasn't concerned because perhaps, in the High-Tech universe, barbettes just dont exist because more efficient, more powerful version exists until you get to the bays... so it would be the same with Meson bays. In that world, you dont have Meson Spinals because Meson bays are way more efficient!

I think we should take a look at it regardless in the end...

 

[Chas]

Yep, I know I have not even opened that chapter to begin putting into builds... there's only so much that can be done at a time