Jonathan_S wrote:Although it seems to me that the FTL transceiver is what's really driving a dual-drive CM's extreme size gain.
But Manticore's current extended range CMs are already pushing the effective range for light-speed control from the ship; so you need to do something to increase effectiveness before you bother to further increase their range. (And given the way RFC has set up the rules that 'something' is unlikely to be radically improved fire-and-forget capabilities)
But if someone can come up with a trick or mechanism to cut the fire control link latency (without making a CM approaching the size of an Apollo control missile) then dual drive CMs might, just maybe, become practical.
The realistic options are most likely either a control relay missile like the Apollo, or using LACs to control long distance CM fire(either directly, or via gravcomlink).
Probably better off to pack more LACs and have them rotate back to "base" to refill more regular CMs instead when running out.