Weapon Comparison (FS2)
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Primary Weapons
Standard Primaries
| Primaries | Damage Potential per Second | Damage Potential per Energy Unit | |||||||||
| Name | Range | Refire Rate | Velocity | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Energy | Special |
| Subach HL-7 | 900 m | 0.2 s | 450 mps | 67.5 | 52.5 | 22.5 | 67.5 | 52.5 | 22.5 | 1 / s | Stream |
| Mekhu HL-7 | 970 m | 0.15 s | 485 mps | 72 | 64 | 24 | 54.1 | 48.1 | 18 | 1.33 / s | Stream |
| Akheton SDG | 750 m | 0.35 s | 500 mps | 0 | 42.9 | 85.7 | 0 | 9.4 | 18.8 | 4.57 / s | Puncture |
| Morning Star | 2000 m | 0.15 s | 1000 mps | 23.3 | 60.7 | 9.3 | 23.3 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 5.33 / s | Stream |
| Prometheus R | 900 m | 0.45 s | 450 mps | 44 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 10.5 | 1.33 / s | - |
| Prometheus S | 1500 m | 0.35 s | 750 mps | 77.1 | 85.7 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 10.5 | 2.86 s | - |
| Maxim | 3600 m | 0.15 s | 1800 mps | 173.3 | 26.7 | 133.3 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 6.67 / s | Shudder, Stream |
| UD-8 Kayser | 975 m | 0.25 s | 650 mps | 112 | 100.8 | 39.2 | 23.3 | 21 | 8.2 | 4.8 / s | - |
| Circe | 1350 m | 0.4 s | 450 mps | 0 | 112.5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2.5 / s | - |
| Lamprey | 900 m | 0.3 s | 450 mps | 4.7 | 46.7 | 0 | 1.2 | 38.9 | 0 | 4 / s | Leech |
| Shivan Light Laser | 900 m | 0.3 s | 450 mps | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 1 / s | - |
| Shivan Heavy Laser | 950 m | 0.5 s | 475 mps | 30 | 30 | 30 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 0.8 / s | - |
| Shivan Mega Laser | 600 m | 0.75 s | 400 mps | 40 | 24 | 40 | 33.3 | 20 | 33.3 | 1.2 / s | - |
Turret Guns
| Turret Guns | Damage Potential per Second | Damage per Shot | |||||||
| Name | Range | Refire Rate | Velocity | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Armor | Shield | Subsys |
| Terran Turret | 1375 m | 1.0 s | 275 mps | 43.8 | 29.8 | 26.3 | 43.8 | 29.8 | 26.3 |
| Terran Huge Turret | 2100 m | 3.0 s | 175 mps | 41.7 | 20.8 | 31.3 | 125 | 62.5 | 93.8 |
| Terran Turret Weak | 1375 m | 1.0 s | 275 mps | 43.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 43.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Shivan Turret Laser | 1250 m | 1.2 s | 250 mps | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Shivan Weak Turret Laser | 1250 m | 0.7 s | 350 mps | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Shivan Megafunk Turret | 1440 m | 3.4 s | 120 mps | 57.4 | 9.6 | 38.2 | 195 | 32.5 | 130 |
| Shivan Super Laser | 30000 m | 10 s | 1000 mps | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 |
Flak Guns
| Flak Guns | Damage Potential per Second | Damage per Shot | ||||||||
| Name | Range | Refire Rate | Velocity | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Shockwave |
