Point Defense

Point Defense

Point Defense is the defense of a small area or object, and it is used to counter missiles, small ships, fighters that come into firing range.

Layers of point defense

A effective point defense system requires 3 layers to defend a fleet properly from the inevitable missile's attacks.

PD Missiles:

These are Missiles to counter Missiles, your first screening of incoming Missiles is made with these.

Ship Mounted Turrets:

With small rail guns, lasers, Gauss Cannons, and meson cannons mounted you can have a high tracking speed short-mid ranged weapon for Missile Interception. They can be dual use as well at short range against enemy fighters or ships that dare close in with your Point Defense mounting ships.

Ship Mounted Turrets can actually provide an inner 3 layers or more of PD fire if you so choose for the fleet by staggering weapon ranges.

You can have a mix of lasers, gauss, and meson to destroy missiles at 3 distinct points in the defense of the fleet.

Examples below.

Twin 10cm C4 Near Ultraviolet Laser Turret
Damage Output 3x2      Rate of Fire: 5 seconds     Range Modifier: 3
Max Range 90,000 km    Turret Size: 8    Armour: 0    Turret HTK: 2
Power Requirement: 6    Power Recharge per 5 Secs: 8
Cost: 50    Crew: 60
Maximum Tracking Speed: 10000km/s

Twin Gauss Cannon R4-100 Turret
Damage Output 1x6      Rate of Fire: 5 seconds     Range Modifier: 4
Max Range 40,000 km    Turret Size: 15    Armour: 0    Turret HTK: 4
Cost: 87    Crew: 48
Maximum Tracking Speed: 10000km/s

Twin R3/C5 Meson Cannon Turret
Damage Output 1x2      Rate of Fire: 5 seconds     Range Modifier: 3
Max Range 30,000 km    Turret Size: 8    Armour: 0    Turret HTK: 2
Power Requirement: 6    Power Recharge per 5 Secs: 10
Cost: 18    Crew: 60
Maximum Tracking Speed: 10000km/s

CIWS:

Close In Weapon System's are your final firing system against missiles. By the time that Missiles reach this point you should have very few missiles left to intercept, hence this layer of your defenses may see very little use or be overwhelmed.