[CT27]

I've read comments on this over the years and the Myrmidon seems to be relatively divisive (I like its primary firepower).

How do you feel about it...do you like to fly it or hate it?

[Damage]

Primary firing points are slightly too high, unusual secondary weapons compatibility.  Large target profile, modest maneuverability.  I think RNI originally started building this ship as a light bomber, then re-tooled it halfway through the design, aiming for an anti-shipping and anti-cruiser attack fighter.  Someone in the GTA thought it would be a decent all-purpose fighter, but they already had the Herc and Herc 2.  So it got labeled as a "superiority fighter" to get it thru OMB.

It honestly doesn't excel at anything it does...but it doesn't excessively fail at anything either.

[Thisisaverylongusername]

Honestly its arguably the best Terran interceptor in FS2 - the Perseus isn't much faster than it, and its primary firepower lets it kill bomber wings much faster. Thanks to the 2-4 configuration, you can carry the Morning Star to more easily shoot down incoming warheads without sacrificing any DPS. Also it can carry 1 more Trebuchet. It's an interesting role reversal, where the Perseus "interceptor" is better at space superiority, and the Myrmidon "space superiority" is better at intercept.

[Shivan Hunter]

I like it Primary bank placement isn't an issue for me, since they're so close together that it counterbalances any problems from the off-centeredness. Also dogfighting without a bank of 4 firing points feels slow af.

(The 4-2 configuration also feels nicely balanced, since the Myrm's 4-bank alone has the exact same DPS as both banks linked with the same weapon, so you're not penalized at all for sticking an offhand weapon like an Akheton in the 2-bank. In an Ares you can do the same with a Maxim, but ofc the Ares is the best fighter in FS)

[ShivanSlayer]

Its missile capacity could be better in its first 2 banks, but having 6 guns balances it out to be an effective multi role fighter.  With the Kayser, I can one shot weaker fighters and quickly wear bombers down before they can fire on Allied vessels.  With 3 banks of tempests, it becomes an effective convoy and cruiser killer, something I have done often to the NTF and Shivans alike. Also, being able to carry the Helios makes it into a fast bomber.  It is easy to rush in danger close, launch, then pull away at the last second before impact. I crippled many Ravanas that way

[CT27]

I've heard some say that being somewhat of an all-around fighter...that the Myrmidon was meant to be the successor to the Apollo.  How do you feel about that assessment?

[Nyctaeus]

It's not a successor of Apollo. Perseus is. Myrmidon is actually a predecessor of Erinyes.

It's a light assault fighter and it's true purpose is to raid convoys, supply depots, cripple cruisers and disarm/disable things. It can dogfight, but does not do it well due to badly-placed guns and thicc ass. Loads quite a lot of missiles, loads Stiletto, loads Treb, 4+2 gun banks are perfect for Kayser/Prom S + Akheton. The game simply mislabels it as space superiority tho.

I think when one starts to use it not as a space superiority but lighter assault, Myrm is a good fighter. I think it's much better then the popular opinion suggests. Tho there is nothing that Myrmidon do, that Erinyes cannot do better... Except compatibility with Helios :].

[0rph3u5]

First thing, you have to acknowledge that planned obsolescence was a much bigger part of game design in 1999. Secondly, the Vasudan fighters are much more usable in FS2 than they were in FS1, as such you also have to include them an on progression curve.

If you acknowledge these points you can see that Myrmidon is limited by outside factors than internal balance.

But it has its good points, for one with 3 secondary banks it is one of the more versatile fighters of the Terrans, hindered only by the small capacity per bank and lacking access to the Harpoon.
It's rotation time could also use a bit of the buff to put it between the Perseus and the Herc II, instead in the 4s.

Now there is also more I would like to tweak, but that needs to be embedded into overhaul of weapons and damage that cannot be limited to just the Myrmidon, so I will not elaborate on it more.

It's not a successor of Apollo. Perseus is.

The Perseus is a successor the Vakyrie in more than fluff.
It did loose the top speed and afterbruner speed, but has better acceleration and rotation times. But more importantly it is far more reliable, especially in the newly important bomb intercept role; its improved shields and subsystem health (the percentages are the same, but with higher base HP and smaller radi) make it more durable against the fallout from shooting down bombs. Adding to that both primary banks can now be used against any target (Valk's wing guns are only really good against larger targets) and the second secondary bank, which gives it more mission variety, it easy to see it as a holistic evolution, even if one performance metric, namely speed, has gone down.