500,000 km range? That would explain things. I will note that I don't use such
atrociously long ranges, at least not for energy weapons (think more like 1000
km). I have no problems with missiles used at that range, but remember that by
the time that they get there (flight time will be on the order of several
minutes), the ship being targeted, assuming that they pick up the missiles,
will be in jump-space by the time the things arrive. 500,000 km may be
technically possible for energy weapons in vaccum (I'm talking about accurate,
not maximum, range), but from a game point I find it rather undesirable.