Weapon:Heavy-Ion beam

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An advancement on the particle beam, this weapon operates on the same general principles as an Ion burster, but - as the name suggests - fires a coherent beam of energy rather than a single bolt. The electric charge of ionised plasma makes it particularly easy to compress and fire using simple magnetics. Deceptively simple in design, these weapons' cost comes from the difficulty in making an ionised plasma that remains coherent after firing. In the last ten years, advances in this field have led to drastic drops in the accessibility of ion beam weapons, and to a market glut of cheap knockoff brands. This is not one of those.

Purchasing data
Ion Beam (heavy)
Average price 25,000
Mass 0.01 ( metric ton(s) )
Space requirements 1 ( cubic meter(s) )
NOTE: Details from the Master Part List file.
Beam statistics
Ion Beam (heavy)
Mount Heavy
Damage 265 (VSD/second)
Long Range Integrity 0.3 (/1)
Phase Damage 45 (VSD/second)
Range 5,000 (meters)
Energy Usage Rate 40 (MJ/second)
Beam Stability 0.5 (seconds)
Refire Delay 1.25 (seconds)