Ship-Based Weapons

Ship-Based Weapons are the best long range weapons but have a cooldown of 4 rounds so even though they don't fire every round or so, when they do, they will pack a punch. Their range is 6-10 squares so they are excellent for long-range combat. Since their range is only 6-10 squares, you may not need a faster ship with these weapons. However, getting away from a pesky fleet of Ballistic Weapon ships may help. With research, this range can be increased to 15 making this weapon the most effective weapon in the game (provided you can stay away from your enemies. Ship-Based Weapons use the highest consumption of He3 per round, usually twice as much as Missile Weapons and usually four times as much per round as Ballistic Weapons and Directional Weapons. Even though they do not fire very often, they will suck down the He3. Ship-Based Weapons can be any of the four types : Kinetic, Heat, Magnetic or Explosive. Each type will damage ships differently, depending on the Armor Types of the ship. Heat Ship-Based Weapons does additional damage to Regen Armor. Kinetic Ship-Based Weapons does additional damage to Neutralizing Armor. Magnetic Ship-Based Weapons does additional damage to Nano Armor and Explosive Ship-Based Weapons does additional damage to Chrome Armor Ships.

Tactical Tip: When fighting higher-level players who have unlocked Independence-class Flagships, Ship-Based weapons are the ideal choice, as their damage is enough to overwhelm the defensive strengths of the Independence, and the higher research tiers allow the possibility of 1-round reloads (as high as 50% by the final research tier).

Ship-Based Weapons Stats

The following table is a list of all Ship-based weapons, their base attributes and the base cost per module installed on ships. Certain types of research can enhance their damage, range, cost, and he3 usage. For a comprehensive list of ALL weaponry and their stats go to the Composite Weapons Table.

