Originally posted by Ghost That is the point, the Lamprey is a shield killer. if used well and fixed could be a great weapon.
imagine 10 lampreys attacking the Midway+ some bombers and the escorts.
The problem is that Lampreys absorb only regular shields and NOT Phase Shields like capital ships usually have. What I would like to see is a fighter with a light cannon capable of penetrating shields and directly damaging the armor underneath (sort of like the WC2/3 antimatter cannon does, but much smaller and faster firing).
The problem with Lampreys is that although their weapon drains shields easily, it cannot harm armor. This means that the only way that a fighter will get destroyed is if it is caught in a crossfire between a Lamprey and another ship, in which case the contribution of the Lamprey becomes secondary.