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Missiles vs. Assault Missiles
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Kimmi Chan
Tastes Like Purple
#1 - 2014-01-17 13:44:28 UTC
Sorry if this is a duplicate post.

I am hoping someone can tell me the difference between standard missiles (Light Missiles, Heavy Missiles, and Cruise Missiles) and Assault Missiles (Rockets, HAMs, and Torpedoes).

I have so far stayed away from the assault stuff but have the skill nonetheless. I am just curious why I would choose to use one variation over the other.

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Kalihira
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#2 - 2014-01-17 13:53:19 UTC
Kimmi Chan wrote:
Sorry if this is a duplicate post.

I am hoping someone can tell me the difference between standard missiles (Light Missiles, Heavy Missiles, and Cruise Missiles) and Assault Missiles (Rockets, HAMs, and Torpedoes).

I have so far stayed away from the assault stuff but have the skill nonetheless. I am just curious why I would choose to use one variation over the other.


Range/dps, rockets, HAMs and torps are short range/ high dps, the other 3 the opposite.
Marc Callan
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2014-01-17 14:48:39 UTC
Rockets/HAMs/torpedoes also have larger explosion radii, on average, than guided missiles; they're good when you're shooting at larger, slower targets, while much of their blast power is wasted against smaller targets.

A good rule of thumb might be that rockets/HAMs/torpedoes are good for close-range brawling at or above your own weight, while guided missiles are more for snipers/kiters.

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kurage87
EVE University
Ivy League
#4 - 2014-01-17 14:52:33 UTC
Marc Callan wrote:
Rockets/HAMs/torpedoes also have larger explosion radii, on average, than guided missiles; they're good when you're shooting at larger, slower targets, while much of their blast power is wasted against smaller targets.

Wrong, it's the other way around. Rockets and HAMs apply better than LMs and HMs respectively. Torps are the odd one, being the way you say where they apply worse than the long range CMs.
Bertrand Butler
Cras es Noster
#5 - 2014-01-17 16:10:35 UTC  |  Edited by: Bertrand Butler
Rockets vs Light Missiles
+ (plus means an advantage)
DPS
RoF
Explosion speed
Explosion radius
Fitting
- (means a disadvantage)
Range
Speed
Alpha

HAMs vs HMLs
+
DPS
RoF
Explosion speed
Explosion radius
Fitting (CPU)
-
Range
Speed
Alpha
Fitting (PG)

Torps vs Cruises
+
DPS
RoF
Alpha
-
Range
Explosion speed
Explosion radius
Speed
Fitting