BFRed
The BFRed is a super-heavy beam cannon used by the Shivans in FreeSpace 2. Four of these cannons form the primary forward firepower of the SJ Sathanas. The damage output of a single BFRed far exceeds any Terran or Vasudan beam cannon designed, let alone any anti-warship weapon ever designed by either species. In addition, the BFRed does not have a recharge cycle and can be fired continuously, just like the less powerful LRed. The BFRed is the most powerful anti-warship weapon the Shivans have ever brought to bear against the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance. With it, the Shivans inflicted massive losses on the GTVA, including the destruction of at least one fleet and the GTVA Colossus, the Alliance's most powerful space-faring warship.
Performance
Statistics
| Range | 7400 m |
| Recharge Time | 10 s |
| Beam Lifetime | 7 s |
| Type: | Direct |
| Shots | 1 |
| Damage per second | 11 550 |
| Damage per second (sustained) | 8 085 |
| Damage per pulse | 80 850 |
Notes
- Weapon is a beam cannon (beam)
- Weapon is capable of easily damaging large vessels (Huge)
- Weapon cannot be mounted on small ships (Big Ship)
Veteran Comments
Here's a little note for new pilots playing the game on Medium difficulty or higher: the BFRed has the exact same recharge time as the LRed, which means that, on the highest difficulty levels, there is no recharge time at all; it will charge, fire, then immediately charge and fire again. On lower difficulties, the recharge time is increased a little across all beams, so there will be a pause of about five seconds while the BFRed recharges.
Calculations point out that this weapon has a yield equivalent to approximately 10.5 GT (Gigatons of TNT).
