Shivan Turret Laser

The Shivan Turret Laser is a primary weapon used in turrets of the large vessels.

Weapons in Descent: FreeSpace

Primaries Secondaries Turrets Weapon Comparison Table, FS1

Weapons in FreeSpace 2

Primaries Secondaries Turrets Weapon Comparison Table, FS2

Description

Basic Shivan turret weapon.

Performance

Statistics

Range	1250 m
Rate of Fire	0.83 shots per second
Velocity	250 ms-1
Base Damage	60
Armor Damage	Full	60
Shield Damage	Full	60
Subsystem Damage	Full	60

Notes

Veteran Comments

The Shivan Turret Laser is the Shivan equivalent to the Terran Turret. This weapon is slow, and doesn't do much damage, but it does more than its counterpart, doing slightly less damage a second to hull plating than the Banshee and Prometheus R. The Shivan Turret Laser can kill a slow moving and damaged fighter or bomber, but in general isn't much of a threat, it is, however adept at killing bombs.

The blobs in general are the new point-defense weapons, knocking down incoming ordinance with an efficiency a flak gun can only dream of. Beams are excellent point-defense, but do not fire nearly as often.