[Mobius]

That request should be posted in the Upgrade forum.

[Droid803]

Well, why don't we make on there then?

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I like Trebuchets. If I could stock up on 100 of those on an Ares, my day is made.

[General Battuta]

I think the current effect is fine. It suggests a small, precise, powerful, armor-piercing blast.

[Mobius]

The point is that "small" and "powerful" don't fit well together without a proper explanation.

[Ghostavo]

They don't fit well together for you. Big difference. Notice you are the only one complaining about this.

[Mobius]

What do you mean? The Trebuchet is some sort of torpedo with the same impact explosion radius of a normal missile. I use it against Ursae and watch the bombers go down with such a small explosion, that's why I wondered about its possible penetration ability but I don't get how it can pierce shields...

[General Battuta]

Because the blast isn't blooming outwards, it's all going into the ship. A jet of energy, like you'd get from the shaped-charge warheads in use today.

There's your explanation.

A big explosion would seem wasteful. You're into flight sims, right? Think of it as a long-range missile; they don't need to carry large warheads, they need to be fast and to fly a long way. When they reach their target, they can do enough damage through kinetic energy and shrapnel to bring it down. They don't need bunker-busting explosives.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Because the blast isn't blooming outwards, it's all going into the ship. A jet of energy, like you'd get from the shaped-charge warheads in use today.

There's your explanation.

A big explosion would seem wasteful. You're into flight sims, right? Think of it as a long-range missile; they don't need to carry large warheads, they need to be fast and to fly a long way. When they reach their target, they can do enough damage through kinetic energy and shrapnel to bring it down. They don't need bunker-busting explosives.

I agree. The Trebuchet wasn't meant to replace torpedoes; it was meant to be the "sniper" of missiles.