Lasers are equipped by ships and often traded by Equipment Docks and Military Outposts, or their Terran equivalents; types of lasers able to be equipped are dependent on ship type. Lasers require Energy Cells, Ore and Food wares to be produced.
The basic tool for ship-to-ship combat comes in the form of lasers. The firing of lasers consumes onboard Laser Energy which if depleted will prevent firing, resulting in a reduction in the rate of fire (RoF) until the ship's weapon energy has regenerated enough (the Laser Energy Reload Rate of the ship will determine how long this takes). Some "lasers" consume ammo to fire but these tend to require very little laser energy.
Several lasers have special effects making them even more dangerous. The choice of lasers used on a ship depends greatly on the laser energy reload rate of the ship and whether it will see combat In-Sector or Out-of-Sector: for example ammo-consuming weapons are extremely deadly IS but inefficient OOS; however ships such as the Xenon J can quickly run out of laser energy IS (thus limiting their firepower), while OOS they can make full use of their multiple Photon Pulse Cannons.
| Highlighted lasers require appropriate ammo |
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| Name | Shield Damage Per Shot | Shield DPS | Hull Damage Per Shot | Hull DPS | Energy Cost Per Shot (MJ) | Energy Cost Per Second (MJ/s) | Rounds Per Minute | Range (km) | Projectile Speed (m/s) | Turret Turn Speed (rpm) | Special | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Kyon Emitter | 700 | 2,333.33 | 350 | 1,166.67 | 17 | 56.67 | 200 | 1.8 | 5,994 | 28.8 | - | Random claimable ship only |
| Beta Kyon Emitter | 2,500 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 150 | 300 | 120 | 3.4 | 9,766 | 28.8 | - | Random claimable ship only |
| Cluster Flak Array | 11,781 | 12,083.08 | 1,758 | 1,803.08 | 675 | 692.3 | 61.5 | 2 | 2,200 | 54 | Area of Effect | Available for Purchase |
| Concussion Impulse Generator | 7,845 | 9,806.25 | 2,615 | 3,268.75 | 246 | 307.5 | 75 | 3.5 | 420 | 32.4 | Has Knockback | Available for Purchase |
| Electro-Magnetic Plasma Cannon | 2,000 | 5,235.6 | 800 | 2,092.23 | 31 | 81.15 | 157.1 | 2 | 588 | 50.6 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Energy Bolt Chaingun | 1,357 | 8,927.63 | 217 | 1,427.63 | 4 | 26.32 | 394.7 | 2.8 | 604 | 38.4 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Experimental Electro-Magnetic Plasma Cannon | 2,000 | 4,694.83 | 800 | 1,877.93 | 31 | 72.77 | 140.8 | 2 | 588 | 50.6 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Flak Artillery Array | 13,860 | 12,833.33 | 2,093 | 1,937.97 | 680 | 629.63 | 55.6 | 2.1 | 7,051 | 56.2 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Fragmentation Bomb Launcher | 2,793 | 8,810.73 | 471 | 1,485.8 | 61 | 192.43 | 189.3 | 2 | 359 | 43.2 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Fusion Beam Cannon | 3,780 | 9,000 | 5,400 | 12,857.15 | 117 | 278.57 | 142.9 | 6.6 | 2,661 | 22.4 | - | Not found in vanilla |
| Gamma Kyon Emitter | 7,500 | 10,714.28 | 4,500 | 6,428.57 | 500 | 714.28 | 85.7 | 4.9 | 12,413 | 28.8 | - | Not found in vanilla |
| Gauss Cannon | 28,540 | 42,218.93 | 12,130 | 17,943.78 | 86 | 127.22 | 88.8 | 4.8 | 353 | 3 | - | Available for Purchase |
| High Energy Plasma Thrower | 1,995 | 9,410.38 | 332 | 1,566.03 | 40 | 188.68 | 283 | 2.3 | 431 | 35.8 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Impulse Ray Emitter | 220 | 1,466.67 | 21 | 140 | 4 | 26.67 | 400 | 1.4 | 1,162 | 50.4 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Incendiary Bomb Launcher | 50,860 | 46,236.37 | 9,000 | 8,181.82 | 526 | 478.18 | 54.5 | 5.1 | 312 | 3.6 | Chargeable 3,000 DoT | Available for Purchase |
