Oh LOAF, since we're on the topic of mass drivers and stormfires, I might as well mention something I have been thinking of for a while now.
Stormfires and mass drivers do pretty much the same thing, fling mass at a target, but as of wc4, stormfires were pretty much abandoned by the confed military.
Stormfires rapidly fire tiny projectiles stored in a drum or belt or whatever.
Mass drivers slowly knit together big projectiles using energy from the reactor.
Pirates probably take advantage of stormfires because they are simple, cheap, and can simply hose down a target with lead.
Mass drivers hit for more damage and don't need to carry bulky, limited ammunition. In the military it doesn't matter so much how rapidly the gun fires because the pilots are trained to properly lead their shots, they have ITTS, etc.
Did mass drivers simply fill the niche previously filled by the stormfire, or did they complement eachother, with the stormfire just falling out of favor?
Also, if the stormfire had fallen out of favor, why would they bring them back by 2681? Budgetary reasons? Lobbying by Blair and company? An influx of poorly-trained pilots from the Border Worlds? Were stormfires really all that popular, in the wing commander universe or with regards to gameplay?
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Stormfires and mass drivers do pretty much the same thing, fling mass at a target, but as of wc4, stormfires were pretty much abandoned by the confed military.
Stormfires rapidly fire tiny projectiles stored in a drum or belt or whatever.
Mass drivers slowly knit together big projectiles using energy from the reactor.
Pirates probably take advantage of stormfires because they are simple, cheap, and can simply hose down a target with lead.
Mass drivers hit for more damage and don't need to carry bulky, limited ammunition. In the military it doesn't matter so much how rapidly the gun fires because the pilots are trained to properly lead their shots, they have ITTS, etc.
Did mass drivers simply fill the niche previously filled by the stormfire, or did they complement eachother, with the stormfire just falling out of favor?
Also, if the stormfire had fallen out of favor, why would they bring them back by 2681? Budgetary reasons? Lobbying by Blair and company? An influx of poorly-trained pilots from the Border Worlds? Were stormfires really all that popular, in the wing commander universe or with regards to gameplay?
THE PEOPLE WANT ANSWERS!