User blog comment:CMDR Triton Zeal/Dear Frontear/@comment-27311754-20151216143647

I think it's just a balance issue. If you fly an Eagle right up to a large ship with its shields down, a point-blank shot from a fragment cannon can be devastating. High-damage weapons like missiles just need replenishing more often. Also, we have no idea what is actually being fired by a fragment cannon; maybe it is a pretty large round that if being launched, like the equivalent of firing 25 multicannon rounds simultaneously.