High Energy Cutting Beam

Range: 2.5 Km
Damage: High
Penetration: Moderate
Rate of Fire: Beam



Using a bank of accumulator rings that constantly feed from the main ring, it is possible to generate a continuous particle beam. The beam can be held for several seconds before the weapon begins to overheat, allowing targets to be effectively cut in half with the high energy stream.

Despite the optimisations the beam is power-hungry and generates a lot of heat, so it is usually only found mounted on heavy or capital ships.