How do you do that, Dragonlord?

[Shoujo]

While I like APBs (very cheap) myself, I've heard some compelling arguments why PPBs are better.

Even without the shield-penetrating ability they're good weapons in and of themselves. There's a table somewhere on this forum which shows that PPBs have one of the best damage/firing rate per kiloton ratios of all weapons.

PPBs cost the same to research as APBs (not including the cost for getting Physics II), and deal significantly better damage at equivalent levels. You need at least APB VIII or IX before you can even begin to compare its damage to PPBs.