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[Varik Ronain]

I have been wondering for a long time now what is considered a good hit % for LRMs and the variance between various launchers. So I will go first with my LRM accuracy stats and hope others will chime in with data of their own and specify if they use artemis, tag, narc, uav and if they fire indirectly or mostly with LoS.

LRM 5+Art Accuracy 34.09% Time equipped 00:55:25 Damage 1,562
LRM 10+Art Accuracy 36.47% Time Equipped 04:02:09 Damage 24,729
LRM 15+Art Accuracy 36.54% Time Equipped 16:14:29 Damage 187,738
LRM 20+Art Accuracy 35.45% Time Equipped 00:09:27 Damage 3,513

I try for my own LoS and always use TAG if I can equip it and will fire indirectly only if the enemy is narced, a UAV is in the air or the situation is too dangerous to expose my cherry red torso.


I should also add that I always use advanced target decay module when using LRM systems.

EDITED TO ADD THIS: My main backup weapon is the large laser for comparison my hit % with them is 77.64% so you can see I am no crack shot lol

Edited by Varik Ronain, 09 June 2014 - 07:14 AM.

[Bilbo]

I have 30% for LRM15's. Only used them in 4 matches though.

[wanderer]

About 30% with LRM 15+ Artemis, which I use by far the most.

That I also fire shots to pin targets vs. maximum hits also should be taken into account. Sometimes, I just want you to hide/go to ground so my team can close in unmolested.

[Joseph Mallan]

Lousy 14% Average... but I haven't lobbed a lot of them.

[Dracol]

I run dual LRM10-A on my Phoenix T-bolt: Its more front-lineish then most LRM mechs people run. I try for a 200-300m range engagement.

Stats: 65 games, 35.98%

Of note, I'll toss salvos at distant targets as we move towards engagement range, which results in quite a few shots landing into hills and buildings.

Edited by Dracol, 09 June 2014 - 07:25 AM.

[Why Run]

LRM 15 + ARTEMIS 14 19,050 7,253 38.07% 01:19:53 8,012

[Zerberus]

about 38% average over all 8 systems, and all but 2 are +/- 1% of that.

However, that includes lots of supressive "Keep their heads down" spam from 5s, which have by far the lowest accuracy with 33.84%, but are balanced out a bit by the 15s at 39.57%.

Lowest number of shots fired: 13,846 from LRM 20s.. Highest 15s, 343,435 (was not factored in but may be interesting to know)

*edit* corrected LRM 15s hit % down, slipped a line, but no significant impact to the average was made.

Edited by Zerberus, 09 June 2014 - 07:32 AM.

[Artgathan]

ALRM20 - 39.57% Accuracy - 9 Matches
ALRM15 - 45.25% Accuracy - 134 Matches
ALRM10 - 44.73% Accuracy - 146 Matches

The ALRM10+15 I use on a Thunderbolt that also carries a PPC (to disrupt ECM with). I generally only fire the LRMs at targets I can see and are <600m from me. I carry BAP, Adv. Sensor Range (giving me a radar range of 1200m) and Adv. Target Decay. I carry only 5 tons of ammunition.

I refrain from firing my LRMs at lights (I'll fire off a volley or two to chase them away). If I want to fire my LRMs indirectly, I check the battlegrid first to see the situation. If the allied mech targeting the enemy cannot disengage, I'll start firing indirectly. Otherwise I'll hold off.

[Varik Ronain]

Dracol, on 09 June 2014 - 07:24 AM, said:

I run dual LRM10-A on my Phoenix T-bolt: Its more front-lineish then most LRM mechs people run. I try for a 200-300m range engagement.

Stats: 65 games, 35.98%

Of note, I'll toss salvos at distant targets as we move towards engagement range, which results in quite a few shots landing into hills and buildings.

I think most of us do this for many reasons just to get an enemy to move from their perch. The usual suspects being the guys on the outer walls of HPG, or the hill climbers on crimson straits that love to peer from the twin mountains near the saddle. Many maps have "sniper/spotter" hotspots that deserve attention just to get them to move. Even if that raven 3L is outside of tag range and I cannot get a lock does not mean I wont dumbfire a salvo on him to encourage him to take cover. many of those shots miss but need to be made IMO.

