Mining Laser

Range: 1.5 Km
Damage: Moderate
Penetration: Moderate
Rate of Fire: Beam





These are the primary tools of the asteroid miners craft - a high-powered laser focused down to a rock-vaporising beam several Kilometers long. Ideal for mining work, but also useful for defending your claim at short range.

Advanced power optimisation and cooling systems ensure that this laser can be active for relatively long periods of time (several seconds), enabling it to be used as a solid beam capable of slicing asteroids and small ships clean in two.

Mounted on the smaller mining ships, the power available gives a short beam life and is suited only for mining; on the larger ships with more power it can be used as a weapon.