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Lower Armor on HAC Turrets

Dec 05, 2007 Silena link
The TPG Frigate turrets have like 6,000 hit points each, and the whole array can be taken out by an unmolested missile boat. The HAC turrets are way sturdier for some reason though. What if those could be destroyed more easily as well? They should atleast be about the same strength, shouldn't they? Maybe the frigate ones need a boost instead.
Dec 05, 2007 zamzx zik link
I think they should get lower armor...they're just turrents. They shouldn't have more hitpoints then 3 rags (it seemed that they have at least that much last I checked)
Dec 05, 2007 iry link
I'm fairly sure the HAC turrets have more than 100k hit points...

If you look at the HAC turrets you'd also notice they're bigger. The terradon only mounts light turrets in order to pack lots of firepower into a small package. Also the AGT turrets on the terradon are the same as those found on the Behemoth Heavy.

As it is a terradon is already capable of killing or at least seriously damaging a HAC on its own.

Personally I'm fine with the HAC turrets being hardened bunkers while the terradon gets paper turrets, though making the HAC AI avoid close combat with other capital ships would be nice. Leaving the sector to get an ammo based bomber only to return a few minutes later to find the HAC sheildless and well on its way to death is... annoying.