Yeah this is actually an issue that i've also noticed. Turret steering is a lot less effective now and strafing makes things stall a little because of how it works, you know same speed, prims only and so on which makes it kinda boring.
But in any case I guess it's something that needs to be looked at, and perhaps battleships need some attention as a class.
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