In the patch for Canis Minor, I removed the M-slot Rocket Pod series of weapons and replaced them with the L-slot Rocket Battery series. I found that the Rocket Pods were not well distinguished after the changes made in 3.6 Orion. Also, previously, gun batteries in starbases would often use these which was not the intent, especially if trying to defend against a fleet with heavy point defense weapons.

The new Rocket Battery is a bit of an experiment and serves two roles. First, it's very tough and can be used to saturate point defense systems and allow torpedoes or fighters to survive. Second, it is moderately effective with medium range against large targets. In this way it serves somewhere between the swarmer missiles and torpedoes and is available from the beginning of the game.

As always your feedback is appreciated!