Beam Laser

2018-02-23T06:41:19Z

2602:306:3BAE:1330:85B5:7424:3143:1E88: /* Engineers */

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[[File:Beamlaser ja02 copy.JPG|thumb|200px|Medium beam laser, official art]]

'''Beam Lasers''' are high-damage thermic- damage [[weapons]] that operate solely on energy. Once fired, a laser beam exits the weapon mount and causes immediate damage to any vessel surface it collides with, especially at effective range.

Beam lasers can be fired continuously for as long as sufficient weapons energy is available.

Beam Lasers are known for their high DPS compared to other lasers, at the cost of [[Heat|thermal waste]] and [[Power Distributor|distributor]] draw. Damage type is thermic.

==Specifications==
Another variant is the [[Retributor|Retributor Beam Laser]].

It deals thermic damage at a [[Damage Falloff|Falloff Range]] of 600m and a maximum range of 3000m for every Beam Laser.
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.3em;" border="1"
|-
! Class
! Rating
! Mass (T)
! Power Draw (MW)
! Weapon Mode
! Damage
or DPS
!Armour Pierce Rating
! Thermal Load/s
!Distributor
Draw(MW)
! Value (CR)
|-
| 1 || E || 2.00 || 0.62 || Fixed || 9.82
|18|| 3.53
|1.94|| 37,430
|-
| 1 || E || 2.00 || 0.60 || Gimbal || 7.68
|18|| 3.65
|2.11|| 74,650
|-
| 1 || F || 2.00 || 0.57 || Turret || 5.4
|18|| 2.4
|1.32|| 500,000
|-
| 2 || D || 4.00 || 1.01 || Fixed || 15.96
|35|| 5.11
|3.16|| 299,520
|-
| 2 || D || 4.00 || 1.00 || Gimbal || 12.52
|35|| 5.32
|3.44|| 500,600
|-
| 2 || E || 4.00 || 0.93 || Turret || 8.83
|35|| 3.53
|2.16|| 2,099,900
|-
| 3 || C || 8.00 || 1.62 || Fixed || 25.78
|50|| 7.22
|5.10|| 1,177,600
|-
| 3 || C || 8.00 || 1.60 || Gimbal || 20.3
|50|| 7.61
|5.58|| 2,396,160
|-
| 3 || D || 8.00 || 1.51 || Turret || 14.36
|50|| 5.11
|3.51|| 19,399,600
|-
|4
|A
|16.00
|2.61
|Fixed
|41.38
|60
|9.93
|8.19
|2,396,160
|-
|4
|A
|16.00
|2.57
|Gimbal
|32.68
|60
|10.62
|8.99
|8,746,160
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="10" |
''Note: Because the Beam is continuous and can therefore not have a fire rate, the Damage is measured in DPS, which means their values are the same.''
|}
== Engineers ==
This weapon can be modified by [[Engineers]] to enhance its abilities.

=== Modifications ===
The following modifications can be applied to this module:
* [[Efficient Weapon|Efficient]]
* [[Lightweight Weapon|Lightweight]]
* [[Long Range Weapon|Long range]]
* [[Overcharged Weapon|Overcharged]]
* [[Short Range Weapon|Short range]]
* [[Sturdy Weapon|Sturdy]]

=== Possible Experimental Effects ===
Modifying this module can sometimes result in any one of the following special effects also being applied:
* [[Concordant Sequence]]
* [[Regeneration Sequence]]
* [[Thermal Conduit]]
* [[Thermal Shock]]
* [[Thermal Vent]]

==Purchase Locations==
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; display: inline-table;" border="1"
! Class
! Rating
! System
! Station
! Weapon Mode
! Value
|-
|1
|E
|Chamunda
|Gidzenko Ring
|Fixed
|37,430
|-
|1
|E
|Chamunda
|Gidzenko Ring
|Gimballed
|74,650
|-
|1
|E
|Groombridge 34
|Jones Estate
|Gimballed
|74,650
|-
|1
|F
|Chamunda
|Gidzenko Ring
|Turret
|500,000
|-
|1
|F
|Heget
|Fodder's Retreat
|Turret
|500,000
|-
|2
|D
|EZ Aquarii
|Magnus Gateway
|Fixed
|299,520
|-
| 2 || D || Chi Herculis || Gorbatko Reserve || Gimballed || 500,600
|-
|2
|D
|Groombridge 34
|Jones Estate
|Gimballed
|500,600
|-
|2
|D
|Eravate
|Russel Ring
|Gimballed
|500,600
|-
|2
|D
|Damocan
|Chadwick Terminal
|Gimballed
|500,600
|-
|2
|D
|LHS 3447
|Larson Orbital
|Gimballed
|500,600
|-
|2
|D
|Heget
|Fodder's Retreat
|Gimballed
|500,600
|-
|2
|E
|Erivit
|Garrott Orbital
|Turret
|2,099,900
|-
|2
|E
|Groombridge 34
|Jones Estate
|Turret
|2,099,900
|-
|2
|E
|LHS 3447
|Larson Orbital
|Turret
|2,099,900
|-
|3
|C
|BV Phoenicis
|Aoki Dock
|Turret
|19,399,600
|-
|3
|C
|Teveri
|Willey Port
|Turret
|19,399,600
|-
|3
|C
|Damocan
|Chadwick Terminal
|Fixed
|1,177,600
|-
|3
|D
|LHS 3447
|Larson Orbital
|Turret
|19,399,600
|-
|3
|C
|MANIANSCUDO
|Anderson Terminal
|Gimballed
|2,396,160
|-
|3
|C
|LHS 3262
|Sy Base
|Gimballed
|2,396,160
|-
|3
|C
|Beta-1 Tucanae
|Adams Orbital
|Gimballed
|2,396,160
|-
|3
|C
|Ekonir
|Morey Vision
|Gimballed
|
2,396,160
|-
|3
|C
|LP 336-6
|Lu Installation
|Gimballed
|2,296,160
|-
|3
|C
|Yakabugai
|Serebrov Station
|Gimballed
|2,396,160
|-
|4
|A
|CD-38 332
|Hopkins Station
|Gimballed
|7,400,000
|}

== Notes ==
* For speculated weapon stats (as per version 1.2.07), see [https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=140240 this thread] on the official Elite: Dangerous forum.
* Class 4 Beam Lasers are confirmed to make an appearance in 1.6/2.1. They will come in fixed and gimballed variants.<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/newsletter120</ref>

== References ==
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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
wpn_c1_beam.png|Class 1 Beam Laser
wpn_c2_beam.png|Class 2 Beam Laser
wpn_c3_beam.png|Class 3 Beam Laser
ss (2016-04-22 at 12.08.07).png|(2.1 Beta) Class 4 Beam Laser
File:B.jpg |Dual Class 4 Beam Lasers on a Federal Corvette
Beamlaser ja02 copy.JPG|Medium Beam Laser, official art
Large Beam Laser.jpg|Large Beam Laser, official art
</gallery>

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