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' Wrote:Also, 500-750 more range on the turrets isnt really going to do much. I helped an outcast sarissa fight a GRN Valor battleship in omicron alpha a few minutes ago, and even with 1980m range on my nomad cruiser turrets I didnt get a targetting reticle until I was around 1300 meters from the battleship, putting me well within a range where I could not dodge his fire. In the end, I ended up staying at 2-2.5k unable to return fire and simply dodging while the sarissa did most of the work.
This is because it's a long ship, and the reticule doesn't appear until your guns are in range of the Valor's centre, right? Well, just work out which direction it's facing, then subtarget a turret in its nose. That way you can target the very front of the ship, giving you a slight range bonus. Plus, if you're lucky, you might be able to shoot it off (beneficial if it's a heavy / important turret).