A sort of "mini-swarm" small port missile launcher:

"Plague Swarms"

Damage:700

Speed:80/s

Energy:0/blast

Delay:1.5 s

Mass:1250kg

Splash Radius:30

Detonation: proximity (15m)

Ammo:20 (5 volleys of 4)

Lifetime:20 s

Level:-/8/-/-/-

EDIT:

Revised to its original damage stats and changed some wording. Apparently, 4000 per volley(compared to the gemini's 1700/1900) ISN'T overpowered.

EDIT 2:

Further fixed grammar and revised the mass stat as suggested.

EDIT 3:

Changed the damage to 700 per missile, lowered from 1000 per missile

We already have these, which are better

GEMS

Damage:950

Speed:80 m/s

Energy:0/blast

Delay:1.5 s

Mass:400 kg

Splash Radius:25m

Detonation Proximity:(10m)

Ammo:18

Lifetime:20 s

Level:-/4/-/-/-

better, more powerful, and lower levels

Thank you for that input Minen, but let's see what others think.

I'm all for anything thats new.

+1

Could be cool. I also think that we should get mini Gatling Cannons. Small port Gatling's without the auto-targeting.

you mean flechette cannons?

Yeah that's pretty much what flechettes are.

+1 to OP's idea, but increase the mass (perhaps 1250kg?). Locust/Chaos swarms are one of the heaviest l-port addons in the game for a good reason. These should be as well.

Edit: oh yeah and give them the cool orange trails from Yellowjackets. :D

good idea! assuming these will have the same turning/homing ability as normal swarms do. Even if these had the same specs as the gems, the turning/homing ability would set them apart-- and would be nice.

Now that I think about it, the damage might be a bit much for a swarm missile in volleys of 4.

A volley with 650 per missile would lead to a new total of 2600. A volley with 750 per missile would lead to a new total of 3000.

Compare this to:

Current total of 4000 (1000 per missile)

Gemini total of 1900 (950 per missile)

and Locust swarms total of 6000 (750 per missile)

650 per missile would probably be the more balanced of the two, looking at this.

BUMP!

Changed the damage, see OP.

Bump.