Beam Laser
A Beam Laser is an energy weapon that causes immediate damage to any ship it intersects at effective range. Beam lasers "stay on" until the person firing it deactivates it. This means that a large amount of damage is inflicted on any ship that stays within its path. Also, it can be "swept" across an enemy doing damage to multiple parts of the shield or hull or it can be directed across multiple enemies. An advantage of the Beam Laser is that most ships have the capability to fire a single one indefinably, or at least for a extremely prolonged time. This allows a continuous stream of damage to ships shields, taking an Anaconda's down within a 30 second time frame. Potentially 40-50 when mounted on smaller ships such as the Sidewinder and the Hauler.
Specifications
| Class | Rating | Mass (T) |
Integrity | Power Draw |
Weapon Mode |
Damage Type |
Damage | Armor Pen |
DPS | Thermal Load |
Value (CR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | 2.00 | A | 0.690 | Fixed | Thermic | 4 | A | 3 | 2 | 37,430 |
| 1 | E | 2.00 | A | 0.670 | Gimbal | Thermic | 4 | A | 3 | 2 | 74,650 |
| 1 | F | 2.00 | A | 0.630 | Turret | Thermic | 3 | A | 3 | 1 | 500,000 |
| 2 | D | 4.00 | A | 1.120 | Fixed | Thermic | 5 | A | 4 | 2 | 299,520 |
| 2 | D | 4.00 | A | 1.100 | Gimbal | Thermic | 5 | A | 4 | 2 | 500,600 |
| 2 | E | 4.00 | A | 1.030 | Turret | Thermic | 4 | A | 3 | 2 | 2,099,900 |
| 3 | C | 8.00 | A | 1.800 | Fixed | Thermic | 6 | A | 5 | 5 | 1,177,600 |
| 3 | C | 8.00 | A | 1.780 | Gimbal | Thermic | 6 | A | 4 | 6 | 2,396,160 |
| 3 | D | 8.00 | A | 1.680 | Turret | Thermic | 5 | A | 4 | 4 | 19,399,600 |
- 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
| Rating | Class | System | Station | Notes | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | Chi Hercules | Gorbatko Reserve | GimBalled | 500600 |