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target painter and missiles?
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ThekeeperOfTheCrypt
Ignorant Of Science
#1 - 2012-09-29 11:49:41 UTC
does the target painter have any benefits for missiles?
Paikis
Vapour Holdings
#2 - 2012-09-29 11:55:48 UTC
Sometimes.
Dread Pirate Pete
Doomheim
#3 - 2012-09-29 12:15:52 UTC
If you are shooting at targets with a smaller signature than your missiles explosion radius
ThekeeperOfTheCrypt
Ignorant Of Science
#4 - 2012-09-29 12:41:31 UTC
k thx
Exploited Engineer
Creatively Applied Violence Inc.
#5 - 2012-09-29 12:58:50 UTC
Dread Pirate Pete wrote:
If you are shooting at targets with a smaller signature than your missiles explosion radius


Err ... that's not the whole truth.

The TP also helps if the targets (sig_radius/target_velocity) is below the missiles (explosion_velocity/explosion_radius). I.E. the target painter also helps when target is moving too quickly.

This is a major difference to turrets, where a TP will help against one form of mitigation (transversal), but not against the other (distance > optimal).
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#6 - 2012-09-29 14:13:05 UTC
ThekeeperOfTheCrypt wrote:
does the target painter have any benefits for missiles?



Basically the same effects it has for turrets: it increases your damage vs small, fast targets.

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Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016