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| Merculite Rockets
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| Cost
| 40
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| Tech
| 1
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| Tech Cost
| 150
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| cum. Tech Cost
| 150
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| Mass
| 30
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| Duranium
| 1
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| Tritanium
| 28
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| Molybdenum
| 1
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| Space Combat
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| Range
| 400
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| Accuracy
| 65
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| PD Odds
| 75
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| Charge Time
| 12
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| Power Drain
| 1
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| Ord Usage
| 3
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| Hardness
| 70
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| Damage
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| Shield Drain
| 70
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| Shield Arc
| 10
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| Armor Drain
| 2
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| Armor Arc
| -
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| Blast
| 50
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| Kill
| 212
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| Ship Damage|System Damage
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| Weapons
| 5
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| Engines
| 10
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| Hpyerdrive
| 1
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| Systems
| 8
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| Life Support
| 4
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[edit] Overview
Merculite Rockets are an excellent low-cost weapon for punching through shields. They have a decent range, high accuracy, and incredibly good shield damage. Plus, they're available at just tech level 1. The downside is that they are easily shot down by point defense systems, and they are not very effective against ships with lots of armor.
Do not use merculite rockets if:
- Your ship's hull is expensive, or you've put lots of other expensive components on it. You should invest in heavier weaponry to back up your investment.
- Your expected target has lots of point defense systems. Merculite Rockets are most effective when used against ships with less point defense systems than you have rockets.
- Your expected target has lots of armor, and you don't have other weaponry to deal with it. Once the enemy's shields are down, your Merculite Rockets are nearly useless against the armor.
