Question about Spear Throw

[destroyor]

Doing a run and char build test with spear. I'm hoping for some clarification regarding Spear Throw.

Spear Throw is considered as a melee/range/combat utility attack?

What's the critical chance and critical damage bonus for Spear throw? Is it fixed like combat utility/traps or is it calculate using melee/range critical numbers?

Since this is a special attack, would smart goggles increase its damage?

Since its precision is based on throwing skill - does this mean there's no ill effect if your char does not meet the spear's STR requirement?

[Bruno]

4) STR requirement doesn't matter for spear throwing. However, the built-in plasma cannon of lemurian spear is implemented differently; it checks the spear's STR requirement.

So it is fine for a 3 str/high dex melee fist/knife user to carry a throwing spear for ranged options then. Interesting.

[destroyor]

4) STR requirement doesn't matter for spear throwing. However, the built-in plasma cannon of lemurian spear is implemented differently; it checks the spear's STR requirement.

So it is fine for a 3 str/high dex melee fist/knife user to carry a throwing spear for ranged options then. Interesting.

That's what I thought too - you could even get sniper shot like damage when it crit. However this is still an inferior option for high DEX char  compare to Versatility + Chem pistol (not to mention you can get Cooked shot on top of that which offer true AOE + ignore evasion).