Its Plasma Cannons do not have good tracking capabilities; it often has a hard time destroying really fast ground units, such as Land Scouts , and can take upwards of five shots sometimes to do so. Even units with medium speeds sometimes can avoid a shot due to the poor accuracy. Broadsword AA is really, really, really bad. With 3 Dps, and really low accuracy, it is rare for this gun to even kill a interceptor; even in large numbers, Broadswords can't do much to defend themselves from AA attack. This makes it essential to have air superiority or ASF escort along for the run.