Turret weapon will track all round and fires automatically when in range.Gimballed weapon will track target within forward view.Fixed fires straight, must be aimed by ship’s nose position.Each variant has strengths and weaknesses. Weapons come attached to your ship in three flavours. It is worth mixing weapons types for a more effective attack. The same multi-cannon will turn a ship’s hull into Swiss cheese while the beam laser will burn away for ages before the enemy is destroyed. That’s not to say a multi-cannon won’t take down shields, but they won’t be as effective as a beam laser of the same class. Most energy weapons are thermal (they burn), while projectile weapons do damage by striking a ship’s hull (bullets, missiles, torpedoes and cannon shells), but there are the exceptions that do both (Plasma Accelerator bolts and Rail Gun shells).Įnergy weapons do more damage to shields, while kinetic weapons do more damage to hull. There is no best weapon in Elite, just good combinations - the trick is finding the best combination for your ship and play style. Getting it wrong will most likely be your demise. Whether you have the Federal Corvette bristling with hard-points or the lowly Hauler with its single small (lonely) hard-point, your choice of weapon is a life-and-death decision.

April 2016 CMDR-Arithon Beginners Guides (1)

Elite dangerous turret weapon mode