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=Weapon Debates= | =Weapon Debates= | ||
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:•[[Best Starting Weapons (EU)]] | :•[[Best Starting Weapons (EU)]] | ||
:•[[Skipping Laser Weapons]] | :•[[Skipping Laser Weapons]] | ||
:•[[Skipping Plasma Weapons]] | :•[[Skipping Plasma Weapons]] | ||
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:•[[Heavy Cannon vs Auto Cannon]] | :•[[Heavy Cannon vs Auto Cannon]] | ||
| − | :•[[Rifle vs Laser Pistol]] | + | :•Rifle Comparisons |
| + | ::•[[Rifle vs Pistol]] | ||
| + | ::•[[Rifle vs Laser Pistol]] | ||
:•[[Laser Pistol vs All Predecessors]] | :•[[Laser Pistol vs All Predecessors]] | ||
| − | :•[[Laser Rifle vs All Predecessors]] | + | :•Laser Rifle comparisons |
| − | :•[[Laser Rifle vs Laser Pistol]] | + | ::•[[Laser Rifle vs All Predecessors]] |
| − | :•[[Laser Rifle vs Heavy Plasma]] | + | ::•[[Laser Rifle vs Laser Pistol]] |
| − | :•[[Heavy Laser vs Heavy Plasma]] | + | ::•[[Laser Rifle vs Heavy Plasma]] |
| − | :•[[Heavy Laser vs Heavy Cannon]] | + | :•Heavy Laser Comparisons |
| + | ::•[[Heavy Laser vs Heavy Plasma]] | ||
| + | ::•[[Heavy Laser vs Heavy Cannon]] | ||
| + | ==TFTD== | ||
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| + | ''See also: [[Weapon Effectiveness (TFTD)]]'' | ||
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:•[[Best Starting Weapons (TFTD)]] | :•[[Best Starting Weapons (TFTD)]] | ||
:•[[Skipping Gauss Weapons]] | :•[[Skipping Gauss Weapons]] | ||
:•[[Skipping Sonic Weapons]] | :•[[Skipping Sonic Weapons]] | ||
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:•[[Sonic Cannon vs Displacer/Sonic]] | :•[[Sonic Cannon vs Displacer/Sonic]] | ||
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| + | :•Gas Cannon comparisons | ||
| + | ::•[[Gas Cannon vs Torpedo Launcher]] | ||
| + | ::•[[Gas Cannon vs Heavy Gauss ]] | ||
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| + | :•Sonic Pistol comparisons | ||
| + | ::•[[Sonic Pistol vs Heavy Gauss]] | ||
| + | ::•[[Sonic Pistol vs. Gauss Rifle]] | ||
| + | ::•[[Sonic Pistol vs. Gauss Pistol]] | ||
| + | ::•[[Sonic Pistol vs Sonic Blasta Rifle]] | ||
| + | ::•[[Sonic Pistol vs Sonic Cannon]] | ||
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| + | ==Apocalypse== | ||
| + | :*[[Toxigun vs Devastator Cannon]] | ||
| − | General Discussions | + | ==General Discussions== |
:•[[Recommended Weapon Research Order]] | :•[[Recommended Weapon Research Order]] | ||
:•[[Weapons by Role]] | :•[[Weapons by Role]] | ||
| + | :•[[Weapons by Role (TFTD)]] | ||
:•[[HE vs single target weapons]] | :•[[HE vs single target weapons]] | ||
:•[[Tanks vs Troops]] | :•[[Tanks vs Troops]] | ||
| − | Cross Game Discussions | + | ==Cross Game Discussions== |
| + | :•[[Stun Rod vs Thermal Tazer]] | ||
| + | :•[[High Explosive vs Magna-Pack Explosive]] | ||
:•[[Pistol vs Dart Gun]] | :•[[Pistol vs Dart Gun]] | ||
| + | :•[[Rifle vs Jet Harpoon]] | ||
:•[[Heavy Cannon vs Gas Cannon]] | :•[[Heavy Cannon vs Gas Cannon]] | ||
:•[[Auto Cannon vs Hydro-Jet Cannon]] | :•[[Auto Cannon vs Hydro-Jet Cannon]] | ||
| + | :•[[Rocket Launcher vs Torpedo Launcher]] | ||
| + | :•[[Laser Pistol vs Gauss Pistol]] | ||
| + | :•[[Laser Rifle vs Gauss Rifle]] | ||
| + | :•[[Heavy Laser vs Heavy Gauss]] | ||
| + | :•[[Plasma Pistol vs Sonic Pistol]] | ||
| + | :•[[Plasma Rifle vs Sonic Blasta Rifle]] | ||
:•[[Heavy Plasma vs Sonic Cannon]] | :•[[Heavy Plasma vs Sonic Cannon]] | ||
| + | :•[[Small Launcher vs Thermal Shok Launcher]] | ||
=Quantitative Analysis= | =Quantitative Analysis= | ||
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*[[Talk:Launcher Weapons]] | *[[Talk:Launcher Weapons]] | ||
*[[Aimed, Snap, or Auto?]] | *[[Aimed, Snap, or Auto?]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Weapons]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Weapons (TFTD)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]] | ||
Revision as of 10:31, 28 April 2015
This section is intended as a place to collate articles or discussions where the merits of the various weapons are gauged or compared.
The scope of the articles can span between UFO and TFTD and can cover any weapons in either game. This includes craft/UFO weapons, hand held weapons or tank turrets/terror unit weapons.
Weapon Analysis Disclaimer
Though Ufopaedia.org attempts to be factual in its core articles (note that some artistic license may be taken in the non-essential descriptions), the cases presented on this page are strictly the opinion of the respective author(s).
Care has been taken to provide facts and statistics where appropriate but it is up to the reader to decide how to use make use of this information.
Weapon Debates
UFO
- •Best Starting Weapons (EU)
- •Skipping Laser Weapons
- •Skipping Plasma Weapons
- •Heavy Cannon vs Auto Cannon
- •Rifle Comparisons
- •Laser Pistol vs All Predecessors
- •Laser Rifle comparisons
- •Heavy Laser Comparisons
TFTD
See also: Weapon Effectiveness (TFTD)
- •Best Starting Weapons (TFTD)
- •Skipping Gauss Weapons
- •Skipping Sonic Weapons
- •Sonic Cannon vs Displacer/Sonic
- •Gas Cannon comparisons
- •Sonic Pistol comparisons
Apocalypse
General Discussions
- •Recommended Weapon Research Order
- •Weapons by Role
- •Weapons by Role (TFTD)
- •HE vs single target weapons
- •Tanks vs Troops
Cross Game Discussions
- •Stun Rod vs Thermal Tazer
- •High Explosive vs Magna-Pack Explosive
- •Pistol vs Dart Gun
- •Rifle vs Jet Harpoon
- •Heavy Cannon vs Gas Cannon
- •Auto Cannon vs Hydro-Jet Cannon
- •Rocket Launcher vs Torpedo Launcher
- •Laser Pistol vs Gauss Pistol
- •Laser Rifle vs Gauss Rifle
- •Heavy Laser vs Heavy Gauss
- •Plasma Pistol vs Sonic Pistol
- •Plasma Rifle vs Sonic Blasta Rifle
- •Heavy Plasma vs Sonic Cannon
- •Small Launcher vs Thermal Shok Launcher
Quantitative Analysis
Accuracy
Firepower
- Firepower Tables
- File:Firepower.xls
- Avg TUs per Kill Rankings, vs Targets (using this kill model)
- Kill Rankings for Tanks