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Meganew: /* Veteran Comments */

2025-06-28T08:36:24Z

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	An effective technique the player can use in the main campaign (and which is used against the player in a number of campaigns) is the Maxim strike: loading a strike bomber or assault fighter with a Maxim gun in one or both banks and siccing it on a vulnerable transport, freighter, or cruiser. The Maxim's extreme range of 3.6km puts it well outside every retail anti-fighter weapon except the [[ULTRA ~~ANti~~-Fighter Beam]], never encountered on an enemy ship in the campaign and rarely seen even in user-made campaigns. Depending on what larger enemy ships you're expecting, preparing a Maxim strike may be an effective way to destroy enemy targets without putting yourself or your wingmen at any serious risk. Just make sure to have a Prometheus or Kayser in the other bank (or at least Tornadoes or Harpoons) in case enemy fighters get close.}}		An effective technique the player can use in the main campaign (and which is used against the player in a number of campaigns) is the Maxim strike: loading a strike bomber or assault fighter with a Maxim gun in one or both banks and siccing it on a vulnerable transport, freighter, or cruiser. The Maxim's extreme range of 3.6km puts it well outside every retail anti-fighter weapon except the [[ULTRA Anti-Fighter Beam]], never encountered on an enemy ship in the campaign and rarely seen even in user-made campaigns. Depending on what larger enemy ships you're expecting, preparing a Maxim strike may be an effective way to destroy enemy targets without putting yourself or your wingmen at any serious risk. Just make sure to have a Prometheus or Kayser in the other bank (or at least Tornadoes or Harpoons) in case enemy fighters get close.}}

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Meganew: /* Veteran Comments */

2025-06-28T08:36:12Z

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	The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Admiral Khafre (of the [[GVD Psamtik]]) as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).}}		The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Admiral Khafre (of the [[GVD Psamtik]]) as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).


			An effective technique the player can use in the main campaign (and which is used against the player in a number of campaigns) is the Maxim strike: loading a strike bomber or assault fighter with a Maxim gun in one or both banks and siccing it on a vulnerable transport, freighter, or cruiser. The Maxim's extreme range of 3.6km puts it well outside every retail anti-fighter weapon except the [[ULTRA ANti-Fighter Beam]], never encountered on an enemy ship in the campaign and rarely seen even in user-made campaigns. Depending on what larger enemy ships you're expecting, preparing a Maxim strike may be an effective way to destroy enemy targets without putting yourself or your wingmen at any serious risk. Just make sure to have a Prometheus or Kayser in the other bank (or at least Tornadoes or Harpoons) in case enemy fighters get close.}}

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Durandal at 21:35, 21 September 2020

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 ===Statistics - Maxim D===
 {{Primary|2700|6.67|1800|20|Good|16|Poor|4|Full|20}}
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Androgeos Exeunt: /* Veteran Comments */ Policyediting

2020-06-21T07:05:17Z

Veteran Comments: Policyediting

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	~~Despite its range and high rate of fire, the~~ Maxim is a ~~mediocre bomb interception~~ weapon. ~~It has high recoil and uses~~ a ~~massive amount~~ of ~~power~~. The ~~best bomb interception weapon is the Morning Star~~, ~~with this~~ or ~~the Mekhu in second place~~.		The Maxim is a very convenient weapon if you know when and where to use it (destroying turrets and subsystems and intercepting bombs at long range). Remember it devours a lot of energy, so I suggest you keep your recharge rate maximum while firing, unless you are in a hurry to approach your target. The "shake" effect does not affect your accuracy if you do not steer your ship; however, it will be distracting during a dogfight. If you are expecting a hard dogfight, either take "Dogfight Primary" + Trebuchets or Maxim + lots of "Dogfight Missiles."


	The Maxim is a very convenient weapon if you know when and where to use them. By default, the Maxim is a good weapon to take down subsystems—especially larger turrets—and weaker cruisers from a safe distance. Remember it devours a lot of energy, so I suggest you keep your recharge rate maximum while firing, unless you are in a hurry to approach your target. The "shake" effect does not affect your accuracy if you do not steer your ship; however, it will be distracting during a dogfight. If you are expecting a hard dogfight, either take "Dogfight Primary" + Trebuchets or Maxim + lots of "Dogfight Missiles."		This weapon is of little use against Shivan fighters, as they have strong shields and hulls so weak, that you can destroy them with a few hits from anything. Larger ships, or even heavy bombers, are different thing, however.


