<t> I figured the developers would be open to fixing this broken mechanic. Whats the point of area weapons if I can't use them to kill a group of small targets? I suppose this is problem exacerbated by the "super" version of the weapon, as normal versions would not kill things in one hit and so ...

<r> So I discovered the Super Area Weapon from a ruin and started using it extensively in my strategy. It's a super weapon, of course I will!<br/>
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The basics: it shoots out like a beam to a point, then expands outward. It damages everything, including the ship that fired it and your own ...