Janus vs Ranger - Am I missing something?

[NotSoLoneWolf]

The Ranger has 2 munitions slots with a 2 turn cooldown, so that means it has 1 salvo per turn capability. The Janus has 3 munition slots with a 4 turn cooldown, so 3/4 salvo per turn capability. The Janus' armour plating is vastly superior to the Ranger, and both classes have roughly comparable weapons (Janus gets one extra Heavy for the loss of 4 Light).

Ranger: 1050 points
Janus: 950 points

Wat? This 100 point difference may not seem like a lot, but it's the difference between taking a missile boat and excluding one from the fleet in favour of another Berzerk or Adamant. I'm not seeing many reasons to pick a Ranger over a Janus here, what's your opinion?

[Colonel Clank]

i like the Janus for the Late game Nuclear Beatdown that you can throw with it. 21 Nukes beats everything.

[Palpat]

I like the Ranger's mobility and broadside. It serves well as a scout and can deal with lesser threats quite easily. The Janus is quite too heavy for my play style.

Still, I indeed think Rangers should be cheaper than Januses.

[Mistfox]

The Ranger is a rapid missile firing cleaner. Sometimes, you need the missile salvo -NOW- instead of 2 turns later.

[Sir Wagglepuss III]

In SP, it's a matter of taste. Both of them can work fine for your needs.

In MP however? The speed difference is massive between them, making the Ranger much better suited for fast flanking fleets made of things like Artemis, Berzerks, Minerva, etc. Whereas the Janus is better suited for keeping rank with the slow hard targets like the Atlas and Jupiter.

[NotSoLoneWolf]

I would also like to point out that with 3 munition slots, the Janus holds 50% extra ammo over the Ranger. According to the stats guide, it also has a base munition firing salvo of 120%.

Normally I would prefer a Ranger for the rapid reload, but with a Janus’ 950 points I can fit one in with a 5050 point 2-Artemis 3-Berzerk fleet to get 6000 points and two of them in for just under 7000. The 100 point gap is just too good.

[Mistfox]

Originally posted by NotSoLoneWolf:

I would also like to point out that with 3 munition slots, the Janus holds 50% extra ammo over the Ranger. According to the stats guide, it also has a base munition firing salvo of 120%.

Normally I would prefer a Ranger for the rapid reload, but with a Janus’ 950 points I can fit one in with a 5050 point 2-Artemis 3-Berzerk fleet to get 6000 points and two of them in for just under 7000. The 100 point gap is just too good.

In that case, you're a Janus player while I'm a Ranger player. lol.
It's just personal preference.

[NotSoLoneWolf]

Originally posted by Mistfox:

Originally posted by NotSoLoneWolf:

I would also like to point out that with 3 munition slots, the Janus holds 50% extra ammo over the Ranger. According to the stats guide, it also has a base munition firing salvo of 120%.

Normally I would prefer a Ranger for the rapid reload, but with a Janus’ 950 points I can fit one in with a 5050 point 2-Artemis 3-Berzerk fleet to get 6000 points and two of them in for just under 7000. The 100 point gap is just too good.

In that case, you're a Janus player while I'm a Ranger player. lol.
It's just personal preference.

It’s so annoying because I like the Ranger better, I really do, but I can’t fit it in my fleets right now.