Some BS weps have range > 1271... like the Flak shells which have unlimited range, or missiles (range = 1500)
And flak will work in next version, as far as i know...
Also, firing novas from that far means 50% chances to hit... and after firing you have to turn your ship in order to go out of range... at 200mps, that mean you reach BS weps range in less than a second.
RH bomber maneuverability is fine. Less that that and evading BS fire will be next to impossible.
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