Vulcan

The following information has not been confirmed by Volition and is therefore not canon for the FreeSpace universe.

Description

Blue Planet Tech Room Description

A Shekar-Johnson Weapons product, produced for a Fleet Systems requirement for a cheap, modular intercept weapon during the Isolation. Commissioned as the SCWS-1 Vulcan. Light repeating plasma weapon, excellent at intercepting warheads. Pilots must track and sustain fire on shielded targets. Produced widely across the solar system and even back-engineered and reproduced in the Gaian Effort's Kuiper installations.

Performance

Statistics

Range	1000 m
Rate of Fire	5.00 shots per second
Velocity	1000 ms-1
Base Damage	14
Armor Damage	1.0x	14
Shield Damage	1.0x	14
Subsystem Damage	0.3x	4.2

Notes

Veteran Comments

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It's the UEF's Subach. It's good for shooting down bombs, but not for real work. The availability of the Maul at the beginning of the campaign makes the Vulcan largely useless. If you have trouble aiming and prefer spraying though, the Vulcan might be to your liking.