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| Ion Cannon
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| Cost
| 190
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| Tech
| 5
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| Tech Cost
| 3,700
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| cum. Tech Cost
| 6,850
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| Mass
| 40
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| Duranium
| 35
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| Tritanium
| 1
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| Molybdenum
| 5
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| Space Combat
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| Range
| 640
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| Accuracy
| 40
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| PD Odds
| 20
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| Charge Time
| 26
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| Power Drain
| 3
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| Ord Usage
| 0
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| Hardness
| 95
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| Damage
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| Shield Drain
| 4
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| Shield Arc
| -
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| Armor Drain
| -
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| Armor Arc
| 3,000
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| Blast
| 6
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| Kill
| 1
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| Ship Damage|System Damage
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| Weapons
| 0
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| Engines
| 0
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| Hpyerdrive
| 0
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| Systems
| 10
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| Life Support
| 0
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[edit] Overview
The Ion Cannon may seem to be crap at the first sight, but in fact it can be quite effective to capture enemy ships.
If another weapon takes down the shields of an enemy ship, the Ion Cannon can fire directly at the hull of all but the biggest ships, because of its massive 3000 Armor Arc. Then it is very likely that you will take over the enemy ship due to system damage.
The Ionic Gun Array at Tech 11 is the 'big brother' of the Ion Cannon, being more than 10 times faster.
Both strongly benefit from Large Weapon Exotic Techs helping them to take out enemy shields on their own.
