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'''Very Large Green Beam''' is a beam used by the [[Terrans]] in the [[Portal:Freespace 2|Freespace 2]]
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The '''BFGreen''' is a beam used by the [[Terrans]] in [[Portal:FreeSpace 2|FreeSpace 2]]. Its longer-ranged variant is known as the [[LRBGreen]].
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The [http://www.gamers.org/docs/FAQ/bfgfaq/#1A BFG 90000] also happens to be the name of the most powerful weapon in Doom.
 
  
 
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==Description==
 
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Terran anti-capital ship beam weapon
 
  
 
==Performance==
 
==Performance==
 
===Statistics===
 
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{{Beam|4 000|35|4|Direct|1|10 450|41 800}}
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{{Beam_weapon
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|name =BFGreen
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|range =4 000
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|lifetime =4
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|recharge =35
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|type =Direct
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|damage =1900
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|damage_per_s =10 450
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|damage_sustained =1 194
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|damage_per_pulse =41 800
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|huge =yes
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|big_ship =yes}}
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===Veteran Comments===
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{{Comment|I'm fairly sure I know what the "F" in "BFGreen" stands for, and it isn't "very." It is apparently what results when Terran beam cannons are overdriven.
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==Notes==
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Funnily enough, no ship comes standard with this weapon. All occurrences of this gun are via FRED.
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The BFGreen is not used in canon Freespace 2. It was going to be used as standard armament on the Colossus before the Colossus was rebalanced by Volition.
 
  
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===Veteran Comments===
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{{Comment|I'm fairly sure I know what the "F" in "BFGreen" stands for, and it isn't "very." Vastly deadlier than the [[BGreen]], it is apparently what results when beam cannons are overdriven, as it happened it [[High Noon]]. They do the third most sustained damage / second, falling behind the [[MjolnirBeam]] and the completely overpowering [[BFRed]].
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The BFGreen was only used once - in [[Endgame]] - and only on one of the Colossus's turrets. It is also positioned so that it cannot fire.
  
  
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One thing to note is how Terran beam cannons discharge their beams. All Terran beams are weak because a significant amount of energy is lost every time they fire. In comparison, when you look at Shivan beams, you realise that they seem to discharge their energy very smoothly...and even the newer Vasudan beams do not suffer that much energy loss either. Terran beams are actually much more powerful than their Vasudan or Shivan counterparts, but because the Terrans don't seem to care very much about energy loss, they end up being '''less''' powerful instead. In the case of the BFGreen, the beam doesn't '''look''' like a beam at all (more of a green candy cane). The BFGreen releases gargantuan amounts of energy, but most of it is lost in space. With all that energy focused just like Shivan beams, a single BFGreen could probably do as much damage as a [[BFRed]] and an [[LRed]] combined, maybe more.}}
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Calculations point out that this weapon has a yield equivalent to approximately 64.5 GT (Gigatons of TNT) per pulse.
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Latest revision as of 03:00, 5 July 2012

The BFGreen is a beam used by the Terrans in FreeSpace 2. Its longer-ranged variant is known as the LRBGreen.

Primaries
Secondaries
Turrets

Weapon Comparison Table, FS1

Primaries
Secondaries
Turrets

Weapon Comparison Table, FS2


Performance

Statistics

Name BFGreen
Range 4 000 m
Recharge time 35 s
Beam lifetime 4 s
Type Direct
Damage 1900
Damage 10 450 s-1
Damage (sustained) 1 194 s-1
Damage per pulse 41 800

Additional properties

  • Weapon is a beam cannon (beam)
  • Weapon is capable of easily damaging even larger vessels (Huge)
  • Weapon cannot be mounted on small ships (Big Ship)

Veteran Comments

Please read the Veteran Comments policy before editing this section.


I'm fairly sure I know what the "F" in "BFGreen" stands for, and it isn't "very." It is apparently what results when Terran beam cannons are overdriven.


Funnily enough, no ship comes standard with this weapon. All occurrences of this gun are via FRED.


The BFGreen was only used once - in Endgame - and only on one of the Colossus's turrets. It is also positioned so that it cannot fire.


Calculations point out that this weapon has a yield equivalent to approximately 64.5 GT (Gigatons of TNT) per pulse.

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