Concussion Missiles and Mass Drivers Penetrate Shields?

[TheMac]

I'm playing EAW with the Corruption expansion, and it seems to me that Empire ship shields only really protect against most energy weapons. What about the Rebellion Concussion Missiles and the Corruption's Mass Drivers. Do both of those go through my shields if they are still up on my space ships?

I know the proton torpedoes also go through shields. Anything else? Thanks!

[Yoljot]

As far as I am concerned, there are the following projectile types: Laser, Turbolaser, Ion-Laser, Proton Torpedoes, Concussion Missiles, and Mass Drivers. Ion-Lasers are strong against shields, useless against hull. Proton Torpedoes, Concussion Missiles and Mass Drivers ignore Shields altogether.
Edit: There are also the "Special Weapons" from ships such as the Kedalbe Class Battleships, or the Aggressor-Class Destroyer. I don't remember, if the Kedalbe Special Weapons ignored shields, the Aggressor Special Cannons didn't.

[TheMac]

Originally posted by Yoljot:

As far as I am concerned, there are the following projectile types: Laser, Turbolaser, Ion-Laser, Proton Torpedoes, Concussion Missiles, and Mass Drivers. Ion-Lasers are strong against shields, useless against hull. Proton Torpedoes, Concussion Missiles and Mass Drivers ignore Shields altogether.
Edit: There are also the "Special Weapons" from ships such as the Kedalbe Class Battleships, or the Aggressor-Class Destroyer. I don't remember, if the Kedalbe Special Weapons ignored shields, the Aggressor Special Cannons didn't.

Thank you. That's very helpful. :)

[joeball123]

Originally posted by Yoljot:

As far as I am concerned, there are the following projectile types: Laser, Turbolaser, Ion-Laser, Proton Torpedoes, Concussion Missiles, and Mass Drivers.

There's also the missiles used by Marauder Missile Cruisers and Broadside Cruisers, which - unlike the 'regular' concussion missiles used by Acclamators, Interceptor IVs, Corellian Gunships, space stations, missile platforms, and a couple heroes - have fairly significant area-of-effect damage and usually don't bypass a target's shields.

Originally posted by Yoljot:

I don't remember, if the Kedalbe Special Weapons ignored shields,

The Keldabe Battleship's "special weapon" does not bypass the target's shields, and in fact does not fire at all unless you use the ship's "Shield Drain" ability. The battleship's Special Weapon hardpoint is functionally analogous to the Tractor Beam hardpoint on Imperial Star Destroyers or the Gravity Well Generator hardpoint on Interdictor Cruisers - the graphical effect for the ship's special ability originates from the hardpoint, and if the hardpoint is destroyed the special ability becomes unusable and ends if it was active.

[TheMac]

Thanks for the clarification.