Medium Turret - Plasma
Type	Medium Turret
Available From	ARG ANT HAT PAR HOP TEL MIN ALI TRI DUK 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.

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