[AlexanderHowl]

I generally prefer long distance lasers to missiles and point defense drones to point defense on capital spacecraft. Since missiles have a maximum delta-v, you can calculate how long it takes them to reach their targets, which could be measured in hours at TL9. Multiple point defense drones can engage missiles within their range, allowing for overlapping defenses, greatly reducing the chance that a missile will penetrate to defenses of the spacecraft.

For example, a SM+12 capital ship can easily carry 900 SM+4 point defense drones for the same space requirement as 60 VRF laser turrets and a fusion reactor. Each drone can easily possess 4 VRF laser turrets, meaning that the spacecraft would have 360,000 shots per turn defending it rather than 6,000 shots per turn defending it. If facing a volley of 6,000 missiles, the spacecraft with drones has a decent chance of surviving, as each drone might eliminate 7 missiles, while the ship with turrets will likely be overwhelmed.