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REQUEST: WC SERVER

The Particle Beam Cannon provide your most effective combat technology. In typical circumstances most of your kills will be accomplished through cannon.
General tactics are:
* Close the gap. The damage a cannon can do is vastly increased as distance to the target is reached. Approach enemy vessels with the aim of maintaining a 1-2 KM distance from them. But don't get too close. At all costs avoid approaching too quickly and overshooting. Worse still, avoid colliding with your target!

* Use rapid-fire cannon whenever you can guarantee hitting the target.

* Keep your enemy in your field of fire. Keep the cannon automatically tracking the target and the target within the cannon's field of fire. By keeping it in the field of fire you maximize the number of chances of hitting it. If you see the X marker on the contact box, turn the ship toward the target.

* Attempt to get behind the enemy ship. Most ships have poor rear shield coverage. Get into their lethal cone and use it.

* Watch for impact flashes. If you see a yellow flash, you have done damage. If you see a blue flash, the shields have blocked the shot.

* Finish off damaged ships. Watch when a ship becomes inert; it will probably tumble and may be venting gass. In this state it is much easier to damage. You should consider switching to rapid-fire cannon at this point to finish it off.