Is Cruiser Missile Spam Still Good?

Originally posted by Xaphnir:

Originally posted by Mr.I: Missiles can overwhelm PD turrets that's true. But you need to notice that regular missiles have no bonus damage against anything. They can penetrate shields but they deal no bonus damage against armor and hull. If a portion of them are intercepted and enemy's ship designs are not highly focused on shields, then gunship cruisers can be more efficient.

Yes...if they spam a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of PD. In which case, you'll still probably win, everything else being equal, because they've spent a ton of weapon slots on PD.

There's a reason swarmer/whirlwind missiles are the meta weapon right now.

Aren't swarmer/whirlwind missiles immune to PD? At least, they used to be...