I'm not sure. I wonder if the Prix isn't half-asleep when there's no activity in the neighborhod, which explains it didn't react until missiles were quite close. In which case it's quite useful to have a massive first strike that is launched at the same time, with same speed, and hits at the same time. Otherwise, there's always the risk of the PCD shooting down salvo that move at different speed.I think it might actually take less missiles to just go for the kill, if we're right in saying the first PDC killed was an anti-missile installation. It might be easier to just take it out, rather than empty it.
Perhaps we should deliberately design size 8 missiles with different speeds.
Well, I guess it depends on the range of their PD weapons, first of all anti-missile missiles. At least, with 100 m range, our fleet should be safe. (by comparison, my Precursors PCDs can send size-1 missiles at 40m km; weirdly, they tend to do it in big salvos of 50 missiles, which is a bit unsettling - specially when there're 80 of them in a row)
Indeed But in such cases, wouldn't this hidden battery be linked to some sensor or buoy that would activate the missiles?but I've read on the Aurora Forum that the Prix can park missiles in orbit, and they attack you if you get too close. I'm pretty sure our PD can handle it, though.