Beam Cannon

Type: Medium range thermal weapon.

For ship type: Frigate

For ranks: 2-5, 6-8, 8-12, 11-17.

Munitions:

Description

Versatile thermal weapon for medium ranges.

Weapon history

Beam Cannon is a succinct name for a device, using a directional focused radiation beam, burning everything in its path. At the heart of its design is a gas laser of continuous action with optical excitation. Beam Cannon is one of the oldest weapon types, but it has not lost its effectiveness over time.

This oldest, along with Assault Railgun, type of weapon was developed a couple of thousand years ago. One of its major drawbacks is the large size and the requirement of additional space for a powerful energy source. It's impossible to put Beam Cannons on ships smaller than a frigate. But the possibility of precise hull burning and dealing direct damage to the inner structure of an enemy ship allows frigates to quickly suppress the enemy combat forces.

Despite its age, Beam Cannon is still a serious argument in the arsenal of Imperial military forces. For those who like to combine precision and accuracy with dashing strokes across enemy groups, Beam Cannon is the best choice.

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	Beam Cannon 5					Beam Cannon 8
	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5
DPS (thermal)	473 dmg./s.	+21 dmg./s.	+20 dmg./s.	+17 dmg./s.	+14 dmg./s.	514 dmg./s.	+21 dmg./s.	+21 dmg./s.	+16 dmg./s.	+15 dmg./s.
Damage (thermal)	473 dmg.	+21 dmg.	+20 dmg.	+17 dmg.	+14 dmg.	514 dmg.	+21 dmg.	+21 dmg.	+16 dmg.	+15 dmg.
Rate of fire	60 rounds/min					60 rounds/min
Critical chance	5%					5%
Critical damage bonus	100%					100%
Firing range (max.)	3150 m.					3350 m.
Overheating/cooling	10/2.5 s.					10/2.5 s.
Cost	15000	22500	45000	105000	Manufacturing	37500	56300	112500	262500	Manufacturing

Parameters	Beam Cannon 12					Beam Cannon 17
	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5
DPS (thermal)	545 dmg./s.	+21 dmg./s.	+21 dmg./s.	+16 dmg./s.	+15 dmg./s.	566 dmg./s.	+21 dmg./s.	+20 dmg./s.	+17 dmg./s.	+14 dmg./s.
Damage (thermal)	545 dmg.	+21 dmg.	+21 dmg.	+16 dmg.	+15 dmg.	566 dmg.	+21 dmg.	+20 dmg.	+17 dmg.	+14 dmg.
Rate of fire	60 rounds/min					60 rounds/min
Critical chance	5%					5%
Critical damage bonus	100%					100%
Firing range (max.)	3350 m.					3500 m.
Overheating/cooling	10/2.5 s.					10/2.5 s.
Cost	150000	225000	450000	1050000	Manufacturing	450000	675000	1350000	3150000	Manufacturing

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