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Even a Small Plasma Accelerator will destroy a well armed hundred tonne ship with a single shot. The large version has been known to be used as a planetary assault weapon, destroying selected areas of cities from orbit. This has a devastating effect on the local population, because the terrifying noise of the beam cutting through the atmosphere can be heard for hundreds of kilometers, and will deafen anyone unprotected in the vicinity. | Even a Small Plasma Accelerator will destroy a well armed hundred tonne ship with a single shot. The large version has been known to be used as a planetary assault weapon, destroying selected areas of cities from orbit. This has a devastating effect on the local population, because the terrifying noise of the beam cutting through the atmosphere can be heard for hundreds of kilometers, and will deafen anyone unprotected in the vicinity. | ||
In use, their projectiles move relatively slowly (875 m/s), and this and the lack of gimballed variants make them challenging to use, especially against smaller targets. However, they have among the highest raw damage ratings of any weapon and much of this damage ignores the various resistances of shields, hull and armoured [[Bulkheads]]; it also completely ignores [[Armour Hardness]]. On top of all that, it is also a thermal attack (not to be confused with thermic), meaning it adds to the heat of any ship it hits. | |||
The drawbacks include the high level of pilot skill required to use them effectively (especially against smaller targets), and their huge energy requirements and thermal load. The latter make them inadvisable to use alongside other energy weapons such as [[Beam Laser|beam lasers]] and can force a pilot to limit their rate of fire. | |||
They are available for class 2, 3 and 4 hardpoints and are among the most expensive weapons to purchase and operate. | |||
==Munitions== | ==Munitions== | ||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
Maximum range is 3500m, but [[Damage Falloff]] begins at 2000m. | |||
Another variant is the [[Advanced Plasma Accelerator]]. | |||
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! Damage<br />Type | ! Damage<br />Type | ||
! Damage | ! Damage | ||
! Armour<br /> | ! Armour<br />Piercing | ||
! ROF | ! ROF/s | ||
! DPS | ! DPS | ||
! Thermal<br />Load | ! Thermal<br />Load | ||
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! Value<br />(CR) | ! Value<br />(CR) | ||
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| 2 || C || 4.00 || | | 2|| C || 4.00 || 40|| 1.430 || Fixed|| Absolute, Thermal, Kinetic || 54.3|| 100|| 0.3 || 17.9|| 15.6|| 5 || 100 || 834,200 | ||
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| 3 || B || 8.00 || | | 3 || B || 8.00 || 51|| 1.970 || Fixed || Absolute, Thermal, Kinetic | ||
|| 83.4|| | || 83.4|| 100|| 0.3 || 24.2 || 21.8 || 5 || 100 || 3,051,200 | ||
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| 4 || A || 16.00 || | | 4 || A || 16.00 || 80|| 2.630 || Fixed || Absolute, Thermal, Kinetic | ||
|| 125.3 || | || 125.3 || 100|| 0.3 || 31.31 || 29.5 || 5 || 100 || 13,793,600 | ||
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* Damage, DPS, and Thermal Load are all based upon the in-game display which is basically an "out of 10" scale thus the values for these sections should be assumed as approximations. | * Damage, DPS, and Thermal Load are all based upon the in-game display which is basically an "out of 10" scale thus the values for these sections should be assumed as approximations. | ||