Gauss Cannons
From SOTS
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The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars. |
| Description: | These ballistic weapons use a magnetic field to hurl dense metallic spheres at very high speeds to a target. The spheres do intense kinetic damage on impact. |
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| Research Category: | Ballistic Weapons |
| Research Cost: | No Research Points |
| Required Technology: | None |
| Races Allowed: | Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul |
| Effect: | Allows gauss cannons to be mounted on turrets. High rate of fire, moderate damage, short range, low accuracy. May be mounted in Point Defense turrets. They have a reduced chance (-80%) of ricocheting off of ship armor. |
| Notes: | All players in all games start with this technology already researched. |
| 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 | ||||||
| Mass Drivers | 10,000 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| VRF Technology | 7,000 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Sniper Cannon | 15,000 | 90 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 85 | 60 | ||||
| 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 |
| Ballistic | 50 | Small | 0 | 5 | 3,500 | 0.005 | 0 |
| Range Band | Range | Targeting Inaccuracy |
Damage | Duration | |
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| Ship to Ship | Ship to Planet | ||||
| Point Blank | 125 | 4° | 45 | n/a | |
| Effective | 320 | 5° | 45 | n/a | |
| Maximum | 455 | 1,075 | 6° | 45 | n/a |
