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Machiavelliest:
Range of the Typhon is about 1km, and around 800m you can hit reliably with heavy gat, so there's little reason for a merc/flak, unless you need to snipe out enemy components.

zitruskiller:
merc is good with a flak, gatt is good with hwacha. The top right weapon choice is artemis or banshee.

Captain Smollett:

--- Quote from: Machiavelliest on May 07, 2013, 08:15:16 am ---Range of the Typhon is about 1km, and around 800m you can hit reliably with heavy gat, so there's little reason for a merc/flak, unless you need to snipe out enemy components.

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Though the gat heavy flak makes a powerful mid range ship, it is worth noting that the Typhoon's heavy flak range can be increased to about 1.5km with lesmok. Since the gat's range maxes out at 700m, the mercury is the better choice for the long range flak spire.

Machiavelliest:
Smollett, while I agree with your math, I would say that mid-range (1.5km) build with a merc is a dangerous build.  1.5km is very easy to close (2v2 Dunes before latest spawn release), and without the gat, your close-range effectiveness is greatly diminished.

I would say that build relies upon lots of open air behind you for back peddling or a teammate who is capable of surviving 2v1.  I would also say against an opponent who is indecisive with their engagement strategy it can quite immediately lay waste to their ships. Against a more cohesive and thought out offense, however, it loses potency. I personally only bring it on a Galleon for this reason--I have another heavy emplacement to bridge that close combat gap.

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