Heavy Laser

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Heavy Laser
Cost 10 Tech 1 Tech Cost 150 cum. Tech Cost 150 Mass 40 Duranium 30 Tritanium 1 Molybdenum 9
Space Combat Range 570 Accuracy 40 PD Odds 40 Charge Time 40 Power Drain 1 Ord Usage 0 Hardness 40
Damage Shield Drain 30 Shield Arc - Armor Drain 18 Armor Arc 20 Blast 40 Kill 20 Ship Damage|System Damage Weapons 40 Engines 20 Hpyerdrive 7 Systems 1 Life Support 6

[edit] Overview

Heavy Lasers are high powered beams of amplified light energy.

• They are already available at Large Weapon Tech Level 1 but are still useful due to their low cost of only 10mc each.
• They have a very slow recharge rate.
• In games with standard settings (non-scripted) each homeworld starts with a stock of 25 Heavy Lasers.

[edit] Special

• Heavy Lasers pass through all Shields of The Evil Empire.
• Heavy Lasers pass through all Shields on captured Evil Empire hulls.
• Heavy Lasers pass through all Evil Empire Armor 10% of the time.
• Heavy Lasers pass through all Armor on captured Evil Empire hulls
• Heavy Lasers cannot hit the soft spot on Evil Empire Hulls and ships owned by The Evil Empire.