[Spaceships] 'Triple' bomb size instead of triple ammo count?

[cmdicely]

Originally Posted by Molokh

But aren't bombs long, like missiles?

I would expect not, and that they are of similar cross sectional area but shorter -- probably nearly spherical -- while missiles are elongated.

I actually find it strange that it's possible to load three bombs into the missile tube - it seems like an error.

Well, it would be somewhat odd if you assume that they are proportioned similarly to missiles, since they ought to be identical in size if they are designed to launch from the same opening. That's pretty much why I think they are proportioned differently: its the only thing that makes the current setup make sense to me.

OTOH, its true that for kinetic-kill "bombs" (and I wonder if "mines" isn't a better word than "bombs", generally), having them shaped more like missiles, but on average denser since they are all "penetrator" but for the maneuvering kit, is also sensible; for these types of "bombs", your original proposal makes sense.