User blog comment:ProudAmerican1776/Coalition Page/@comment-13740085-20150306051812/@comment-13740085-20150306180143

There are disadvantages to the missiles: for instance, the atmospheric missiles are the size of an MCM, so the Horizons can only carry up to twenty each before having to withdraw and be reloaded. The space-capable ones are much larger, due to their much more powerful drives, and as such can take up to several minutes for all missile tubes to be reloaded.

In hindsight, two or three missile per kill wasn't the best choice I've made, so I'll use more in the future.