Wrayeth
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Posted - 2005.10.11 11:54:00 -
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It all depends on what you're using the ammo for and if you're set up for long range or short.
If you're running an autocannon setup and shooting at any tech 1 ship, including battleships, EMP is your best friend. Not only does it do more total damage than any other projectile ammo, but its damage types allow it to eat through shields and armor at a ridiculous rate (EM and explosive, with a little kinetic thrown in). EMP is also excellent against Caldari and Gallente HACs and AF.
Phased plasma is the second most damaging ammo type, and it inflicts thermal damage. This makes it excellent vs. Amarr HACs and AF, which are weak against thermal (however, if the target is a sacrilege and has a thermal armor hardener, it'll have ~85% resists across the board, making EMP more useful due to higher total damage).
Another ammo type you should consider for an autocannon setup is titanium sabot, for kinetic damage against Minmatar HACs and AF. It does less damage than the previous two, but will generally be more effective (again, in some instances EMP will be more effective due to base damage before resists are considered).
The last ammo type you may want to think about is Fusion. It does almost pure explosive damage, meaning it is extraordinairily effective against armor.
For NPCs:
Serpentis/Guardian: Phased Plasma
Guristas: Titanium Sabot or EMP
Angels: EMP
Blood Raiders: EMP
Not sure about Sanshas - can't remember what they're weak to, but I think it's thermal.
Artillery (in order of range, as best as I can recall since I don't use all of them regularly):
EMP for short range, massive damage. This is the ammo to use if you want to see those massive wrecking hits - I've wrecked for 1600 damage with this ammo using only tech 1 guns. EM, explosive, and a little kinetic.
Phased Plasma is also short range and high damage, again mostly thermal with some kinetic. Zealot killer.
Fusion - massive explosive, with some kinetic.
Titanium Sabot - mostly kinetic, with some explosive
Depleted Uranium - mix of thermal, kinetic, and explosive.
Proton - EM and kinetic.
Nuclear - Explosive, with some kinetic.
Carbonized Lead - kinetic and explosive. The sniper's ammo.
-Wrayeth
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