Module Name	Attack	Range	CD	Volume	He3 Use	Steering	Intercepted	Avg Att / Vol	Damage Type	Strong Against	Metal Cost	He3 Cost	Gold Cost
Streamliner-I	45-64	6-10	4	20	0.29	1.0	75%	2.725	Kinetic	Neutralizing	22	19	14
Streamliner-II	64-90	6-10	4	21	0.32	1.3	75%	3.667	Kinetic	Neutralizing	25	22	17
Streamliner-III	91-128	6-10	4	22	0.36	1.6	75%	4.977	Kinetic	Neutralizing	31	28	23
Golem-I	59-85	6-10	4	31	0.50	0.1	80%	2.323	Magnetic	Nano	27	24	17
Golem-II	84-121	6-10	4	32	0.54	0.4	80%	3.203	Magnetic	Nano	31	28	20
Golem-III	119-171	6-10	4	33	0.58	0.7	80%	4.394	Magnetic	Nano	36	33	26
"Hunter" Streamliner-I	79-112	6-10	4	20	0.36	1.4	75%	4.775	Heat	Regen	26	23	17
"Hunter" Streamliner-II	113-160	6-10	4	22	0.40	1.7	75%	6.205	Heat	Regen	27	24	19
"Hunter" Streamliner-III	156-220	6-10	4	24	0.43	2.0	75%	7.833	Heat	Regen	31	28	22
Ladybug-I	106-153	6-10	4	32	0.58	0.5	80%	4.047	Explosive	Chrome	31	28	21
Ladybug-II	148-213	6-10	4	34	0.61	0.8	80%	5.309	Explosive	Chrome	33	29	22
Ladybug-III	200-288	6-10	4	36	0.65	1.1	80%	6.778	Explosive	Chrome	36	33	25
"Nomad" Streamliner-I	142-200	6-10	4	23	0.43	1.8	70%	7.435	Explosive	Chrome	28	24	19
"Nomad" Streamliner-II	188-265	6-10	4	26	0.47	2.1	70%	8.712	Explosive	Chrome	29	26	20
"Nomad" Streamliner-III	240-338	6-10	4	29	0.5	2.4	70%	9.966	Explosive	Chrome	33	29	24
Dragonturtle-I	187-269	6-10	4	35	0.65	0.9	75%	6.514	Heat	Regen	33	30	22
Dragonturtle-II	240-345	6-10	4	37	0.69	1.2	75%	7.905	Heat	Regen	35	31	24
Dragonturtle-III	306-440	6-10	4	40	0.72	1.5	75%	9.325	Heat	Regen	38	35	27
"Leopard" Streamliner-I	208-312	6-10	4	27	0.50	2.2	70%	9.630	Magnetic	Nano	29	26	21
"Leopard" Streamliner-II	261-391	6-10	4	31	0.54	2.5	70%	10.516	Magnetic	Nano	31	28	22
"Leopard" Streamliner-III	318-478	6-10	4	35	0.58	2.8	70%	11.371	Magnetic	Nano	35	31	26
Guardian-I	290-417	6-10	4	38	0.72	1.3	75%	9.303	Kinetic	Neutralizing	35	32	24
Guardian-II	346-497	6-10	4	42	0.76	1.6	75%	10.036	Kinetic	Neutralizing	37	33	25
Guardian-III	418-600	6-10	4	46	0.79	1.9	75%	11.065	Kinetic	Neutralizing	40	37	29
"Warhammer" Streamliner-I	298-446	6-10	4	32	0.58	2.6	65%	11.625	Magnetic	Nano	31	28	22
"Warhammer" Streamliner-II	358-538	6-10	4	37	0.61	2.9	65%	12.108	Magnetic	Nano	33	29	24
"Warhammer" Streamliner-III	425-637	6-10	4	42	0.65	3.2	65%	12.643	Magnetic	Nano	37	33	27
Hammerhead-I	399-574	6-10	4	44	0.79	1.7	70%	11.057	Heat	Regen	37	34	26
Hammerhead-II	460-661	6-10	4	48	0.83	2.0	70%	11.677	Heat	Regen	39	35	27
Hammerhead-III	535-769	6-10	4	52	0.87	2.3	70%	12.538	Heat	Regen	42	39	31
Hornet Swarm-I	422-595	6-10	4	38	0.65	3.0	65%	13.382	Explosive	Chrome	33	30	24
Hornet Swarm-II	477-673	6-10	4	42	0.68	3.3	65%	13.690	Explosive	Chrome	35	31	25
Hornet Swarm-III	545-769	6-10	4	46	0.72	3.6	65%	14.283	Explosive	Chrome	39	35	29
Pandora-I	499-718	6-10	4	50	0.93	2.1	70%	12.170	Kinetic	Neutralizing	39	36	27
Pandora-II	557-800	6-10	4	54	1.01	2.4	70%	12.565	Kinetic	Neutralizing	41	37	29
