I tried it a little bit and I more and more get the feeling, that fireworks with only 1 flight duration are way more efficient than rockets with flight duration 3. You need 3 Gunpowder for such a rocket, while a rocket with duration 1 only requires 1 powder. Is there any real data somewhere out there, or did you maybe made similar experiences? More @Wikipedia
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