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A pulse laser is an energy weapon that causes immediate damage to any ship it intersects at effective range. Pulse lasers deliver a significant amount of damage in a single hit. Unlike beam lasers that continue to cause damage as long as they are active, a pulse laser will only damage a ship that intersects its path when it is fired.
[[File:C1PulseLaser_Viper.jpg|thumb|400px|Class 1 Pulse Laser (Gimballed) on a Viper]]


Pulse lasers do not overheat as much as beam lasers.
A pulse laser is mounted on one of your ship's hardpoints and needs assigning to a fire group before you can use it. It's an energy weapon that causes immediate damage to any ship it intersects at effective range. Pulse lasers deliver a significant amount of damage in a single hit. Unlike beam lasers that continue to cause damage as long as they are active, a pulse laser will only damage a ship that intersects its path when it is fired. Pulse lasers do not overheat as quickly as beam lasers.
 
Pulse lasers are available as both fixed and gimbaled mounted weapons.
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Revision as of 20:08, 2 August 2014

File:C1PulseLaser Viper.jpg
Class 1 Pulse Laser (Gimballed) on a Viper

A pulse laser is mounted on one of your ship's hardpoints and needs assigning to a fire group before you can use it. It's an energy weapon that causes immediate damage to any ship it intersects at effective range. Pulse lasers deliver a significant amount of damage in a single hit. Unlike beam lasers that continue to cause damage as long as they are active, a pulse laser will only damage a ship that intersects its path when it is fired. Pulse lasers do not overheat as quickly as beam lasers.

Pulse lasers are available as both fixed and gimbaled mounted weapons.