2 battle ship > 20 Burst Fire?

So... 4 hits for 3 monsters is 12 hits. 6 hits is 6 hits for all 3 monsters. How exactly is Torpedo not as effective again? I don't follow your logic.

Three monsters? I was thinking about two, but I'm guessing you're talking about the bottom right corner in Newties right? It's better to Cannon there so the first Newtie will transform faster. Torpedo will just slow down the spawn. You probably knew that already, but...