Thumpers
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The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars. |
"throws a medicine ball at Xek REALLY hard...no...more like that, he explains." - Mecron
| Description: | (Random) This weapon uses an anti-grav generator mounted inside a Heavy Driver round to create an aimed field effect which will push any vessel away from the center of the field. |
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| Research Category: | Ballistic Weapons |
| Research Cost: | 65,000 (Gravity Control) or 100,000 (Siege Drivers) Research Points |
| Required Technology: | Gravity Control OR Siege Drivers |
| Races Allowed: | Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul |
| Effect: | Thumpers trade the raw damage of a heavy driver round for a significantly higher kinetic impact. They are capable of knocking Dreadnoughts off course in addition to throwing Cruisers and Destroyers around. They have a significantly reduced chance (-120%) of ricocheting off of ship armor. |
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| Version: | This information valid for Version 1.7.1 
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| No New Technologies Available |
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| 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 | 5,000 | Large | 400 | 6 | 1,000 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Range Band | Range | Targeting Inaccuracy |
Damage | Duration | |
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| Ship to Ship | Ship to Planet | ||||
| Point Blank | 450 | 3 | 200 (50m rad) |
n/a | |
| Effective | 600 | 4 | 200 (50m rad) |
n/a | |
| Maximum | 950 | 2,050 | 6 | 200 (50m rad) |
n/a |
