Cluster Laser Transmitter

Cluster Laser Transmitter
Class:	Directional Weapon
Sources:	Start with
Dmg Type:	Heat
Range:	2-5 (2-6 after research)
CD:	1
Intercept:	N/A
Level	I II III
Pre-Reqs:	none Cluster Laser Transmitter-I Cluster Laser Transmitter-II
Upgrade:	3,335 00:37:50 4,792 01:18:06
Dmg:	28-32 42-48 59-68
Vol:	19 20 21
Dmg/Vol:	1.579 2.25 3.024
Use:	0.01 0.01 0.01
Steering:	7.0 7.3 7.6
Module Cost:	21 17 8 24 20 11 30 26 16

Cluster Laser Transmitter is Directional Weapon. Directional weapons are good mid ranged weapons with mid damage and low He3 usage. They can eventually be upgraded to do piercing damage, hitting all ships in the same vertical row as the targeted ship stack.

• Shooting Range: 2 - 5 (2 - 6 with research)
• Cooldown: 1
• Damage per attack: Mid
• He3 Consumption: Low
• Damage Type: Magnetic/Heat
• Piercing Damage (researched): Ships in the same vertical row as the target will suffer up to 40% of the attack's damage, depending on research level.
• Dynamic Impairment (researched): Ignores up to 25% of the target's defense and grants up to 20% chance to reduce the target's movement up to 3 for 1 round.
• Cannot be Intercepted