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The '''BVas''' is a heavy beam cannon used by the [[Vasudans]] in FreeSpace 2. Three of these form the main anti-capital ship capabilities of the [[GVD Hatshepsut|''Hatshepsut''-class destroyer]] and a single BVas is outfitted onto older [[GVD Typhon|''Typhon''-class destroyer]]s still serving the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] during the [[NTF Rebellion]] and [[Second Shivan Incursion]]. The BVas is the most powerful beam cannon ever made by the Vasudans and is very similar to the [[BGreen]] in every respect.
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The '''BVas''' is a heavy beam cannon used by the [[Vasudans]] in FreeSpace 2, forming the main anti-capital ship capabilities of the [[GVD Hatshepsut|''Hatshepsut''-class destroyer]] and older [[GVD Typhon|''Typhon''-class destroyer]]s still serving the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] during the [[NTF Rebellion]] and [[Second Shivan Incursion]]. The BVas is the most powerful beam cannon ever made by the Vasudans and is very similar to the [[BGreen]] in every respect.
  
 
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==Description==
 
Basic Vasudan anti-capital ship beam weapon
 
 
 
==Performance==
 
==Performance==
 
===Statistics===
 
===Statistics===
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*The BVas is the first beam a novice FS2 pilot will see in action, when the [[GVD Psamtik|GVD ''Psamtik'']] destroys the ''Belisarius''.
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* The BVas is the first beam a novice FS2 pilot will see in action, when the [[GVD Psamtik|GVD ''Psamtik'']] destroys the ''Belisarius''.
  
 
===Veteran Comments===
 
===Veteran Comments===
{{Comment|The statistics don't show it but the BVas actually does marginally more damage a minute than the [[BGreen]]; it is a highly effective weapon.}}
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{{Comment|The statistics don't show it but the BVas actually does marginally more damage a minute than the [[BGreen]]; it is a highly effective weapon.
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Calculations point out that this weapon has a yield equivalent to approximately 34.6 GT (Gigatons of TNT) per pulse.
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Latest revision as of 09:09, 9 August 2021

The BVas is a heavy beam cannon used by the Vasudans in FreeSpace 2, forming the main anti-capital ship capabilities of the Hatshepsut-class destroyer and older Typhon-class destroyers still serving the GTVA during the NTF Rebellion and Second Shivan Incursion. The BVas is the most powerful beam cannon ever made by the Vasudans and is very similar to the BGreen in every respect.

Primaries
Secondaries
Turrets

Weapon Comparison Table, FS1

Primaries
Secondaries
Turrets

Weapon Comparison Table, FS2


Performance

Statistics

Range 4 000 m
Recharge Time 24 s
Beam Lifetime 3.7 s
Type: Direct
Shots 1
Damage per second 6 050
Damage per second (sustained) 933
Damage per pulse 22 385


Notes

  • The BVas is the first beam a novice FS2 pilot will see in action, when the GVD Psamtik destroys the Belisarius.

Veteran Comments

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The statistics don't show it but the BVas actually does marginally more damage a minute than the BGreen; it is a highly effective weapon.


Calculations point out that this weapon has a yield equivalent to approximately 34.6 GT (Gigatons of TNT) per pulse.