to bad they dont work right i like beam weapons although i would only give them cap´s above crusers and even than the fight system of freelancer is not the best for such weapons.
Most of the times i ´f seen them used in games/media/books they were ether long range(and i mean realy long) to snipe out other battleships, Stations, planetary bound targets and deal allmost leathal dmg to a Capship but has also a masive reload time . (best exemple would be in my opinion the lightlance from battlefleet Gothic)
Or in close combat to cut Cap ships in half while bomb them with torpedos or other weapons. just look at freespace 2 for it ^^