| Standard Flak | 1400 m | 0.15 s | 700 mps | 200 | 200 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 20 / 30 m |
| Heavy Flak | 1125 m | 1.5 s | 750 mps | 33.3 | 33.3 | 13.3 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 30 / 60 m |
| Long Range Flak | 3150 m | 0.5 s | 750 mps | 40 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 20 / 60 m |
Beam Cannons
| Name | Range | Refire Rate | Beam Type | Firing Time | Damage Potential per Second | Sustained Damage Potential per Second | Special |
| Small Red Beam (SRed) | 4000 m | 25 s | Direct | 3.8 s | 1100 | 145 | Huge |
| Large Red Beam (LRed) | 4000 m | 10 s | Direct | 7 s | 3300 | 1359 | Huge |
| Very Large Red Beam (BFRed) | 7400 m | 10 s | Direct | 7 s | 11550 | 4756 | Huge |
| Antifighter Beam (SAAA) | 1500 m | 5 s | Antifighter | 3.5 s | 49.5 | 20 | - |
| Small Green Beam (SGreen) | 4000 m | 45 s | Direct | 2.5 s | 1155 | 61 | Huge |
| Big Green Beam (BGreen) | 4000 m | 30 s | Direct | 4 s | 6600 | 776 | Huge |
| Very Big Green Beam (BFGreen) | 4000 m | 35 s | Direct | 4 s | 10450 | 1072 | Huge, Supercap |
| LR Very Big Green Beam (LBFGreen) | 8000 m | 35 s | Direct | 4 s | 10450 | 1072 | Huge, Supercap |
| Light Terran Slashing Beam (LTerSlash) | 3500 m | 10 s | Slash | 2.2 s | 825 | 149 | Huge |
| Green Beam (Green Beam) | 4000 m | 10 s | Slash | 2 s | 1100 | 183 | Huge |
| Terran Slashing Beam (TerSlash) | 4000 m | 10 s | Slash | 2 s | 1925 | 321 | Huge |
| Antifighter Beam (AAAf) & (AAAh) | 1500 m | 5.5 s | Antifighter | 2.5 s | 77 | 24 | - |
| Mjolnir Beam (MjolnirBeam) | 4000 m | 7 s | Fixed | 4 s | 4125 | 1500 | Huge |
| Mjolnir Beam (MjolnirBeam#Home) | 4000 m | 7 s | Direct | 4 s | 2200 | 800 | Huge |
| Small Vasudan Beam (SVas) | 4000 m | 20 s | Direct | 2.5 s | 1925 | 214 | Huge |
| Big Vasudan Beam (BVas) | 4000 m | 24 s | Direct | 3.7 s | 6050 | 808 | Huge |
| Vasudan Slashing Beam (VSlash) | 4000 m | 10 s | Slash | 2 s | 4125 | 688 | Huge |
Secondary Weapons
Standard Secondaries
| Secondaries | Damage Potential per Second | Damage Potential per Size Unit | ||||||||||
| Name | Range | Refire Rate | Velocity | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Size | Shockwave | Special |
| MX-64 Rockeye | 1900 m | 0.5 s | 190 mps | 90 | 72 | 72 | 11.3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 / 40 m | Heat Seeking |
| Tempest | 650 m | 0.3 s | 360 mps | 135 | 75 | 90 | 162 | 90 | 108 | 0.25 | 10 / 20 m | - |
| Hornet
|
1330 m | 2.0 s | 190 mps | 25
|
12,5
|
3,8
|
50 | 25 | 7.5 | 1
|
10 / 20 m | Aspect Seeking, Swarm: 4 |
| Tornado
|
1610 m | 2.5 s | 230 mps | 20
|
10
|
3
|
40 | 20 | 6 | 1.25
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10 / 20 m | Aspect Seeking, Swarm: 4, Lock Armed, Corkscrew |
| Harpoon | 1250 m | 2.0 s | 250 mps | 50 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 32 | 20 | 2.5 | 20 / 40 m | Aspect Seeking |
| Trebuchet | 5040 m | 6.0 s | 280 mps | 52.5 | 29.2 | 140 | 39.4 | 21.9 | 105 | 8 | 20 / 40 m | Aspect Seeking, Bomber+, Huge |
