Main Battery - Odysseus
Type	Main Gun
Available From	PAR HOP ALI TRI TEM
Fitted To	Odysseus, Odysseus E
Role	Siege
Required License	Capital License (+20)

In-game Description

Weaponsmith Ebmancketvahs considered the Odysseus main battery to be his career crowning achievement. He resolved to spend however long it would take in complete silence, moving to a house of worship in Trinity Sanctum for a retreat that extended to five years in length.

On delivering the plans for what was to become, perhaps, the most powerful weapon in the Paranid armoury, Ebmancketvahs was feted by the ecclesiastical authorities and there remains, to this day, a statue honouring him in Trinity Sanctum.

Tactical Overview

The main guns of Odysseus behave more like oversized sniper rifles, able to tear medium ships apart, obliterate fighters, and effectively destroy the turrets on enemy capital ships.

While the sustained damage output is relatively low (only beating the Teladi Phoenix) all that damage is very frontloaded and delivered in just a few salvos. This can result in devastating alpha strikes, especially when using multiple Odysseus if one can get them to behave.

This main battery benefits greatly from the Odysseus's high speed, allowing for hit-and-run attacks and sniping key surface elements. However, the lack of sustained damage output and heat efficiency can cause some trouble in a direct confrontation.

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