Impulse Projector
Type	Main Gun
Available From	XEN
Fitted To	Small and Medium ships
Role	Anti-Fighter
Required License	None

In-game Description

The Xenon Impulse Projector is a high-rate, low-velocity projectile weapon, which in the wrong circumstances, can be a particular threat to smaller vessels. It seems that novel converter topologies enable a greater range than would be expected under current understanding of the technology.

Impulse Projector has been observed in an apparent Medium Class format, which takes this Xenon technology to a higher level of lethality.

Tactical Overview

The Impulse Projector is the only weapon used by the Xenon fighters and corvettes. 
It is best compared to the Bolt Repeater Mk1 of both sizes, offering slightly improved damage output and similar heat efficiency while having faster, longer ranged and similary accurate projectiles.

Being similar to a Mk1 weapon, the Impulse Projector is rather weak and isn't much of a threat, especially considering that Xenon fighters only come equipped with two of them.

What makes them dangerous is the large number of Xenon fighters that swarm their target which somewhat nullifies the low damage.  The result is a stream of accurate projectiles from all directions, pinning a target down, preventing travel drive, and ending in a death of thousand tiny cuts.

Against fighters and mediums, the Impulse Projector is relatively effective, considering the amount of Xenon combat ships that tend to engage a target. But against most capital ships, it will hardly dent the shields.

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