Electro-Magnetic Pulsar
From SOTS
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The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars. |
| Description: | (Random) A ball of electrical plasma that detonates and affects a large area with an EM pulse capable of shorting out enemy ship systems temporarily. |
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| Research Category: | Torpedo Weapons |
| Research Cost: | 50,000 Research Points |
| Required Technology: | Disruptors |
| Races Allowed: | Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul |
| Effect: | Allows Electro-Magnetic Pulsars to be installed in Torpedo Mounts. Allows ship designs to include Torpedo Section. Resets recharge time for weapons. (Post-AMOC, this was changed to only affect Turreted Weapons.) Disables ship engines in a 200 meter radius. Destroyers are shut down for 3 seconds, Cruisers are shut down for 1.5 seconds and Dreadnoughts are shut down for .75 seconds. |
| Notes: | This is the only weapon in the Disruptor family that has an Area of Effect |
| 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 | ||||||
| Pulsar Torpedo | 30,000 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 85 | 70 | 90 | ||||
| Emitter | 25,000 | 60 | 70 | 90 | 75 | 50 | 40 | ||||
| Inertial Cannon | 45,000 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 85 | 35 | 10 | ||||
| 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 |
| Torpedo | 2,000 | Special | 100 | 18 | n/a | 0.2 | n/a |
| Range Band | Range | Targeting Inaccuracy |
Damage | Duration | |
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| Ship to Ship | Ship to Planet | ||||
| Point Blank | 400 | 0.2° | 50 | n/a | |
| Effective | 800 | 0.2° | 50 | n/a | |
| Maximum | 1,200 | 2,000 | 0.2° | 50 | n/a |
