GTW Leech Cannon
GTW-43 Leech Cannon
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| The GTW-43 Leech Cannon |
Tech Room Data
The Leech Cannon depletes the power supply of enemy fighters. Use it to disable afterburners, energy weapons, and shields. No subsystems targeting is required, just point and shoot.
The Leech Cannon is an anti-fighter weapon with minimal effect against larger vessels.
Performance
Statistics
| Range | 900 m | |
| Rate of Fire | 3.33 shots per second | |
| Velocity | 450 ms-1 | |
| Base Damage | 1 | |
| Armor Damage | Minimal | 0.1 |
| Shield Damage | Full | 1 |
| Subsystem Damage | None | 0 |
Notes
- Weapon leeches energy from the target with every hit.
Veteran Comments
This weapon is literally useless, much like the GTW ML-16 (after shields), the GTW Prometheus R, or the Training Laser used by the GTDr Amazon. Unlike its descendent the GTW Lamprey which at least has some shield damage, the Leech does almost nothing other then energy leeching, which doesn't do squat in single player and does little in multiplayer.
The Tech Room data would lead you to believe that the weapon was similar to the Prometheus cannon. In actuality, the weapon does extremely poorly against both shields AND hulls. If for some reason you wish to wield this weapon, take along another cannon.
