Plasma Accelerator

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Class 8 Plasma Accelerator

Plasma Accelerators are mounted on one of your ship's hardpoints and need assigning to a fire group before they can be used. They are very large and powerful weapons. After firing, they take a few seconds to recharge.

Military battleships, cruisers, and also battlestations, are often equipped with this weapon. They're also fitted to large trading ships and passenger liners operating in the more dangerous regions of space.

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 kilometres, and will deafen anyone unprotected in the vicinity.

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw	Weapon Mode	Damage Type	Damage	Armour Penetration	ROF	DPS	Thermal Load	Ammo Clip Size	Ammo Maximum	Value (CR)
2	C	4.00	A	1.430	Fixed	Thermic	7	A	0.3 /s	4	10	5	100	834,200

• 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.

Purchase Locations

Location	Price	Date
Kurland Hub, Belarsuk System	834,200 CR	2015/01/02
Brandenstein Enterprise, Thiin	834,200 CR	2014/12/30
Aulin Enterprise, Aulin	793,600 CR	2014/09/02
Cleve Hub, Eravate	834,200 CR	2014/12/28
Bradfield Orbital, Ovid	250,000 CR
Stone Enterprise, Rakapila	834,200 CR	2014/10/11
Dean Hub, Yawa	834,200 CR	2014/12/20
Pavlov Settlement, Ross 730	834,200 CR	2014/1/1
Thompson Vision, Gate 2	834,200 CR	2015/1/4

Notes

• The plasma Accelerator fires a ball of plasma every 3 or 4 seconds, and is only good for direct fire.
• 3 shots will take out a Lakon 9 shield and another 3 shots for the hull. Damage per shot is upwards of 35% to 14% depending how it hits.
• Main problem is overheating after just 3 or 4 shots, best used with a few projectile weapons as if you use lasers the ship heats up too fast and then you can't fire the Plasma Accelerators.
• Hard to hit very maneuverable ships; especially smaller ones.