| Ion Cannon | 119,148 | 66,193.33 | 6,840 | 3,800 | 907 | 503.88 | 33.3 | 5.1 | 387 | 1.8 | Slows Equipment Damage Drains Target Energy | Available for Purchase |
| Ion Disrupter | 1,575 | 3,329.82 | 5 | 10.57 | 78 | 164.9 | 126.8 | 0.9 | 2,027 | 22.4 | Equipment Damage 'Chains' to nearby ships (including friendlies!) | Available for Purchase |
| Ion Pulse Generator | 12,563 | 13,086.47 | 523 | 544.8 | 456 | 475 | 62.5 | 3.9 | 347 | 30 | Slows | Available for Purchase |
| Ion Shard Railgun | 2,671 | 10,273.08 | 962 | 3,700 | 124 | 476.92 | 230.8 | 3.3 | 498 | 36 | Drains Target Energy | Available for Purchase |
| Mass Driver | 0 | 0 | 45 | 555.55 | 1 | 12.35 | 740.7 | 1 | 739 | 52.2 | Shield Penetrator | Available for Purchase |
| Matter/Anti-Matter Launcher | 8,350 | 10,024.02 | 3,095 | 3,715.48 | 45 | 54.02 | 72 | 3.6 | 445 | 36 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Mobile Drilling System | 2,362 | 118.1 | 6,500 | 325 | 415 | 20.75 | 3 | 4.8 | 84 | 1.2 | Asteroid Killer | Available for Purchase |
| Particle Accelerator Cannon | 1,155 | 6,047.12 | 143 | 748.68 | 23 | 120.42 | 314.1 | 1.9 | 703 | 41 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Phased Array Laser Cannon | 3,969 | 9,450 | 2,970 | 7,071.43 | 117 | 278.57 | 142.9 | 6.4 | 2,561 | 31.2 | Multiple Hits | Fight Mission M7s UFJD sectors |
| Phased Repeater Gun | 680 | 7,234.05 | 72 | 765.95 | 13 | 138.3 | 638.3 | 2.3 | 1,560 | 49.2 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Phased Shockwave Generator | 1,996 | 2,529.78 | 106 | 134.35 | 449 | 569.07 | 76 | 1.4 | 254 | 10.8 | Multiple Hits Area of Effect | Available for Purchase |
| Photon Pulse Cannon | 63,778 | 46,553.28 | 11,340 | 8,277.37 | 576 | 420.43 | 43.8 | 6.6 | 333 | 2.2 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Plasma Beam Cannon | 14,280 | 23,800 | 6,500 | 10,833.33 | 202 | 336.67 | 100 | 5.9 | 10,644 | 22.4 | Chargeable | Unpacking Lasertower(s) |
| Plasma Burst Generator | 468 | 427.4 | 120 | 109.58 | 170 | 155.25 | 54.8 | 0.8 | 375 | 29.8 | Multiple Hits Area of Effect | Available for Purchase |
| Point Singularity Projector | 252,310 | 25,231 | 95,812 | 9,581.2 | 2,500 | 250 | 6 | 6.4 | 321 | 1.2 | Chargeable | Available for Purchase |
| Prototype Matter/Anti-Matter Launcher | 8,350 | 8,911.42 | 3,095 | 3,303.1 | 45 | 48.03 | 64 | 3.6 | 445 | 36 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Prototype Starburst Shockwave Cannon | 20,785 | 11,776.2 | 3,374 | 1,911.62 | 1,200 | 679.88 | 34 | 2 | 2,000 | 57.8 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Pulsed Beam Emitter | 945 | 18,173.08 | 35 | 673.08 | 14 | 269.23 | 1153.8 | 1 | 6,980 | 59.4 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Repair Laser | 0 | 0 | 40 | 200 | 20 | 100 | 300 | 2.2 | 4,400 | 12 | Repairs Ships | Unavailable in vanilla except thru EVA |
| Spare Laser 1 | 11,781 | 12,083.08 | 1,758 | 1,803.08 | 65 | 66.67 | 61.5 | 100 | 25,000 | 54 | - | Not found in vanilla |
| Spare Laser 2 | 700 | 2,333.33 | 350 | 1,166.67 | 17 | 56.67 | 200 | 1.8 | 5,994 | 28.8 | - | Not found in vanilla |
| Starburst Shockwave Cannon | 20,785 | 13,163.4 | 3,374 | 2,136.8 | 1,200 | 759.97 | 38 | 2 | 2,000 | 57.8 | - | Available for Purchase |
| Tractor Beam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 120 | 2 | 4,000 | 12 | Can Tow Ships And Stations | Available for Purchase |
| Tri-Beam Cannon | 7,532 | 11,158.52 | 5,321 | 7,882.97 | 253 | 374.82 | 88.9 | 6.2 | 5,630 | 18 | - | Not found in vanilla |