Medium Turret - Beam
Type	Medium Turret
Available From	Everyone except XEN, PIO, and BOR
Fitted To	Medium, Large, Xtra Large ships and Stations
Role	Anti-Missile
Required License	Military License (+10)

In-game Description

Considered to be an entry-level option, the Beam Turret is generally preferred by captains with tight budgetary considerations. That said, the weapon boasts a high level of accuracy, albeit with limits to the amount of damage it can inflict.

Tactical Overview

The M Beam Turret is easily the worst turret available in the game. While the near-constant damage output and perfect accuracy seem tempting initially, the damage output is so low that the Beam Turret cannot do meaningful damage to anything but unshielded drones. 
Even fighters with the lightest of shielding can easily shrug off the damage of this turret. Don't expect it to protect your ship from more than a single, lone, light fighter. Maybe two light fighters on a good day.

The only niche that the M Beam turret fulfills better than any other turret is intercepting incoming missiles.

Funnily, the in-game description mentions this being an "entry-level" turret for captains on a "tight budget," even though it requires the +10 license and is one of the more expensive medium turrets. Or straight up the most expensive turret in if you go Terran.

Specifications

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.

Closed Loop Build Method

Terran Build Method