Weapon Analysis

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

•Rifle vs Pistol

•Rifle vs Laser Pistol

•Laser Pistol vs All Predecessors

•Laser Rifle comparisons

•Laser Rifle vs All Predecessors

•Laser Rifle vs Laser Pistol

•Laser Rifle vs Heavy Plasma

•Heavy Laser Comparisons

•Heavy Laser vs Heavy Plasma

•Heavy Laser vs Heavy Cannon

TFTD

See also: Weapon Effectiveness (TFTD)

•Best Starting Weapons (TFTD)

•Skipping Gauss Weapons

•Skipping Sonic Weapons

•Sonic Cannon vs Displacer/Sonic

•Gas Cannon comparisons

•Gas Cannon vs Torpedo Launcher

•Gas Cannon vs Heavy Gauss

•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

Apocalypse

• Toxigun vs Devastator Cannon

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

• User_talk:Bomb_Bloke#Firing_Accuracy
• Firing Accuracy Testing

Firepower

• Firepower Tables
• File:Firepower.xls
• Avg TUs per Kill Rankings, vs Targets (using this kill model)
  • Sectoid
  • Floater
  • Cyberdisc
  • Reaper
  • Muton
  • Celatid
  • Silacoid
  • Snakeman
  • Chryssalid
  • Zombie
  • Ethereal
  • Sectopod
• Kill Rankings for Tanks

Other Discussions

• Accuracy vs TU Efficiency
• Talk:Launcher Weapons
• Aimed, Snap, or Auto?