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Latest revision as of 14:15, 5 November 2016
The Heavy Flak is a flak gun used in FreeSpace 2. Among all flak guns, Heavy Flak boasts the highest damage per shot as well as the largest effective shockwave. However, it also has the slowest firing rate. Heavy Flak is mounted on the GTD Hecate and SCv Moloch and used primarily as defensive weapons against smaller vessels.
Performance
Statistics
Range | 1125 m | |
Rate of Fire | 0.67 s-1 | |
Velocity | 750 ms-1 | |
Base Damage | 50* | |
Armor Damage | Full | 50* |
Shield Damage | Full | 50* |
Subsystem Damage | Average | 20* |
Shockwave Radius | 30 / 60 m |
Notes
- The shockwave doubles the damage against any target that takes a direct hit
Veteran Comments
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Does more damage per shot, but less damage per second than Standard Flak. This occurs despite the larger shockwave radius, which somewhat gives the impression of a much stronger flak battery. A larger shockwave makes the difference when the distance between incoming spacecraft is very limited.