Mass Driver
| Mass Driver | |||||||||||||
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| Hull Damage (dps) | 185 | ||||||||||||
| Shield Damage (dps) | 0 kJ | ||||||||||||
| Range | 0.997 km | ||||||||||||
| Rate of Fire | 740 shots/minute | ||||||||||||
| Projectile Speed | 739 m/s | ||||||||||||
| Max Weapon Energy | 400 MJ | ||||||||||||
| Energy Cost/Second | 12 MJ/sec | ||||||||||||
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[edit] Overview
The Mass Driver or MD is an ammunition based weapon that shields are ineffective at resisting, so it deals damage directly to the hull of the target.
[edit] Encyclopedia Entry
This weapon is unique in that it is the only type of non-energy based projectile weapon available.
It consists of a rapid feed multi barrelled cannon, which is capable of delivering a large number of small projectiles to its target in a short period of time. It inflicts damage not due to power of individual projectiles but because of the large number of projectiles delivered.
Due to the unique nature of the weapon's ammunition it has almost no effect on a ship's shields but instead delivers heavy damage directly to the target's hull. It also causes very little power drain due to the fact that its ammunition supplies all energy requirements. Currently the weapon can only be fitted on Argon and split ships as they are the only ships that can accommodate the ammunition feed system.
The true power of this weapon comes from its ammunition.
[edit] Commentary
The MD is a light weapon that pierces shields and causes a small amount of hull damage per shot. But because it has a high ROF, high bullet velocity and it pierces shields, it has a high DPS and poses an unusually high threat to space vessels.
MDs require Mass Driver Ammunition to fire.
