Meson Cannon

Type: Destroyer weapon.

For ship type: Destroyer

For ranks: 7-11, 10-14, 13-17.

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Description

Meson emitter with fast charges. Optimal for repelling attackers at medium ranges.

During firing, the weapon's rate of fire is increased.

Pirate Meson cannon: it has a higher final rate of fire and projectile speed than the original weapon, but it overheats more severely.

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	Meson Cannon 11					Meson Cannon 14					Meson Cannon 17					Pirate Meson cannon 17
Parameters	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)	224-933 dmg./s.	+10 - +42 dmg./s.	+8 - +33 dmg./s.	+8 - +34 dmg./s.	+6 - +25 dmg./s.	238-992 dmg./s.	+8 - +33 dmg./s.	+10 - +42 dmg./s.	+6 - +25 dmg./s.	+8 - +33 dmg./s.	246-1025 dmg./s.	+10 - +42 dmg./s.	+8 - +33 dmg./s.	+8 - +33 dmg./s.	+6 - +25 dmg./s.	272-1360 dmg./s.
Damage (thermal)	112 dmg.	+5 dmg.	+4 dmg.	+4 dmg.	+3 dmg.	119 dmg.	+4 dmg.	+5 dmg.	+3 dmg.	+4 dmg.	123 dmg.	+5 dmg.	+4 dmg.	+4 dmg.	+3 dmg.	136 dmg.
Rate of fire (from-to)	120-500 rounds/min					120-500 rounds/min					120-500 rounds/min					120-600 rounds/min
Critical chance	5%					5%					5%					5%
Critical damage bonus	50%					50%					50%					50%
Projectile speed	9630 m/s					9900 m/s					10350 m/s					13766 m/s
Firing range (max.)	4650 m.					4650 m.					4650 m.					4650 m.
Spread (from-to)	1-2.4 deg.					1-2.4 deg.					1-2.4 deg.					1-2.4 deg.
Overheating/cooling	22/1.5 s.					22/1.5 s.					22/1.5 s.					12/2 s.
Cost	Manufacturing	220500	441000	1029000	Manufacturing	Manufacturing	598500	1197000	2793000	Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1732500	3465000	8085000	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

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