• Registered: 2013-02-08
  • Posts: 40

Topic: Launch Rate for Drone Racks?

Just to make sure i am playing this right, there is no launch rate for Drone Racks in Nova SFU, right.

I converted a D6D and it has 6 x Drone Racks. I think I can fire them all at the same time, am I right?

  • Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Re: Launch Rate for Drone Racks?

No launch rate, they are treated as normal weapons. As they are expandable, you can shoot all ol them in one salvo.
I wouldn't have simulated that way, but I'm not the designer.  big_smile

Marc

  • Registered: 2006-01-17
  • Posts: 740

Re: Launch Rate for Drone Racks?

If these are actual drones, the cruise missiles of SNE, then there is a launch rate, based on the hull size of the ship...
But if these are expendible-seekers, then they can all fire at one time.

  • Registered: 2005-06-08
  • Posts: 760

Re: Launch Rate for Drone Racks?

BeowulfJB wrote:

If these are actual drones, the cruise missiles of SNE, then there is a launch rate, based on the hull size of the ship...
But if these are expendible-seekers, then they can all fire at one time.

That is the difference, Starmada Nova Drones are launched like fighters (Ship size dictates launch rate) and are used like fighters in that they do not need to have a target when launched (with a single attack which destroys the drones). The SFU "Drones" are launched at a specific target as seekers which I think is the reason for their being shown as an expendable weapons battery instead and as you say, can be fired all at once. Of course if you do that you have no reserve to use as anti-drones.
Actually I can see the anti-drones rule used in Nova as a missile CIWS for use against fighters and drones attacking the ship that has them.

Paul