So logicaly, then, smaller values fire quicker. YET, when I set the recharge low, it would still take a long time to fire between shots. It woudl fire a few times at that rate, and then not for for a few minutes. Luckily, its my BIG ship, so its shields held out untill it was able to fire its second volley. I've set the rechage values to the other end of the spectrum, and seen no visable difference.