Vega Conflict: Ship Weapon choice

Ships have three weapon choices:

Electrical dmg type, fast shot speed, and short range weapon
Projectile dmg type, slowest shot speed, and long range weapon
Explosive dmg type, slow shot speed, mid-long range weapon w/ damage spread and AoE.


Since I am still low level in this game, it is hard to determine which weapons are better.  Right now, the explosive dmg type "shotgun" weapon is the best as it damages multiple targets at once.

I have a feeling though, that as my technology increases, the projectile dmg type "sniper" weapons will start seeing more use.

Lastly,  when I start getting more heavy duty ships, and fighting heavy duty ships, the electrical dmg type weapons will start the shine, as they have a much higher dps for single target than the other dmg types


Predicted ship types that will work best for each weapon type.

Projectile dmg type:
Fast moving ships.  They need stay in range while also keeping the enemy out of their weapon range.

Electrical dmg type:
High HP, High Shielded ships.  These guns shoot quickly, so small fast targets can be eliminated if they get in range, and more dps can be applied to other high HP, high shielded ships.

Explosive dmg type:
All types.  These weapons are seriously always good to have around.  The AoE damage mows thorough small fast swarms of ships, which means equipping one to a corvette will leave lots of dead ships before the corvette itself is also taken out.  For heavy duty ships, it allows "crowd control".