Main Battery - Behemoth

Last modified by Kajar on 2024/07/14 18:39

Main Battery - Behemoth

BehemothGun.jpg
TypeMain Gun
Available FromARG ANT ALI  HAT SCA TEM
Fitted ToBehemoth
RoleSiege
Required LicenseCapital License (+20)

In-game Description

The Argon Behemoth main battery is a powerful and reliable capital ship weapon, albeit lacking in showiness. Designed in a rare period of Argon peacetime, it smacks of something of an afterthought.

Legend has it that the first Behemoth was in service for three standard months before the Captain and crew realised that the Argon Prime shipyard had, in fact, neglected to install the main battery.

All requests to the Argon military for confirmation of this rumour are generally met with dark silence and furrowed brows.

Tactical Overview

The main battery of the Behemoth-class Destroyer is easily the best one available in the base game and the second or third best in the entire game, only behind the Terran main battery and, depending on your view, the Rattlesnake main battery.

It fires accurately in three-shot bursts, and its sound damage output and excellent heat efficiency result in a lot of damage delivered before an overheat occurs.

Overall, this makes the Behemoth main battery (and the ship) one of the most cost-effective destroyers to siege down stations, if not the most cost-effective.

 

Advantages:
- Good damage output

- Best in class heat efficient

- Very accurate

- Outranges Large Plasma turrets

 

Disadvantages:

- Slow tracking can make hitting fighters difficult

Specifications

 Large Mk1
Damage Per Second2122
Sustained Damage Per Second1668
Damage Per Shot2588
Shots Per Second 0.82/s
  
Bust Clip Size3
Burst Clip Shots Per Second1.2/s
Burst Clip Reload Time2s
  
Projectile Speed1659 m/s
Maximum Range10452m
Dispersion0.03°
Rotation Speed32° /s
  
Heat Generation Per Second398/s
Heat Generation Per Shot486
Heat Dissipation Per Second2000/s
Maximum Damage Until Overheat54348
Cooldown Delay When Overheating1.13s
Reactivates At After Overheating9500
  
Hull Strength8000

Construction Cost

Universal Build Method

 Large Mk1
Credits986.709 - 1.144.866
Energy Cells10
Weapon Components170
Advanced Electronics140