Large Turret - Ion Flak
Large Turret - Ion Flak | |
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Type | Large Turret |
Available From | BOR |
Fitted To | Ray and Boron stations |
Role | Anti-Fighter, |
Required License | None |
In-game Description
Modern Flak Turret technology has not yet been fully exploited throughout the known systems, and it is jealously guarded by those who have access to it. It is a highly effective weapon at close quarters, particularly against fighters, due to its blast damage radius.
The large Boron Flak Turret follows Boron armament doctrine in proving more effective against shields than hull. Its projectiles are primed to detonate at a target location, regardless of actual impact. This can lead to target ships being caught by its explosion, even if they narrowly avoid a direct impact, turning near misses into hits.
Tactical Overview
The Large Ion Flak turret stands as the crown jewel of Boron turret weaponry, excelling as an anti-fighter weapon with its ability to inflict largel shield damage and create a big explosion radius. The projectile features a timed fuze, ensuring it explodes at the distance the target was at when the turret fired. Combined with the very fast projectile speed, this ensures the target is consistently caught in the blast radius.
The Large Ion Flak turret has the added advantage of disrupting the engines of any small and medium target within the blast, slowing them down.
However, its hull damage output is rather lacking, and anything heavier than fighters will require a considerable amount of time to be destroyed by the Ion Flak alone. This is further worsened by the very high dispersion, making direct hits unlikely. As a result, the effective damage output is significantly lower than it may appear on paper.
Also note that due to most of the damage being explosive, +damage modifications have very limited effect. Since explosive damage is not modified.
Advantages:
- High shield damage
- Very fast projectile
- Very fast tracking speed for a large turret
- Large blast radius
Disadvantages:
- Low hull damage
- Extremely inaccurate, making direct hits on small and medium targets unlikely
Specifications
Note: The Large Ion Flak turret has firing rate slower than the reload time of the burst clip. The burst clip is disabled unless the weapon is modified at a workbench, and the rate of fire is increased.
Large Ion Flak Turret | |
Shield Damage Per Second | 540 |
Hull Damage Per Second | 180 |
Shield Damage Per Shot | 450 |
Shield Explosive Damage Per Shot | 900 |
Hull Damage Per Shot | 50 |
Hull Explosive Damage Per Shot | 400 |
Reload Time | 2.5s |
Burst Clip Size | |
Burst Clip Shots Per Second | |
Burst Clip Reload Time | |
Explosion Radius | 200m |
Projectile Speed | 4660 m/s |
Maximum Range | 5825m |
Dispersion | 2.10° |
Rotation Speed | 50°/s |
Hull Strength | 2100 |
Speed Disruption vs Small | Speed Disruption vs Medium | |
Speed Reduction Strength | 7% | 5% |
Speed Reduction Duration | 6s | 4s |
Construction Cost
Universal Build Method
Credits | 105.154 - 148.229 |
Energy Cells | 20 |
Turret Components | 39 |
Advanced Electronics | 10 |