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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl
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.
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Because of how the rapid fire rules work, how many shots you have matters less than how many turrets you have. (Similarly missiles matters less than number of salvos.) In this scenario you have 3,600 turrets. Against 3,600 salvos you have a potentially serious problem because of that 2% miss chance. (Partly this is a function of how the point defense and spreading fire rules interact. David has confirmed that the second PD attack in a round is at -2, the third is at -4, etc.)