Medium Turret - Ion Pulse
Type	Medium Turret
Available From	BOR
Fitted To	Medium, Large, Xtra Large ships and Stations
Role	Anti-Fighter
Required License	Military License (+10)

In-game Description

Ion Pulse armaments use magnetic acceleration to launch ionised shards of super-heated plasma. As with most Boron armaments, such projectiles are more effective in depleting shields than damaging hulls of unshielded targets. Nevertheless, this weapon system, developed by Eleius Astrosecurity, excels at its intended purpose of intercepting fighters. As such Ion Pulse Turrets and Railguns are widely used on Boron military ships, and are known to clear a safe passage through enemy formations.

Tactical Overview

The Boron Ion Pulse Turret is designed as a long-range, high-velocity weapon, ideal for engaging targets early and with a reasonable degree of reliability. The high projectile speed minimizes the target's ability to dodge, and each shot carries substantial impact. However, it has a surprisingly large dispersion, resulting in notable inaccuracy, especially at longer ranges where fighters are frequently missed.

While the DPS against shields remains quite good, it falls short against hulls. The turret's very slow rotation speed makes it ill-suited for gunboats and corvettes, as their constant maneuvering hinders the Ion Pulse turret from obtaining a proper target lead and often doesn't get to fire at all.
It performs more effectively when installed on Destroyers and Carriers, where the extra range can be fully utilized.

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