Pandora-III	630-906	6-10	4	58	1.08	2.7	70%	13.241	Kinetic	Neutralizing	45	41	33
Widowmaker-I	695-920	6-10	3	42	0.67	3.4	65%	19.226	Explosive	Chrome	37	33	27
Widowmaker-II	799-1056	6-10	3	48	0.7	3.7	65%	19.323	Explosive	Chrome	41	37	31
Widowmaker-III	940-1290	6-10	3	56	0.74	4.0	65%	19.911	Explosive	Chrome	49	44	37
Titan-I	846-1199	6-10	3	56	0.95	2.5	70%	18.259	Kinetic	Neutralizing	43	39	30
Titan-II	942-1305	6-10	3	60	1.03	2.8	70%	18.725	Kinetic	Neutralizing	48	44	35
Titan-III	1085-1480	6-10	3	64	1.10	3.1	70%	20.039	Kinetic	Neutralizing	56	52	41
Nebula-I	780-1032	6-10	3	49	0.69	3.9	65%	18.490	Magnetic	Nano	44	40	34
Nebula-II	895-1190	6-10	3	55	0.78	4.2	65%	18.955	Magnetic	Nano	48	44	38
Nebula-III	1054-1435	6-10	3	63	1.00	4.5	65%	19.754	Magnetic	Nano	56	51	44
Space Citadel-I	923-1286	6-10	3	60	0.98	3.0	70%	18.408	Heat	Regen	50	46	37
Space Citadel-II	1033-1423	6-10	3	64	1.07	3.3	70%	19.188	Heat	Regen	55	51	42
Space Citadel-III	1171-1588	6-10	3	68	1.30	3.6	70%	20.287	Heat	Regen	63	59	48
Dark Specter-I	867-1225	6-10	3	41	1.035	4.1	65%	25.512	Magnetic	Nano	51	47	41
Dark Specter-II	990-1396	6-10	3	46	1.17	4.4	65%	25.935	Magnetic	Nano	55	51	45
Dark Specter-III	1194-1684	6-10	3	55	1.5	4.7	65%	26.164	Magnetic	Nano	63	58	51
Chronus Wing-I	1072-1543	6-10	3	52	1.47	3.2	70%	25.144	Heat	Regen	57	53	44
Chronus Wing-II	1190-1711	6-10	3	56	1.605	3.5	70%	25.902	Heat	Regen	62	58	49
Chronus Wing-III	1363-1959	6-10	3	60	1.95	3.8	70%	27.683	Heat	Regen	70	66	55
Dusk Interceptor-I	1014-1342	6-10	3	50	1.14	4.6	65%	23.560	Kinetic	Neutralizing	56	52	45
Dusk Interceptor-II	1164-1547	6-10	3	52	1.29	5.2	65%	26.067	Kinetic	Neutralizing	61	56	50
Dusk Interceptor-III	1370-1796	6-10	3	54	1.65	5.8	65%	29.314	Kinetic	Neutralizing	69	64	56
Fox Tail-I	1200-1672	6-10	3	51	1.62	4.3	70%	28.157	Explosive	Chrome	63	58	48
Fox Tail-II	1343-1850	6-10	3	54	1.77	4.8	70%	29.565	Explosive	Chrome	68	64	54
Fox Tail-III	1522-2064	6-10	3	57	2.15	5.3	70%	31.456	Explosive	Chrome	77	73	61
Spectre-I	1216-1610	6-10	3	42	1.24	6.2	65%	33.643	Heat	Regen	123	114	99
Spectre-II	1396-1856	6-10	3	44	1.39	6.8	65%	36.955	Heat	Regen	134	123	110
Spectre-III	1644-2155	6-10	3	46	1.75	7.4	65%	41.293	Heat	Regen	151	140	123
MIND Custom-I	1440-2006	6-10	3	43	1.72	5.9	70%	40.070	Magnetic	Nano	138	127	105
MIND Custom-II	1611-2220	6-10	3	45	1.87	6.4	70%	42.567	Magnetic	Nano	149	140	118
MIND Custom-III	1826-2476	6-10	3	47	2.25	6.9	70%	45.766	Magnetic	Nano	169	160	134
Hellhorn-I	1519-1978	6-10	3	39	1.24	7.8	65%	44.833	Heat	Regen	168	159	144
Hellhorn-II	1729-2265	6-10	3	41	1.39	8.4	65%	48.707	Heat	Regen	179	168	155
Hellhorn-III	2018-2614	6-10	3	43	1.75	9	65%	53.860	Heat	Regen	197	186	168
Stormsingers-I	1781-2440	6-10	3	40	1.72	7.5	70%	52.763	Magnetic	Nano	184	173	151
Stormsingers-II	1979-2690	6-10	3	42	1.87	8	70%	55.583	Magnetic	Nano	195	186	164
Stormsingers-III	2230-2989	6-10	3	44	2.25	8.5	70%	59.307	Magnetic	Nano	214	206	179

