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The Gila heavy or light launchers?
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Wormhole Walter
Kherub Angels
#1 - 2017-01-22 11:51:59 UTC
Can i ask what is the difference apart from a bit of range between a light missile gila and a heavy missile fit gila? i was told by a player that i should fit my gila with heavy missiles so i tried this and apart from a bit more range i was actually better off using rapid light launchers.
Been a fairly casual player am i missing something obvious or not..................

thanks
Dalts
Out of Fwocus
Fwodin's Call
#2 - 2017-01-22 12:53:36 UTC
Rapids are overpowered so use them
W0lf Crendraven
The Tuskers
The Tuskers Co.
#3 - 2017-01-22 15:25:45 UTC
Hmls are absolutely horrible and almost unuseable. Hence rlmls or even rlmls being better in most cases.
Wormhole Walter
Kherub Angels
#4 - 2017-01-22 17:27:05 UTC
thanks for the replies.
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#5 - 2017-01-22 19:18:54 UTC
It depends on how you're using them. Against cruisers and anything smaller RLMLs will give superior results (typically L3s). Against anything larger than cruisers and HMLs will generally yield better results (L4s). The advantage with RLMLs is that they deal a lot of damage up front and don't need any modules to apply damage well.

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aldhura
Blackjack and Exotic Dancers
Top Tier
#6 - 2017-01-22 23:12:58 UTC
try them on test server and see what you prefer. For PVE I prefer anything that reloads quicker that rapids.
aldhura
Blackjack and Exotic Dancers
Top Tier
#7 - 2017-01-22 23:13:47 UTC
W0lf Crendraven wrote:
Hmls are absolutely horrible and almost unuseable. Hence rlmls or even rlmls being better in most cases.



How about some examples ??
Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#8 - 2017-01-22 23:24:20 UTC
Andrew Indy
Cleaning Crew
#9 - 2017-01-23 07:00:41 UTC
aldhura wrote:
W0lf Crendraven wrote:
Hmls are absolutely horrible and almost unuseable. Hence rlmls or even rlmls being better in most cases.



How about some examples ??




HML have poor application for a cruiser weapon. (46% DPS vs a 100 sig going 363m/s (AKA stabber with no fittings)
HML have poor DPS even without application issues. (1 HML with no ship bonus and faction ammo gets 26.3 DPS, a Beam laser/railgun get 45.5 and 42.1 respectively with faction short range ammo)

RLML get 100% application to the same stabber
RLML get 21.6 DPS, almost the same as the HML
RLML are easy to fit
RLML have a higher upfront DPS (30.4 vs 27.1 without reloads) which is good for PVP

**All of these numbers are factoring reloads.**
Kethen T'val
Dontopiax Mining Inc.
#10 - 2017-01-25 18:58:58 UTC
The Gila is bonused to med drones. It needs RLM to deal with frigs.
Lulu Lunette
Savage Moon Society
#11 - 2017-01-29 14:27:17 UTC
Rapid Lights for sure

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elitatwo
Zansha Expansion
#12 - 2017-01-29 16:48:41 UTC
I say face-tank them with rocket launchers just because.

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W0lf Crendraven
The Tuskers
The Tuskers Co.
#13 - 2017-01-30 03:05:05 UTC
elitatwo wrote:
I say face-tank them with rocket launchers just because.


Stop posting please.
Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2017-02-01 00:51:25 UTC
Depends what your doing, what your mostly shooting at, and how far away things are mostly spawning.

Light missiles are good for frigate heavy content that is rarely more than 40km away
Heavy missiles are good for mostly battleship heavy content that is mostly more than 50km away

Missions will vary
- Level 3's: Lights will be better
- Level 4's: Either works well

WH's
C1-3's: Don't know, never done them.
C4's: Heavies, you need the extra range they have over lights
C5's: Heavies, lots of BS's so application isn't an issue.


The main difference between them is
Lights kill frigates quickly, and BS's slowly.
Heavies reverses the above.
elitatwo
Zansha Expansion
#15 - 2017-02-01 11:23:15 UTC
W0lf Crendraven wrote:
elitatwo wrote:
I say face-tank them with rocket launchers just because.


Stop posting please.


Why?

If you would have taken the time to read my guide here on the front page, you would have looked at the "traits" tab on the Gila.

It states:

Missile damage bonus for ALL missile launchers.


ALL includes rockets.

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Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#16 - 2017-02-01 14:04:53 UTC
Rapid light missile launchers are generally the way to go for most missions, as missile damage is really secondary to drone damage and the Gila now has one less low slot to play around with.

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