point defense

    1. DeepspaceMechanic

      Free-floating drone AMS turret v1

      This is an AMS turret built to resemble a self-propelled drone. As such, it's meant to be installed on free-floating turret axis blocks, having no contact with the structure it's meant to protect. This design eliminates several problems when trying to build anti-missile systems on smaller...
    2. DeepspaceMechanic

      Help with AMS in Weapons 3.0?

      I'm trying to find some advise regarding modern anti-missile systems. As everyone knows, the Weapons 3.0 update introduced some sort of health to missiles... Related questions: 1) Is the missile health value a threshold which has to be matched/exceeded by the damage value of a cannon...
    3. Gmodism

      GI_Turret_AMS Evolvo Extended MK1

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS Evolvo Extended The Evolvo is a new Anti missile turret design by the Gmodism Industries. It features full movement and covers a 180 degrees hemisphere. The size and profile is very small, while still being very decorative. It can be...
    4. Bladeriker

      Point Defense Turrets

      As many know, the new weapon update has added a new feature to missiles, in this case shields and the more powerful the missile the greater the shield on it. I have been playing around with different Point Defense (PD) turrets. What I have learned I hope to pass on. First, Beam based PD does...
    5. Gmodism

      GI_Turret_AMS Elektra Defender MK1

      The Gmodism Industries Brings you: GI_Turret_AMS Elektra Defender MK1 One of our latest and hottest AMS turrets are finally out, the elektra defender is a compact but powerful PDT, that relies on electro magnetically charged slugs to intercept the shields of missiles and take out the stored...
    6. Coyote27

      Chrysoprase Asteroid Miner 1.0

      The Chrysoprase is a vertically-oriented mining ship capable of defending itself against small opponents. While it's not the most beautiful ship right out of the box, feel free to paint and decorate it as you see fit! Advantages include: Wide salvage array backed by Mining 2 and Ore Scanner...
    7. Gmodism

      GI_Turret_AMS Phalanxus FLAK Mk1

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI_Turret_AMS Phalanxus FLAK Mk1 The Phalanxus FLAK is our dedicated FLAK version, this spread out many pellets to disintegrate incoming missiles, this is your safest protection against heat-seekers, and is best paired with other normal AMS systems for...
    8. Gmodism

      GI_Turret_AMS Phalanxus MK3

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS Phalanxus The Phalanxus is as the name suggests an entire army against missiles. While being bulky this turret packs some enormous power. The Phalanxus have three very high damage outputs and will take out any missile effectively. The...
    9. Gmodism

      GI_Turret_AMS Jane Mk1

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS Jane Mk1 The AMS turret Jane is versatile and provides a high damage for its size, using 2 state of the art microwave laser cooled barrels and a overdrive system it is prepared for any missile, it will give you 180 degrees coverage from...
    10. Gmodism

      GI_Turret_AMS Banisher Compaq MK2

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS - Banisher Compaq The Banisher Compaq literally banishes most missiles, with 4 groups of anti missile shells it shreds most missiles at range, the agile turret covers a full hemisphere of, that is 180 in all directions. Having a base of D5...
    11. AtraUnam

      Infested anti-fighter quad turret 1.0

      A turret built based on one of the suggestions from Crusade's !turret chatbot. The design is fairly simple and not self powering but it looks pretty and would fit in on most infested humanoid stations. Pretty purple goo Purptacles!
    12. Vvolodymyr

      Rivet Turret : AMS & flak missile defence 1.1

      Rivet Defence Turret unender works AMS & flak compact defense turret [ shape rivet/mushrom ] [ mass 51.9 \ barrel 19.2 \ base 32.7 | size 9W 9L 5H \ 3H inside ship & 2H outside ] [ rotation 360°xz & 90°xy/zy : hemisphere coverage ] [ AMS x2 cannon 2:2 cannon x2 | flak x1 cannon 1:1 missile x1...
    13. psteiner

      Nebula Class PD Light Corvette 2016-12-11

      The Nebula Class Point Defense Light Corvette is a small corvette, weighing in at 1674.6 mass units, designed for the interception of medium to large bombers and ships that rely heavily on missiles to deliver damage. By utilizing 8 independent cannon-cannon point defense turrets, the Nebula...
    14. Gmodism

      GI_Turret_AMS Quadlos PLUS Mk1

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS Quadlos PLUS Point Defence The Quadlos+ is a new version of the popular efficient AMS turret. This version is however not self powered but instead has a machinegun system large as a light fighter, thus adapted for the future missile HP...
    15. Gmodism

      GI_Turret_AMS Banisher Mk1

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS - Banisher Mk1 The Banisher literally banishes most missiles, with 4 groups of anti missile shells it shreds most missiles at range, for overwhelming tactic missiles it is prepared with a double FLAK (Cm) to blast asunder swarms of...
    16. Panpiper

      Armored Point Defense Turret 1.0

      This is a point defense, anti-missile turret designed to actually be able to take some hits. Of course a hit from a really big weapon that is designed to break heavy armor and do damage beyond that, would likely knock it out anyway, but a huge amount of attrition happens to most point defense...
    17. Gmodism

      GI_Turret AMS Kaurix Mk1

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS Kaurix The Kaurix is a compact lightweight Anti-Missile Turret/Point Defense designed for lighter ships, like shield beast, Miners and JumpShips. TURRET INFO: Type: AMS Barrels: 1 Armour: Light Special Remarks: - Lightweight - Compact...
    18. Gmodism

      GI_Turret AMS Medlos Mk1

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS Medlos The Medlos is a compact efficient Anti-Missile Turret/Point Defense designed for warships. TURRET INFO: Type: AMS Barrels: 2 Armour: Heavy Special Remarks: - Durable and Compact - 2 barrels (greater chance to hit missiles.)...
    19. Gmodism

      GI_Turret AMS Quadlos Mk1

      The Gmodism Industries Proudly Brings you: GI Turret AMS Quadlos The Quadros is a extremely efficient Anti-Missile Turret/Point Defense with full movement and self powered. TURRET INFO: Type: AMS Barrels: 4 Armour: Heavy Special Remarks: - 360 Full movement in all directions - Self Powered...
    20. KuramaFox

      Do pulse weapons have any potential to work as point defense?

      The idea being that you slap some pulse-beams on a point defense turret or something, and potentially get something that can trigger as a backup when missile swarms threaten to overwhelm your defenses otherwise. Has anyone actually tried this? Or does the pulse shockwave not hit missiles? .