I was looking at the different faction flavors and noticed that kinetic smartbombs seem a lot weaker than the other smartbombs
Thermal Smartbombs - increased range (9000m), decreased damage (300), 10 second cycle
Explosive Smartbombs - decreased range (6000m), increased damage (450), 10 second cycle
EMP Smartbombs - range 7500m, 375 damage, 10 second cycle
Kinetic Smartbombs - range 7500m, 375 damage, 12 second cycle
The only benefit that kinetic smartbombs seem to have is decreased capacitor usage 105 GJ vs 130 GJ for the other flavors. The increase in cycle time (10 → 12 sec) compared to the other damage types further decreases capacitor usage but at a big cost to damage over time. Maybe the decreased capacitor usage is what makes them comparable? Any kinetic smartbomb users out there?