Ship-Based Weapons Upgrade Info

The following table is a list of all Ship-Based Weapons, and their upgrade cost and time to upgrade. The Upgrade Time can be improved by improving the Weapon Research Center.

Weapon Name	Cost II	Cost III	Upgrade Time II	Upgrade Time III
Streamliner	3,335	4,792	00:37:50	01:18:06
Golem	3,626	5,209	00:44:43	01:32:18
"Hunter" Streamliner	26,983	38,767	02:34:47	05:19:29
Ladybug	32,430	46,591	03:43:35	07:41:28
"Nomad" Streamliner	107,087	153,849	08:01:33	16:33:56
Dragonturtle	121,425	174,447	10:19:08	21:17:54
"Leopard" Streamliner	244,014	350,565	13:11:07	27:12:52
Guardian	278,683	400,375	17:11:53	35:29:50
"Warhammer" Streamliner	483,583	694,746	21:12:40	43:46:47
Hammerhead	594,928	854,712	32:06:12	66:15:41
Hornet Swarm	784,841	1,127,553	26:56:38	55:36:44
Pandora	930,046	1,336,163	37:50:10	78:05:37
Widowmaker	10,024,485	14,401,814	42:59:44	88:44:34
Titan	10,671,879	15,331,890	48:43:42	100:34:30
Nebula	20,048,970	28,803,628	64:29:36	133:06:51
Space Citadel	21,343,758	30,663,780	73:05:33	150:51:45
Dark Specter	30,073,345	43,205,299	106:18:27	219:25:05
Chronus Wing	32,015,637	45,995,721	120:28:54	248:40:27
Dusk Interceptor	145,110,183	164,808,163	154:13:49	276:04:44
Fox Tail	145,110,183	164,808,163	154:13:49	276:04:44
Spectre	233,242,323	315,645,343	194:08:09	277:46:39
MIND Custom	233,242,323	315,645,343	194:08:09	277:46:39
Hellhorn	320,274,521	?	20:38:49	?
Stormsingers	320,274,521	?	20:38:49	?

The price increases with about 43.66 % from first research to second. The time increases with about 106.40 % from first research to second.

Blueprint Information

The following table is a list of all Ship-based weapons, their blueprint location, and their requirements for initial use.

Module Blueprint Name	Source	Honor Points	Champion Points	Prerequisites to use
Streamliner	Start with	N/A	N/A	None
Golem	Quest	N/A	N/A	None
"Hunter" Streamliner	Instance 3	N/A	N/A	Streamliner-I
Ladybug	Instance 6	N/A	N/A	Golem-I
"Nomad" Streamliner	Instance 9	N/A	N/A	"Hunter" Streamliner-II
Dragonturtle	Instance 12	N/A	N/A	Ladybug-II
"Leopard" Streamliner	Instance 15	N/A	N/A	"Nomad" Streamliner-II
Guardian	Instance 18	N/A	N/A	Dragonturtle-II
"Warhammer" Streamliner	Instance 21	2,646	N/A	"Leopard" Streamliner-III
Hammerhead	Instance 24	3,456	N/A	Guardian-III
Hornet Swarm	Instance 27	4,374	N/A	"Warhammer" Streamliner-III, Hammerhead-III
Pandora	Instance 30	5,400	N/A	"Warhammer" Streamliner-III, Hammerhead-III
Widowmaker	Honor	6,144	N/A	Hornet Swarm-III
Titan	Honor	6,936	N/A	Pandora-III
Nebula	Scenario 10	N/A	N/A	Widowmaker-III
Space Citadel	Scenario 10	N/A	N/A	Titan-III
Dark Specter	Virgo.V04	N/A	N/A	Nebula-III
Chronus Wing	Virgo.V04	N/A	N/A	Space Citadel-III
Dusk Interceptor	Champions' Mall, Dusk Interceptor Chest	N/A	4,198	Dark Specter-III
Fox Tail	Champions' Mall, Fox Tail Chest	N/A	4,198	Chronus Wing-III
Spectre	Champions' Mall, Spectre Chest	N/A	8,298	Fox Tail-III, Dusk Interceptor-III
MIND Custom	Champions' Mall, MIND Custom Chest	N/A	8,298	Fox Tail-III, Dusk Interceptor-III
Hellhorn	Champions' Mall, Hellhorn Chest	N/A	14,298	Spectre-III, MIND Custom-III
Stormsingers	Champions' Mall, Stormsingers Chest	N/A	14,298	Spectre-III, MIND Custom-III

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