Weapons are used by the primary and secondary weapon systems of ships to launch beams, missiles and projectiles at other ships during combat to deal damage. The equipment slots for weapons are always in the same orientation as the cockpit of the ship. Compared to Turrets the angle of rotation of weapons is limited to an arc in front of the ship however they have a greater damage output at the cost of poorer heat management. Weapons assigned to the primary weapons system will try to automatically follow the selected target while those assigned to the secondary weapons system will try to follow the cursor. Torpedo Launchers can only be mounted on weapon slots.

What ships can equip weapons is determined by their role and size class.

Beam/Gun Weapon Stats

The data of this table was copied from the in-game Encyclopedia of version 3.00 Beta 1.

Prior to v3.00 it seems that weapon performance was not affected by whoever built them, e.g., an Argon-built S Bolt Repeater will have the same stats as the Paranid-built and the Teladi-built one. This is not re-tested in v3.00 yet.

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Small size (Small ships)

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Name	Mk	Faction¹	Special Effects	Shield Burst DPS (MW)	Shield Sustained² DPS (MW)	Armour Burst DPS (MW)	Armour Sustained²DPS (MW)	Heat Gain (MW)	Eff. Range (km)	Bullet Speed (m/s)	Fire Rate (/s)
S	Beam Emitter³	Mk1		H+P+T	Hit Scan	50	49	50	49	1,000 MJ/shot + 27 MW	3.0	N/A	N/A
S	Beam Emitter³	Mk2	GH+P+T	Hit Scan	97	95	97	95	1,000 MJ/shot + 31 MW	3.0	N/A	N/A
S	Blast Mortar	Mk1	A	225	186	225	186	400	5	10,000	1
S	Blast	Mk2	A	290	228	290	228	525	5	10,000	1
HOP+MIN	Area Of Effect	192	128	192	128	963	3.3	1,440	0.43
Blast Mortar	Mk2	HOP+MIN	Area Of Effect	375	251	375	251	963	3.3	1,440	0.43
Bolt Repeater	Mk1	GH+P+T	Ricochets	108	90	108	90	324	3.0	2,400	7.2
S	Bolt Repeater	Mk2G	H+P+T	Ricochets	213	174	213	174	366	3.0	2,400	6.67S
Boson Lance	Mk1	ZYA	1875 MJ/ shot	390	390	390	390	8,000 MJ/shot	5.0	10,000	0.63
Boson Lance	Mk2	ZYA	3000 MJ/ shot	769	769	769	769	8,000 MJ/shot	5.0	10,000	0.77
Burst Ray⁴	Mk1	A	77+7	57+4	84	62	600	2	PAR	Shield penetration Surface Element DPS x7	18 (+7 hull)	10 (+4 hull)	26	14	1,196	2.0	N/A	N/AS
Burst Ray⁴	Mk2	A	82+14	63+11	97	75	552	1PAR	Shield penetration Surface Element DPS x13	29 (+18 hull)	11 (+7 hull)	48	18	3,023	1.8	N/A	N/AS
Ion Blaster	Mk1	AARG	Anti-shield	410	298	50	36	610	2.9	1,920	5
S	Ion Blaster	Mk2	A	1056ARG	Anti-shield	1,056	770	32	23	604	2.9	1,920	4S
Mass Driver⁵	Mk1	P	500	500	500	500	2,500 MJ	80	100,000	1
S	Mass Driver⁵	Mk2	P	500	500	500	500	2,500 MJ	80	100,000	1
S	Mining Drill	Mk1	G	1	1	1	1	0	3	N/A	N/A
S	Mining Drill	Mk2	G	3	3	3	3	0	3	N/A	N/A
S	Muon Charger⁶	Mk1	T	2493	798	2493	798	1,155	7	2,480	3
S	Muon Charger⁶	Mk2	T	2493	798	2493	798	1,155	7	2,480	3
S	Plasma Cannon	Mk1	G	282	151	282	151	1410	4	503	1.25
S	Plasma Cannon	Mk2	G	550	295	550	295	1409	4	503	1
S	Pulse Laser	Mk1	G	80	77	80	77	77	3	4,147	3.11
S	Pulse Laser	Mk2	G	155	147	155	147	92	3	4,147	4.21
S	Shard Battery	Mk1	G	125	90	125	90	125	2	2,880	1
S	Shard Battery	Mk2	G	240	174	240	174	153	2	3,456	1.25
	Name	Mk	Race¹	PAR	Zoom 1500 MJ/ shot	142	142	142	142	8,000 MJ/shot	12	10,000	0.29
Mass Driver	Mk2	PAR	Zoom 1500 MJ/ shot	142	142	142	142	4,500 MJ/shot	12	10,000	0.29
Muon Charger	Mk1	TEL	Charge-up shots Damage Over Time Sticky Ammo	204	185	204	185	56	2.4	1,571	0.75
Muon Charger	Mk2	TEL	Charge-up shots Damage Over Time Sticky Ammo	396	358	396	358	56	2.4	1,571	0.75
Neutron Gatling	Mk1	T	Ricochets	136	95	136	95	680	2.7	2,160	17
Neutron Gatling	Mk2	T	Ricochets	276	192	276	192	713	2_	2,160	23
Plasma Cannon	Mk1	All		256	143	256	143	1,280	4.1	1,229	0.25
Plasma Cannon	Mk2	All		443	261	443	261	1,138	4.1	1,229	0.33
Pulse Laser	Mk1	All		81	75	81	75	134	3.1	4,147	2.55
Pulse Laser	Mk2	All		156	143	156	143	153	3.1	4,147	3.33
Shard Battery	Mk1	H+P+T	Scatter shots Ricochets	245	139	245	139	245	2.3	2,880	1.0
Shard Battery	Mk2	H+P+T	Scatter shots Ricochets	475	271	475	271	305	2.3	3,456	1.25
Tau Accelerator	Mk1	S	Scatter shots Ricochets	270	147	270	147	450	2_	2,592	3
Tau Accelerator	Mk2	S	Scatter shots Ricochets	524	287	524	287	447	2.1	3,110	3.5
Thermal Disintegrator	Mk1	S	Shield penetration Damage Over Time Sticky Ammo	70 (+28 hull)	59 (+26 hull)	98	83	293	2_	1,728	3.54
Thermal Disintegrator	Mk2	S	Shield penetration Damage Over Time Sticky Ammo	118 (+65 hull)	92 (+50 hull)	183	142	479	2.6	1,728	6.57

