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[Jamez]

Hello all.

I have been a bit of an idiot and had forgotten what the purpose of the Gunboats are and asked for Gunboats to get a Mortar and an Inferno.
I now realise they shouldn't have them.

What a Gunboat needs now has become remarkably clear.
Fast-firing anti-fighter turrets are needed.

Anyway, after having a long discussion with Kiggles we have decided that the stock weapons on Gunboats are no use for what Gunboats are supposed to do.

I need you guys to think back to World War II
The Fighters of Freelancer are the equivalent of the WWII fighter planes, lethal little strike craft with torpedoes and little armor, but very small and fast so proved hard to kill.
To counter this the big ships, in this case Gunboats, defend themselves with AA guns and Flak Cannons.
So I was thinking for the primary turrets, have them as Fast-firing high-speed guns with decent range but not lots of damage.

GUNBOAT PRIMARY TURRET
Refire - 8.33
Range - 800m
Projectile Speed - 1000m/s
Shield : 250
Hull: 125
They would act as the AA guns.

And for the secondary turrets, Fast-firing flak turrets with long range at a reduced refire rate.

GUNBOAT SECONDARY TURRET
Refire - 4.00
Range - 1200m
Projectile speed - 600m/s
Shield: 200
Hull: 400
They would act as the flak guns.

I need feedback on this.

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Andrew Skye
Starflier thrill-seeker

Evangeline Knight
Seasoned fighter pilot

Shinji Takeda
Renzu Corp ex-COO