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A laser based weapons system that does not rotate and therefore can only be fired in the direction of flight is called a '''monodirectional laser gun'''.
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[[Image:Subach_Mekhu_320x240.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Subach HL-7]], a typical primary weapon.]]
  
Monodirectional laser guns are primarily used as the principle weapons system on fighters, secondary weapons system on bombers (aside from their payloads), and as self-defense weapons on transports.  
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Primary weapons serve as the main armament on fighters and bombers.
  
Accuracy completely depends on the skill of the pilot, not on an Artificial Intelligence/Computerized Fire Control system of any sort. Size of the craft involved (and related power generation capacity) is the greatest determining factor for determing the number and type of monodirectional guns to be mounted.
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Accuracy completely depends on the skill of the pilot, not on an Artificial Intelligence/Computerized Fire Control system of any sort. Size of the craft involved (and related power generation capacity) is the greatest determining factor for determining the number and type of primary weapons to be mounted.
  
Laser weapons mounted on capital ships, more commonly known simply as [[turrets]], are differentiated from those mounted on fighters and bombers in that they draw power from an independent generator slaved to a particular turret, while turretson smaller craft drain energy from a central reactor powering all the ship's subsystems.
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Primary weapons vary from laser-based energy weapons such as the [[Subach HL-7]] to ammunition-based cannons such as the [[Avenger]]. However, all primary weapons are unified in the fact that they are not expected to run out of ammunition during a mission. All primary weapons draw power from a ship's main reactor.
  
 
==Misc notes==
 
==Misc notes==
 
The SCP has implemented a way to use [[flak guns]] and beam weapons instead of standard lasers on fighters and bombers.
 
The SCP has implemented a way to use [[flak guns]] and beam weapons instead of standard lasers on fighters and bombers.
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Ballistic primaries have been implemented as well. They require ammo to operate, and will run out of it sooner or later, in which case, a support ship needs to be called in.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 30 June 2021

The Subach HL-7, a typical primary weapon.

Primary weapons serve as the main armament on fighters and bombers.

Accuracy completely depends on the skill of the pilot, not on an Artificial Intelligence/Computerized Fire Control system of any sort. Size of the craft involved (and related power generation capacity) is the greatest determining factor for determining the number and type of primary weapons to be mounted.

Primary weapons vary from laser-based energy weapons such as the Subach HL-7 to ammunition-based cannons such as the Avenger. However, all primary weapons are unified in the fact that they are not expected to run out of ammunition during a mission. All primary weapons draw power from a ship's main reactor.

Misc notes

The SCP has implemented a way to use flak guns and beam weapons instead of standard lasers on fighters and bombers.

Ballistic primaries have been implemented as well. They require ammo to operate, and will run out of it sooner or later, in which case, a support ship needs to be called in.