A return to flak

[Zero.Ghost]

Currently, flak cannons are considered near worthless. They have a short range, a minimum range, minimal effectiveness against strikes, and are worthless against bigger ships.
It isn't useful enough to consider in a normal load out.

So since it is a specialty weapon, why not merge current cannons with the flak cannons, using flak shells as an alternative ammo? It has a precedent in the show (difference of 'salvo' and 'target' or something along those lines). Minimum range will have to be coded into the ammunition instead of weapons, making this more difficult to implement, but it would bring back what, in my opinion, is an all to infrequently used defense.