Ammunition for Guns

Overview

A quick guide to help players decide what ammunition to put on each gun.

Light Guns

Burst Rounds: for short range, more disables
Charged Rounds: for long range, faster missiles

Greased Rounds: more dps, empties faster

Charged Rounds: same dps as normal but with longer range
Greased Rounds: for short range, more dps
Incendiary Rounds: for short range, more dps

Lesmok Rounds: increases range

Greased Rounds: for short range, pops balloon
Heavy Clip: for moonshine charges, for popping balloon at max range, and for sniping components
Incendiary Rounds: for shooting hull after balloon pop (can pop balloon if urgent)

Charged Rounds: for medium range, more damage
Extended Magazine: for short range, one extra harpoon before reload
Lesmok Rounds: for long range, shoots straighter

Extended Magazine: more flares before reload
Heatsink Clip: against fire ships
Heavy Clip: to snipe components accurately

Charged Rounds: for long to medium range, shoots straighter, more damage
Extended Magazine: for medium to short range, one extra shot with same disable power

Lesmok Rounds: faster missile speed, shoots straighter

Greased Rounds: more dps, empties faster

Burst Rounds: for short range, more area
Lesmok Rounds: for long range
Lochnagar Shot: for very short range, cripples the enemy

Burst Rounds: for short range, less arming time, more dps
Lesmok Rounds: for long range, faster missile, shoots straighter

Charged Rounds: more damage
Extended Magazine: more disables

Greased Rounds: empties faster, more dps

Charged Rounds: for long range, more damage
Extended Magazine: for medium range, more dpm
Incendiary Rounds: for short range, more fires

Greased Rounds: more dps

Charged Rounds: less spread, more range
Heavy Clip: less spread

Charged Rounds: for long range, more range and damage
Greased Rounds: for short range, more dps, empties quickly
Incendiary Rounds: pressures enemy crew, can be used on balloon

Burst Rounds: for short range, more area
Charged Rounds: for long range
Incendiary Rounds: for short range, less arming distance, more fires

Burst Rounds: for short range
Charged Rounds: for long range
Greased Rounds: for medium range

Greased Rounds: fast charging

Charged Rounds: for increasing range and damage
Greased Rounds: for fast charging
Lesmok Rounds: for maximizing range

Heavy Guns

Extended Magazine: for miedum range, more dpm
Greased Rounds: for short range, less arming time, more dps
Lesmok Rounds: for long range, faster missile, shoots straighter

Burst Rounds: for medium range, ignores components, less arming distance
Charged Rounds: for long range, more damage, shoots straighter
Lochnagar Shot: for short range, less arming distance, extreme damage

Burst Rounds: for disabling at short range
Extended Magazine: for killing
Heavy Clip: for sniping engines of fleeing enemies

Charged Rounds: for destroying heavy guns
Greased Rounds: for short range, more dps
Heavy Clip: for long range sniping

Heavy Clip: for popping balloon at max range, and for sniping components
Incendiary Rounds: for popping balloon at melee range
Lochnagar Rounds: for popping balloon at melee range

Burst Rounds: for medium range, less arming time, more area
Lesmok Rounds: for long range, faster missile, shoots straighter
Lochnagar Rounds: for short range, less arming time, more damage

Extended Magazine: for medium to long range, more disables (push or shatter)
Greased Rounds: for short to medium range, faster shooting, more dps
Heavy Clip: for long range, accurate shots

Burst Rounds: for short to medium range, more area, more dps
Extended Rounds: for medium to long range, more dpm
Greased Rounds: for short to long range, more dps

Burst Rounds: for short range, more area, more dps
Greased Rounds: for medium range, fast shooting, less arming distance, more dps
Heavy Clip: for long range, less spread

Burst Rounds: for short range, more area and damage
Charged Rounds: for medium range, more damage and range
Incendiary Rounds: use intermittently to pressure the enemy crew

Greased Rounds: fast charging

Greased Rounds: fast charging

Epilogue

Special thanks to Bob, Frostbound and Zetnus for sharing their knowledge of ammunition, to Death Punch for the branding image, and to Gentlewheatley for featuring in the branding image.

This guide is dedicated to Tbear.