[Spaceships] Idea for new system: VLS

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

MRLS, on the other hand, is a worse term for it, because that's the name of a specific weapon system rather than a general type.

Would you prefer MRL? It's not like VLS isn't a pretty specific term too.

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

And whatever may be realistic, Spaceships standard assumptions are drastically to the contrary. You need 5 20 second rounds to empty the smallest missile magazines, and the largest launchers sustain 100 minutes of continuous firing.

This is probably an example of spaceships choosing a dramatic version of reality. The problem with realistic launch behavior is that it's stupefyingly boring: you do a mass launch of missiles and either the target stops them all with point defense (and is unscratched) or point defense is overwhelmed and the target ceases to exist.