Ion Shard Railgun

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Ion Shard Railgun
Hull Damage (dps)3,700
Shield Damage (dps)10,200 kJ
Range3.33 km
Rate of Fire230 shots/minute
Projectile Speed498 m/s
Max Weapon Energy5,000 MJ
Energy Cost/Second476 MJ/sec
Ware Ion Shard Railgun
Cargo ClassM
Volume22
Min. Price (Cr)405,529
Ave. Price (Cr)445,636
Max. Price (Cr)485,743

Overview[edit]

A weapon equipped on medium-sized ships for brushing off attacks from fighters.

Encyclopedia Entry[edit]

A weapon found equipped on corvette or frigate-sized ships, used for fighter defense.

Developed from reverse-engineered Boron ion weapon technology, the Ion Shard Railgun fires ionised 'shards' of super-heated plasma, which are then accelerated to high speeds using magnets. This combination can wreak havoc on weapon systems.

Commentary[edit]

The ISR is a Split weapon that drains the laser energy of the target it scores. Despite low physical damage per shot, sustained fire can cause heavy damage on par with the Matter/Anti-Matter Launcher - however overall effectiveness may be limited by the weapon's relatively high power drain (a limitation not shared by the ammo-based MAML).

Known Compatible Ships[edit]

Split

Paranid

Teladi

Goner

Xenon

Pirate

Yaki

Available at Known Docks[edit]

Produced by Ion Shard Railgun Forge spread all over the universe and sold to players by few Split Shipyard.

Split
  • Medium Weapons Complexes
  • Equipment docks