| TAG-A | 2000 m | 3.0 s | 400 mps | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 / 30 m | TAG-2; 11 s |
| TAG-B | 1625 m | 8.0 s | 325 mps | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 / 30 m | Aspect Seeking, TAG-2; 18 s |
| TAG-C | 2665 m | 8.0 s | 205 mps | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 / 30 m | Aspect Seeking, TAG-3; 10 s |
| Piranha | 360 m | 5.0 s | 90 mps | 20 | 15 | 20 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 12 | 75 / 150 m | Spawn 15 x Cluster Baby, Remote Detonate |
| Stiletto II | 5500 m | 2.0 s | 220 mps | 3.9 | - | 387.5 | 1 | - | 96.9 | 8 | 20 / 40 m | Heat Seeking, Puncture, Huge |
| Infyrno | 840 m | 5.0 s | 120 mps | 30 | 22.5 | 30 | 15 | 11.3 | 15 | 10 | 30 / 100 m | Spawn 14 x Cluster Bomb Baby, Bomb, Remote Detonate |
| Cyclops | 2375 m | 20.0 s | 95 mps | 100 | 2 | 50 | 133.3 | 2.7 | 66.7 | 15 | 100 / 200 m | Aspect Seeking, Bomb, Huge, No Dumbfire |
| Helios | 1950 m | 30.0 s | 65 mps | 226.7 | 4.5 | 192.7 | 272 | 5.4 | 231.2 | 25 | 100 / 270 m | Aspect Seeking, Bomb, Huge, No Dumbfire |
| EMP Adv. | 1375 m | 2.0 s | 275 mps | 22.5 | 11.3 | 18 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 9 | 4 | 80 / 300 m | Aspect Seeking, EMP |
| Rebel Bomb | 2375 m | 20.0 s | 95 mps | 20 | 0.4 | 10 | 26.7 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 15 | 100 / 200 m | Aspect Seeking, Bomb, Huge, No Dumbfire |
| Unknown Bomb | 1500 m | 20.0 s | 60 mps | 75 | 22.5 | 150 | 100 | 30 | 200 | 15 | 5 / 30 m | Aspect Seeking, Bomb, Huge, No Dumbfire |
| Unknown Megabomb | 1500 m | 30.0 s | 50 mps | 106.7 | 21.3 | 106.7 | 80 | 24 | 80 | 40 | 100 / 450 m | Aspect Seeking, Bomb, Huge, No Dumbfire |
Turret Missiles
| Secondaries | Damage Potential per Second | Damage per Missile | |||||||||
| Name | Range | Refire Rate | Velocity | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Shockwave | Special |
| MX-52
|
1050 m | 30 s | 150 mps | 0.8
|
0.3
|
0.8
|
25 | 10 | 25 | 20 / 40 m | Heat Seeking, Swarm: 8 |
| Fusion Mortar | 2000 m | 1 s | 100 mps | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 20 / 40 m | Huge |
| Vasudan Flux Cannon | 1200 m | 5 s | 80 mps | 100 | 10 | 100 | 500 | 50 | 500 | 20 / 40 m | Huge |
| Shivan Cluster | 450 m | 20 s | 90 mps | 3 | 2.3 | 3 | 60 | 45 | 60 | 50 / 100 m | Bomb, Remote Detonate, Spawns x 8 Cluster Baby Weak |
| FighterKiller | 950 m | 8 s | 190 mps | 12.5 | 10 | 6.3 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 20 / 40 m | Aspect Seeking |
| Swarmer | 1250 m | 15 s | 250 mps | 4 | 3.2 | 2 | 60 | 48 | 30 | 20 / 40 m | Aspect Seeking |
Submunitions
| Submunitions | Damage per Submunition | ||||||
| Name | Range | Velocity | Armor | Shield | Subsys | Shockwave | Special |
| Cluster Baby | 1050 m | 175 mps | 60 | 60 | 30 | 20 / 40 m | Heat Seeking |
| Cluster Baby Weak | 1400 m | 175 mps | 30 | 30 | 15 | 20 / 40 m | Heat Seeking |
| Cluster Bomb Baby | 75 m | 250 mps | 100 | 100 | 50 | 20 / 60 m | Heat Seeking |
