Mass Drivers
From SOTS
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The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars. |
| Description: | A heavier ballistic system using advanced power systems to magnetically hurl larger rounds that have the kinetic power to knock Destroyers off course while damaging them heavily. |
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| Research Category: | Ballistic Weapons |
| Research Cost: | 10,000 Research Points |
| Required Technology: | Gauss Cannons |
| Races Allowed: | Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul |
| Effect: | Allows mass drivers to be mounted on turrets Medium rate of fire, heavy damage, medium range, low accuracy. They have a noticeably reduced chance (-100%) of ricocheting off of ship armor. |
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| 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 | ||||||
| Bursters | 60,000 | 90 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 85 | 80 | ||||
| Heavy Drivers | 45,000 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Armor Piercing Rounds | 30,000 | 90 | 80 | 50 | 40 | 85 | 90 | ||||
| Stormers | 35,000 | 90 | 80 | 50 | 40 | 85 | 90 | ||||
| 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 | 550 | Medium | 60 | 5 | 80,000 | 0.05 | 0 |
| Range Band | Range | Targeting Inaccuracy |
Damage | Duration | |
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| Ship to Ship | Ship to Planet | ||||
| Point Blank | 280 | 4° | 170 | n/a | |
| Effective | 475 | 5° | 170 | n/a | |
| Maximum | 780 | 1,200 | 6° | 170 | n/a |