[poopenshire]

Weapon Matches Fired Hit Accuracy Time Equip. Damage
LRM 5 79 19,496 5,803 29.77% 09:22:29
6,420
LRM 10 0 1,630 481 29.51% 00:00:00 528
LRM 15 25 8,445 2,486 29.44% 03:05:07 2,782
LRM 20 13 41,755 10,840 25.96% 01:26:31 12,256
LRM 5 + ARTEMIS 45 10,995 3,406 30.98% 04:22:24 3,787
LRM 10 + ARTEMIS 21 16,105 5,171 32.11% 01:59:41 5,711
LRM 15 + ARTEMIS 51 169,460 49,268 29.07% 05:09:44 55,696
LRM 20 + ARTEMIS 23 6,580 1,462 22.22% 02:23:53 1,660


Not the best % of hits, but I guess my Training must count for weapons firing on the LRM10 no Artemis.

Edited by poopenshire, 09 June 2014 - 07:35 AM.

[Varik Ronain]

Artgathan, on 09 June 2014 - 07:27 AM, said:

ALRM20 - 39.57% Accuracy - 9 Matches
ALRM15 - 45.25% Accuracy - 134 Matches
ALRM10 - 44.73% Accuracy - 146 Matches

The ALRM10+15 I use on a Thunderbolt that also carries a PPC (to disrupt ECM with). I generally only fire the LRMs at targets I can see and are <600m from me. I carry BAP, Adv. Sensor Range (giving me a radar range of 1200m) and Adv. Target Decay. I carry only 5 tons of ammunition.

I refrain from firing my LRMs at lights (I'll fire off a volley or two to chase them away). If I want to fire my LRMs indirectly, I check the battlegrid first to see the situation. If the allied mech targeting the enemy cannot disengage, I'll start firing indirectly. Otherwise I'll hold off.

Not going to lie 45% to me is impressive, it shows a distinct restraint on your part to only use them when they will be most effective.

[Trauglodyte]

Jeez, what a bunch of LRM terribaders. You all should be ashamed. Especially Dracol and Ihasa

LRM 5 46.46%
LRM 10 48.00%
LRM 15 40.69%

LRM 10 + ARTEMIS 41.99%
LRM 15 + ARTEMIS 40.85%
LRM 20 + ARTEMIS 41.46%

Edited by Trauglodyte, 09 June 2014 - 07:40 AM.

[Artgathan]

Varik Ronain, on 09 June 2014 - 07:35 AM, said:

Not going to lie 45% to me is impressive, it shows a distinct restraint on your part to only use them when they will be most effective.

Thanks! Part of this is due to the limited amount of ammunition I carry (5 tons gives me ~36 salvos), part of it is my unwillingness to spam LRMs at indirect targets (what's the point of carrying Artemis then?), and part of it is the fact that I like to blast away with the PPC while firing them LRMs for a nice 1-2 punch (which also means I must have LOS to the target).

[Trauglodyte]

Artgathan, on 09 June 2014 - 07:39 AM, said:

Thanks! Part of this is due to the limited amount of ammunition I carry (5 tons gives me ~36 salvos), part of it is my unwillingness to spam LRMs at indirect targets (what's the point of carrying Artemis then?), and part of it is the fact that I like to blast away with the PPC while firing them LRMs for a nice 1-2 punch (which also means I must have LOS to the target).

Someone that thinks alike. I'm getting all verklempt.

[Lynx7725]

LRM 15, 33.25%, equipped 1 day 00:23:40

Yes, that's post reset. Yes, I shoot them a lot.

[xXMastahclese]

LRM 10 + ARTEMIS 24 15,165 5,801 38.25% 6,536

LRM 15 + ARTEMIS 80 91,511 34,133 37.30% 38,064

LRM 20 + ARTEMIS 7 10,300 3,471 33.70% 3,865

Edited by AH Nightjar, 09 June 2014 - 07:44 AM.

[Bobzilla]

Oddly enough, my highest is LRM5 at 31% when I use it willy nilly to just spam.
Lowest is LRM20 27%, tho not used so much.

[LauLiao]

Most used: LRM-15+Art: 46%
2nd most used: LRM-10+Art: 43%

[Trauglodyte]

The info in this thread is why people should really stop complaining about LRMs. When most people are only doing 1/3 the damage that they could do (or near 50% at best), how can you really whine?

[Artgathan]

Trauglodyte, on 09 June 2014 - 07:48 AM, said:

The info in this thread is why people should really stop complaining about LRMs. When most people are only doing 1/3 the damage that they could do (or near 50% at best), how can you really whine?

Because we're all clearly n0-skillZ h4x0rs