Effective Range of Pacifiers vs Regular Frags

[Yoshikami]

Anyone know what's the comparison of the effective range between these two? By effective range I mean the optimal distance I can shoot wherein all pellets will most likely hit the target and not get lost to the spread.

[Agony_Aunt]

Not sure, but even so, there is no long range mod for frags, so you suffer damage falloff early anyway, so always try and shoot from as close as possible. Its not just about spread, its about range.

[CaptainKINGPIN]

I think it’s about an extra 200-500 meters away than the regulars,
So the normal frags are 800 meters to 1km whereas pacifiers are 1-1.5km

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by CaptainKINGPIN:

I think it’s about an extra 200-500 meters away than the regulars,
So the normal frags are 800 meters to 1km whereas pacifiers are 1-1.5km

Hate to correct you (and i may be wrong) but IIRC, damage falloff for regular frags starts at 500. Max range is 1.5 km i think (possibly 2km), but by that range damage is practically zero.

[CaptainKINGPIN]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Originally posted by CaptainKINGPIN:

I think it’s about an extra 200-500 meters away than the regulars,
So the normal frags are 800 meters to 1km whereas pacifiers are 1-1.5km

Hate to correct you (and i may be wrong) but IIRC, damage falloff for regular frags starts at 500. Max range is 1.5 km i think (possibly 2km), but by that range damage is practically zero.

That’s alright auntie correct me if I’m ever wrong.

I use a pacifier on that mostly useless large hardpoint on the corvette.
Tend to have the best results with it around 1km away.

[Aris]

pacif. below 1km and as much vertical to the trg as possible for regular frags i go below 700m with max dmg in the 500m region

pellet cone of frags make them close to useless if speeds are very high ( permaboost faoff ) that's why very few use them against medium ships in pvp

[Straight White Male]

http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Pacifier_Frag-Cannon
http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Fragment_Cannon
Now I'm off to blow up wedding barges in my frag FGS.

[Yoshikami]

That short huh? Hmm. I guess I won't be putting the frags on my python. To the vulture then.