Medium Turret - Plasma
Medium Turret - Plasma | |
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Type | Medium Turret |
Available From | ARG ANT HAT PAR HOP TEL MIN ALI TRI TEM YAK SPL FRF CUB |
Fitted To | Medium, Large, Xtra Large ships and Stations |
Role | Anti-Capital |
Required License | Military License (+10) |
In-game Description
The greatest strength of the Plasma Turret is that it is an intrinsically "cool" technology, negating the need for the integrated cooling systems that are a feature of most armaments. This allows this otherwise relatively slow turret to be a constant threat to larger adversaries.
Tactical Overview
The Plasma Turret, like all other Plasma weaponry, is the heavy hitter. It provides the highest damage per shot and damage per second of all medium turrets, not counting missiles.
The damage output is relatively high, but the projectiles are painfully slow, and the range is somewhat short to be a true help in capital vs. capital fight, making it more of a brawling weapon. It is utterly useless against fighters, and Mediums can get hit occasionally for a decent chunk of damage.
The Plasma turret also gains the full benefits of the Slasher mod, allowing it to achieve a damage output that comes close to the L Plasma turrets.
Advantages:
- High damage output
- Relatively long range
- Good damage potential with Slasher mod applied
Disadvantages:
- Extremely slow projectile
- Range is a bit short for capital vs capital fights. Especially against Xenon.
Specifications
Medium Plasma Turret | |
Damage Per Second | 315 |
Damage Per Shot | 2x 741 |
Reload time | 4.7s |
Projectile Speed | 550 m/s |
Maximum Range | 4463m |
Dispersion | 0.01° |
Argon | Teladi | Paranid | Split | |
Rotation Speed | 40°/s | 30°/s | 30°/s | 45°/s |
Hull Strength | 500 | 750 | 750 | 425 |
Construction Cost
Universal Build Method
Note: M ship and L/XL ship variants have differenct costs. Cost of L/XL variant will be shown in brackets.
Argon | Teladi | Paranid | Split | |
Credits | 31.249 - 38.193 | 31.247 - 38.191 | 31.249 - 38.193 ( 21.378 - 26.128 ) | 20.258 - 45.201 |
Energy Cells | 10 | 10 | 10 ( 5 ) | 22 |
Turret Components | 13 | 13 | 13 ( 10 ) | 16 |
Advanced Electronics | 2 | 2 | 2 ( 1 ) | 1 |
Closed Loop Build Method
Argon | |
Credits | 31.249 - 38.193 |
Energy Cells | 114 |
Hull Parts | 9 |
Claytronics | 1 |