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A weapon control module can give extra accuracy to guided projectiles. The space requirement for the light weapon control is 1x1, so it's best suited to the Hoverbike (actually its the only thing that will fit on it).  
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the Light Weapons Control adds a 10% improvement to the overall accuracy of the weapons on a vehicle, allowing better target acquisition of stationary targets. It is the smaller of the weapon controls, requiring a 1 × 1 option slot. The [[Hoverbike (Apocalypse)| Hoverbike]] has a slot specifically for this module. It is also an excellent item to fill in any gaps in the option slots if there are any.  
  
Along with the medium module, they make efficient "space fillers" if you have empty utility module space.
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== Value Stacking ==
  
Weapon control modules '''are useless when using guns'''. It does not matter how accurate the attack is, you will still miss if the UFO is no longer where it was when the bullet was fired. Use them with missile weapons for best results.  
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The abilities of the weapon control modules can be stacked, however every additional module will have its accuracy reduced incrementally more for every module that is installed. The N<sup>th</sup> module will have its power divided by N. This is known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_series_(mathematics) Harmonic Series].
  
: '' Note, I'm still not entirely sure on that last bit. Because missiles are auto-homing projectiles, would the accuracy mods affect the missile turn speed? Jammers definitely reduce the speed by making them fly off in a wider circle. Needs some way of testing. - [[User:NKF|NKF]] ''
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For example:  
  
Weapon control modules can be stacked, however every additional module of the same type will decrease in effectiveness.
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* 1st module: 10% (10% / 1)
 
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* 2nd module: 5% (10% / 2) with both modules adding 15% accuracy to the vehicle
eg: '''VERY rough estimate'''
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* 3rd module: 3.33% (10% / 3) with all three modules adding 18% (18.33% rounded down) accuracy to the vehicle
* 1xmodule = 20% increase
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* 4th module: 2.5% (10% / 4) with all four module adding 20% (20.83% rounded down) accuracy to the vehicle
* 2xmodule = 20 + (50% x 20) = 30% increase
 
* 3xmodule = 20 + (50% x 20) + (50%x(50%x20)) = 35% increase
 
* 4xmodule = 20 + (50% x 20) + (50%x(50%x(50%x20)))= 37.5% increase.
 
 
 
I don't know the exact formula, but it seems that using more than two modules of ANY sort becomes almost pointless.
 
  
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The fractions are rounded down to an integer. If mixing weapon control sizes, the larger sizes are considered first in the formula.
  
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In short, the more modules of the same type that are installed beyond the first 2 reduce the overall effectiveness of the accuracy boost.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
[[Vehicle Options (Apocalypse)|Vehicle Options]]
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* [[Vehicle Equipment (Apocalypse)|Vehicle Equipment]]
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* [[Cyberweb]]
  
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Revision as of 04:48, 9 February 2019

the Light Weapons Control adds a 10% improvement to the overall accuracy of the weapons on a vehicle, allowing better target acquisition of stationary targets. It is the smaller of the weapon controls, requiring a 1 × 1 option slot. The Hoverbike has a slot specifically for this module. It is also an excellent item to fill in any gaps in the option slots if there are any.

Value Stacking

The abilities of the weapon control modules can be stacked, however every additional module will have its accuracy reduced incrementally more for every module that is installed. The Nth module will have its power divided by N. This is known as a Harmonic Series.

For example:

  • 1st module: 10% (10% / 1)
  • 2nd module: 5% (10% / 2) with both modules adding 15% accuracy to the vehicle
  • 3rd module: 3.33% (10% / 3) with all three modules adding 18% (18.33% rounded down) accuracy to the vehicle
  • 4th module: 2.5% (10% / 4) with all four module adding 20% (20.83% rounded down) accuracy to the vehicle

The fractions are rounded down to an integer. If mixing weapon control sizes, the larger sizes are considered first in the formula.

In short, the more modules of the same type that are installed beyond the first 2 reduce the overall effectiveness of the accuracy boost.

See also