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11 launchers on caracal
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Brent Kung
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2013-08-18 02:23:20 UTC
I don't know if its just me but my Caracal seems to have 11 launchers yet only 5 slots...

Am I the only one seeing this?
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#2 - 2013-08-18 02:43:47 UTC
Eleven would be odd. Ten would be the norm; weapons are doubled on the hull model.
Brent Kung
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2013-08-18 02:53:44 UTC
My point exactly.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#4 - 2013-08-18 02:59:06 UTC
Alright, let's get pictures.
Hell Bitch
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2013-08-18 10:19:32 UTC
A similar thing happens/used to happen with the wolf. One of the high slots actually puts 3 gun models onto the ship, making it look much more menacing than it really is. Playing around with an 8 high slot legion can give you invisible turrets too depending on the slots you place your weapons.
Whitehound
#6 - 2013-08-18 11:03:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Whitehound
Your head has got two ears and yet do you only hear one sound. Your nose has got two holes and yet do you only smell one smell. Your body has got two kidneys and yet your urine has got only a single colour. ... Is this not odd?! Shocked

I sense a conspiracy here.

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stoicfaux
#7 - 2013-08-18 14:05:14 UTC  |  Edited by: stoicfaux
11 it is. The #4 launcher has a launcher on the bottom of the lower hull and two more at the top of the shoulders.

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Katrina Oniseki
Oniseki-Raata Internal Watch
Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
#8 - 2013-08-18 14:30:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Katrina Oniseki
Your odd turret is explained here in this devblog:

http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/turret-system-renovation-1/

Because of the indirect fire nature of launchers, they technically don't need to abide by this rule, but only some ships with dedicated launcher slots independent of turret slots will avoid it. Prime examples are the Raven hulls, and the Scoprion hulls. You'll notice that the launchers are not in the same place turrets would be, and they don't offer complete fire coverage (or wouldn't if they were turrets).

Because the Caracal has no dedicated launcher slots, it shares them with turret slots, and so you'll have a third launcher model for a single module.

Katrina Oniseki
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#9 - 2013-08-18 21:46:06 UTC
Huh. Learn something every day. Maybe I'll zoom in enough to notice some day.
Hell Bitch
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2013-08-19 08:59:59 UTC
Whitehound wrote:
Your head has got two ears and yet do you only hear one sound. Your nose has got two holes and yet do you only smell one smell. Your body has got two kidneys and yet your urine has got only a single colour. ... Is this not odd?! Shocked

I sense a conspiracy here.


I have many clones but only 1 soul. My mouth has no fingers but can hold a conversation. My arse has only one hole but produces many smells. I fail to see your point. P