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{{Comment|The major trouble with all "slash" type beams, is that they are inconsistent. The Slashers tend to slash past there target, sometimes inflicting more or less damage, whereas solid beams, however statistically inferior, either hits or misses, and usually hits. The TerSlash in particular has negative feelings associated with it, as a symbol of [[Terran]] technological inferiority. Typically the TerSlash is compared to the [[SRed]], the beam mounted on the [[SCv Moloch]], as even though the TerSlash does 2.2X the sustained damage, the [[SRed]] is far more accurate. | {{Comment|The major trouble with all "slash" type beams, is that they are inconsistent. The Slashers tend to slash past there target, sometimes inflicting more or less damage, whereas solid beams, however statistically inferior, either hits or misses, and usually hits. The TerSlash in particular has negative feelings associated with it, as a symbol of [[Terran]] technological inferiority. Typically the TerSlash is compared to the [[SRed]], the beam mounted on the [[SCv Moloch]], as even though the TerSlash does 2.2X the sustained damage, the [[SRed]] is far more accurate. | ||
| − | + | The TerSlash's problem is that it shuts down when it reaches the end of the target, or runs off the end of it, and so it doesn't always get the full damage output promised by its duration. In fact, it almost never does. A TerSlash can run from one end of an Orion to another horizontally at fairly short range, or across a Sathanas diagonally at medium ranges, and '''then''' the damage output approaches its promised totals. Against anything smaller, it's doing a lot less.}} | |
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Revision as of 13:41, 23 February 2008
Terran Slashing Beam is a beam used by the Terrans in the Freespace 2
Description
Terran slashing anti-capital ship beam weapon
Performance
Statistics
| Range | 4000 m |
| Recharge Time | 10 s |
| Beam Lifetime | 2 s |
| Type: | Slashing |
| Shots | 1 |
| Damage per second | 1 925 |
| Damage per second (sustained) | 3 850 |
| Damage per pulse | {{{8}}} |
Notes
Veteran Comments
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The major trouble with all "slash" type beams, is that they are inconsistent. The Slashers tend to slash past there target, sometimes inflicting more or less damage, whereas solid beams, however statistically inferior, either hits or misses, and usually hits. The TerSlash in particular has negative feelings associated with it, as a symbol of Terran technological inferiority. Typically the TerSlash is compared to the SRed, the beam mounted on the SCv Moloch, as even though the TerSlash does 2.2X the sustained damage, the SRed is far more accurate.
The TerSlash's problem is that it shuts down when it reaches the end of the target, or runs off the end of it, and so it doesn't always get the full damage output promised by its duration. In fact, it almost never does. A TerSlash can run from one end of an Orion to another horizontally at fairly short range, or across a Sathanas diagonally at medium ranges, and then the damage output approaches its promised totals. Against anything smaller, it's doing a lot less.