	''This weapon is of little use against Shivan fighters, as they have strong shields and hulls so weak, that you can destroy them with a few hits from anything. Larger ships, or even heavy bombers, are different thing, however~~.''~~


	If you're expecting to see some warships jump into your operations area, and you have access to this weapon, it's definitely worth a look. Using a Maxim cannon, you may be able to disable at least some of a warship's armaments before it gets anywhere close.


	The classic combination of the Circe and the Maxim are excellent against Shivan fighters and bombers '''when fired in short bursts'''. They both use up so much energy that it's hard to keep a steady stream of fire. The long range and the high hull damage of the Maxim is excellent against anything that's slow and unshielded.		The classic combination of the Circe and the Maxim are excellent against Shivan fighters and bombers '''when fired in short bursts'''. They both use up so much energy that it's hard to keep a steady stream of fire. The long range and the high hull damage of the Maxim is excellent against anything that's slow and unshielded.


	Capable of bomb interception, cruiser killing, subsystem disabling, and fighter/bomber killing (when paired with the Kayser or Circe), the Maxim is one of the best weapons in the game, aside from the high energy usage of almost all late-FS2 guns.


	~~You can circumvent the shudder effect almost completely by switching to 3rd person view (the * key on the numpad) when firing it.~~

Droid803: /* Veteran Comments */ Useless blog and what-if comment deleted. DPS can be found on the relevant table. Comparison to bombs is stupid as Maxims cannot kill ships with big damage.

2012-11-20T22:05:31Z

Veteran Comments: Useless blog and what-if comment deleted. DPS can be found on the relevant table. Comparison to bombs is stupid as Maxims cannot kill ships with big damage.

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	The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Admiral Khafre (of the [[GVD Psamtik]]) as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).		The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Admiral Khafre (of the [[GVD Psamtik]]) as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).}}


	~~The Maxim also has tremendous potential for cost-effective and potent ship-killing and disabling when used in place of bombs. Here are some basic calculations on the damage output:~~
	~~Range: 3.5 km~~
	~~Base/armor damage: 26~~
	~~RoF: 6.67 /sec~~
	~~DPS: 173.42~~
	*2: 346.84 /sec
	*4: 693.68 /sec
	*8: 1387.36 /sec
	*12: 2081.04 /sec
	*16: 2774.4 /sec
	*18: 3121.56 /sec
	*20: 3468.4 /sec

	For reference, the massive Helios bombs do about 6800 damage each, but are vastly more difficult and costly to deploy (limited range, long lock-on time, slow and large projectile--meaning easy to intercept, and few platforms capable of launching them in the first place (basically only heavier bombers)). Eight Maxim cannons could do as much damage as one Helios warhead in about 5-6 seconds...from a range of 3.5 kilometers, with no possibility of it being intercepted. A heavy strike craft designed around this concept could vastly outperform even Ursa bombers fitted with Helios bombs with only a fraction of the risk and cost, as well as being more time- and resource-efficient. Mount 4 of these on an Ares and you can dish out 693 damage per second from 3.5 kilometers away, while still being free to use loads of Trebuchets or Tornadoes for anything else you want. An Ares could even mount 6 of them at once.

	There are, however, two limitations to this: energy usage and lack of effectiveness against shields. The former means that even a medium bomber would not be able to sustain fire with 8 or more Maxim cannons for that long, though this could be plausibly addressed by a new/modified design that replaces larger secondary capacity for more power generation. The latter means that any heavy strike craft fitted with only Maxims would be rather reliant on an escort more suited for anti-fighter roles. That said, 8 Maxims can still effectively take on shielded craft with a sustained burst.
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Black Yoshi1230: Forgot a close paren.

2012-11-20T17:14:31Z

Forgot a close paren.

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	The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Admiral Khafre (of the [[GVD Psamtik]] as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).		The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Admiral Khafre (of the [[GVD Psamtik]]) as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).

Black Yoshi1230: /* Veteran Comments */ It wasn't Petrarch who introduced this weapon in FS2, it was Khafre in The Fog of War.

2012-11-20T17:13:15Z

Veteran Comments: It wasn't Petrarch who introduced this weapon in FS2, it was Khafre in The Fog of War.

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	The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by ~~Petrarch~~ as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).		The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Admiral Khafre (of the [[GVD Psamtik]] as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).

Androgeos Exeunt: Do you guys ever use the "Show preview" button?

2012-09-11T03:18:34Z

Do you guys ever use the "Show preview" button?

