Siege Drivers
From SOTS
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The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars. |
Rule 37: There is no overkill. There is only "Open fire" and "Time to reload." - The seven habits of highly effective pirates, Schlock Mercenary™
| Description: | (Random) Massive magnetic drivers that literally hurl chunks of iron/nickel asteroids at large targets for devastating damage. Also known as World Killers for their terrible power in planetary bombardment. |
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| Research Category: | Ballistic Weapons |
| Research Cost: | 160,000 Research Points |
| Required Technology: | Heavy Drivers AND Dreadnought Construction |
| Races Allowed: | Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul |
| Effect: | Allows construction of Dreadnought Siege Driver Mission Sections. The asteroid it fires can be shot down if it takes enough damage. It can take 2,000 points of damage before being destroyed and has a mass of 50,000. |
| Notes: | Low rate of fire, moderate speed, extreme damage, very long range, high accuracy. |
| Version: | This information valid for Version 1.7.1 
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| Technology | Research Cost |
Chance of Availability | |||||||||
| Hiver | Human | Liir | Morrigi | Tarka | Zuul | ||||||
| Thumpers | 100,000 | 50 | 50 | 90 | 95 | 40 | 95 | ||||
| Weapon Statistics | |||||||||||
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| Weapon Type |
Cost (per mount) |
Mount Size |
HP Bonus (per bank) |
Recharge Time (in seconds) |
Population Damage |
Infrastructure Damage |
Terraforming Damage |
Range vs Ships |
Range vs Planets |
Damage | Duration |
| Ballistic | 100,000 | Special | 0 | 35 | 150,000,000 | 20 | 100 | Full system | Full system | Collision | n/a |
