Beam Laser

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Beam Lasers are high-damage thermic-based weapons that operate on energy. Once fired, a pinpoint 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 or until weapon overheating sets in.

Infamous for their high power consumption, beam lasers belong to the most damaging weapons in the game. With their pinpoint accuracy and high penetration at close range, they are also highly effective for targeting specific subsystems of enemy ships.

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw	Weapon Mode	Damage Type	Damage	Armour 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
Note: The values for Damage, DPS, and Thermal Load are approximations. They were gathered from readings of the in-game display, which basically operates on a ten-increment scale.

Gallery

• Class 1 Beam Laser
  Class 1 Beam Laser
• Class 2 Beam Laser
  Class 2 Beam Laser
• Class 3 Beam Laser
  Class 3 Beam Laser
• (2.1 Beta) Class 4 Beam Laser
  (2.1 Beta) Class 4 Beam Laser

Purchase Locations

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

Notes

• For speculated weapon stats (as per version 1.2.07), see 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.
• There are no 3C Lasers in Sy Base.