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	Capable of bomb interception, cruiser killing, subsystem disabling, and fighter/bomber killing (when paired with the Kayser or Circe), the Maxim is one of the best weapons in the game, aside from the high energy usage of almost all late-FS2 guns.		Capable of bomb interception, cruiser killing, subsystem disabling, and fighter/bomber killing (when paired with the Kayser or Circe), the Maxim is one of the best weapons in the game, aside from the high energy usage of almost all late-FS2 guns.


	You can circumvent the shudder effect almost completely by switching to 3rd person view (the * key on the numpad) when firing it.		You can circumvent the shudder effect almost completely by switching to 3rd person view (the * key on the numpad) when firing it.


	The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Petrarch as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).		The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Petrarch as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).


	The Maxim also has tremendous potential for cost-effective and potent ship-killing and disabling when used in place of bombs. Here are some basic calculations on the damage output:		The Maxim also has tremendous potential for cost-effective and potent ship-killing and disabling when used in place of bombs. Here are some basic calculations on the damage output:

Phantom Hoover: /* Veteran Comments */

2012-09-10T12:35:38Z

Veteran Comments

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	Capable of bomb interception, cruiser killing, subsystem disabling, and fighter/bomber killing (when paired with the Kayser or Circe), the Maxim is one of the best weapons in the game, aside from the high energy usage of almost all late-FS2 guns.		Capable of bomb interception, cruiser killing, subsystem disabling, and fighter/bomber killing (when paired with the Kayser or Circe), the Maxim is one of the best weapons in the game, aside from the high energy usage of almost all late-FS2 guns.

			You can circumvent the shudder effect almost completely by switching to 3rd person view (the * key on the numpad) when firing it.

			The Maxim is described in the techroom and when first introduced by Petrarch as "by definition an energy weapon, though it behaves like a high-velocity mass-driver cannon"; this appears to be the result of some confusion on the part of whoever wrote the description, as the Maxim behaves like an energy weapon (shooting glowy blue projectiles and eating through your ship's energy) but is by definition a mass driver (it accelerates uranium slugs, after all).

	The Maxim also has tremendous potential for cost-effective and potent ship-killing and disabling when used in place of bombs. Here are some basic calculations on the damage output:		The Maxim also has tremendous potential for cost-effective and potent ship-killing and disabling when used in place of bombs. Here are some basic calculations on the damage output:

SaltyWaffles at 20:28, 10 July 2012

2012-07-10T20:28:24Z

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	Capable of bomb interception, cruiser killing, subsystem disabling, and fighter/bomber killing (when paired with the Kayser or Circe), the Maxim is one of the best weapons in the game, aside from the high energy usage of almost all late-FS2 guns.}}		Capable of bomb interception, cruiser killing, subsystem disabling, and fighter/bomber killing (when paired with the Kayser or Circe), the Maxim is one of the best weapons in the game, aside from the high energy usage of almost all late-FS2 guns.

			The Maxim also has tremendous potential for cost-effective and potent ship-killing and disabling when used in place of bombs. Here are some basic calculations on the damage output:
			Range: 3.5 km
			Base/armor damage: 26
			RoF: 6.67 /sec
			DPS: 173.42
			*2: 346.84 /sec
			*4: 693.68 /sec
			*8: 1387.36 /sec
			*12: 2081.04 /sec
			*16: 2774.4 /sec
			*18: 3121.56 /sec
			*20: 3468.4 /sec

			For reference, the massive Helios bombs do about 6800 damage each, but are vastly more difficult and costly to deploy (limited range, long lock-on time, slow and large projectile--meaning easy to intercept, and few platforms capable of launching them in the first place (basically only heavier bombers)). Eight Maxim cannons could do as much damage as one Helios warhead in about 5-6 seconds...from a range of 3.5 kilometers, with no possibility of it being intercepted. A heavy strike craft designed around this concept could vastly outperform even Ursa bombers fitted with Helios bombs with only a fraction of the risk and cost, as well as being more time- and resource-efficient. Mount 4 of these on an Ares and you can dish out 693 damage per second from 3.5 kilometers away, while still being free to use loads of Trebuchets or Tornadoes for anything else you want. An Ares could even mount 6 of them at once.

			There are, however, two limitations to this: energy usage and lack of effectiveness against shields. The former means that even a medium bomber would not be able to sustain fire with 8 or more Maxim cannons for that long, though this could be plausibly addressed by a new/modified design that replaces larger secondary capacity for more power generation. The latter means that any heavy strike craft fitted with only Maxims would be rather reliant on an escort more suited for anti-fighter roles. That said, 8 Maxims can still effectively take on shielded craft with a sustained burst.
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