Heavy Blaster

Type: Medium range thermal weapon.

For ship type: Frigate

For ranks: 6-9, 9-13, 12-17.

Munitions:

Description

Laser with fast charges. Optimal for repelling attackers at medium ranges. During firing, the weapon's rate of fire is increased.

Pirate Heavy Blaster: it deals 20 thermal damage and reduces the repair efficiency by 50% for 1.5 s.

Characteristics

Parameters are shown without ship bonuses and modifiers for the 1 weapon.

Damage per second and per shot increase depending on the number of weapons mounted on the ship.

Some damage parameters are rounded to integer values.

Parameters	Heavy Blaster 9					Heavy Blaster 13					Heavy Blaster 17					Pirate Heavy Blaster 17
	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5	Mk.4
DPS (thermal)	278-750 dmg./s.	+11 - +30 dmg./s.	+11 - +30 dmg./s.	+9 - +24 dmg./s.	+8 - +21 dmg./s.	294-795 dmg./s.	+12 - +30 dmg./s.	+11 - +30 dmg./s.	+9 - +24 dmg./s.	+7 - +21 dmg./s.	306-825 dmg./s.	+11 - +30 dmg./s.	+11 - +30 dmg./s.	+9 - +24 dmg./s.	+8 - +21 dmg./s.	302-815 dmg./s.
Damage (thermal)	167 dmg.	+6 dmg.	+7 dmg.	+5 dmg.	+5 dmg.	177 dmg.	+6 dmg.	+7 dmg.	+5 dmg.	+5 dmg.	183 dmg.	+7 dmg.	+7 dmg.	+5 dmg.	+5 dmg.	181 dmg.
Rate of fire (from-to)	100-270 rounds/min					100-270 rounds/min					100-270 rounds/min					100-270 rounds/min
Critical chance	5%					5%					5%					5%
Critical damage bonus	50%					50%					50%					50%
Projectile speed	6099 m/s					6270 m/s					6555 m/s					6227 m/s
Firing range (max.)	4000 m.					4000 m.					4000 m.					5000 m.
Spread (from-to)	0-1.9 deg.					0-1.9 deg.					0-1.9 deg.					0-1.2 deg.
Overheating/cooling	22/1.5 s.					22/1.5 s.					22/1.5 s.					22/1.5 s.
Cost	82500	123800	247500	577500	Manufacturing	Can be picked up from destroyed enemies in the zone Ice Pits	270000	540000	1260000	Manufacturing	Can be picked up from destroyed enemies in the zone Iridium Strand	900000	1800000	4200000	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

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