Some weapons are only offered by specific races/factions:
- A: All
- H: Human
  - ARG: Argon Federation, only
- P: Paranid:
  - HOP: Holy Order of the Pontifex, only
  - PAR: Godrealm of the Paranid, only
- T: Teladi:
  - MIN: Ministry of Finance, only
  - TEL: Teladi Company, only
- S: Split:
  - ZYA: Zyarth Patriarchy, only
If a weapon has different DPS vs armour and shield (AKA "Layers"), the following assumptions are made:
1. The Layer that suffers the highest Burst DPS is assumed to suffer the in-game stated Sustained DPS
2. The Layer that suffers the lowest Burst DPS is assumed to suffer reduced Sustained DPS equal to ratio of Burst DPSs

Medium size (Medium ships)

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Name	Mk	Faction¹	Special Effects	Shield Burst DPS (MW)	Shield Sustained² DPS (MW)	Armour Burst DPS (MW)	Armour Sustained²DPS (MW)	Heat Gain (MW)	Eff. Range (km)	Bullet Speed (m/s)	Fire Rate (/s)
Beam Emitter³	Mk1G	H+P+T	Hit Scan	80	77	80	77	1,000 MJ/shot + 48 MW	4.4	N/A	N/AM
Beam Emitter³	Mk2G	H+P+T	Hit Scan	157	153	157	153	1,000 MJ/shot + 29 MW	4.4	N/A	N/A
M	Bolt Repeater	Mk1	G	193	158	193	158	361	4	H+P+T	Ricochets	191	150	191	150	434	4.8	1,920	85.479
M	Bolt Repeater	Mk2	G	368	295	368	295	392	4	1,920	8	M	H+P+T	Ricochets	374	289	374	289	479	4.8	1,920	4.8
Boson Lance	Mk1	ZYA	3000 MJ/ shot	625	625	625	625	8,000 MJ/shot	7.0	10,000	0.53
Boson Lance	Mk2	ZYA	4800 MJ/ shot	1,230	1,230	1,230	1,230	8,000 MJ/shot	7.0	10,000	0.77
Ion Blaster	Mk1	ARGA	Anti-shield	729	540	45	33	570	4.6	2,496	3M.0
Ion Blaster	Mk2	ARG	A	1676	1243Anti-shield	1,676	1,243	24	18	568	4.6	2,496	2.0
M	Mass Driver⁵	Mk1	P	800	800	800	800	10PAR	Zoom 2400 MJ/ shot	228	228	228	228	8,000 MJ/shot	8016	10010,000	1 0.29	M
Mass Driver⁵	Mk2	P	800	800	800	800	5,000 MJ	80	100,000	1
M	Mining Drill	Mk1	G	2	2	2	2	0	4	N/A	N/A
M	Mining Drill	Mk2	G	6	6	6	6	0	4	N/A	N/A
M	Plasma Cannon	Mk1	G	541	265	541	265	1,689	6	403	1.1
M	Plasma Cannon	Mk2	G	1055	518	1055	518	1,691	6	403	0.9
M	Pulse Laser	Mk1	G	125	118	125	118	125	5	PAR	Zoom 2400 MJ/ shot	228	228	228	228	4,500 MJ/shot	16	10,000	0.29
Muon Charger⁶	Mk1	TEL	Charge-up shots Damage Over Time Sticky Ammo	330	284	330	284	86	3.8	1,257	0.67
Muon Charger⁶	Mk2	TEL	Charge-up shots Damage Over Time Sticky Ammo	644	556	644	556	86	3.8	1,257	0.67
Neutron Gatling	Mk1	S	Ricochets	237	163	237	163	741	4.3	1,728	7
Neutron Gatling	Mk2	S	Ricochets	473	322	473	322	759	4.3	1,728	11
Plasma Cannon	Mk1	H+P+T+S		460	244	460	244	1,439	6.5	983	0.25
Plasma Cannon	Mk2	H+P+T+S		797	447	797	447	1,278	6.5	983	0.33
Pulse Laser	Mk1	H+P+T+S		128	117	128	117	162	5.0	4,562	2.8622
M	Pulse Laser	Mk2	G	247	231	247	231	112	5	H+P+T+S		251	226	251	226	178	5.0	4,562	32.87M93
Shard Battery	Mk1	G	187	137	187	137	97	3	H+P+T	Scatter shots Ricochets	374	217	374	217	195	3.7	4,032	0.8
M	Shard Battery	Mk2	G	365	268	365	268	117	3	H+P+T	Scatter shots Ricochets	730	425	730	425	234	3.7	4,838	1
	Name	Mk	Race¹	Shield Burst DPS (MW)	Shield Sustained² DPS (MW)	Armour Burst DPS (MW)	Armour Sustained²DPS (MW)	Heat Gain (MW)	Eff. Range (km)	Bullet Speed (m/s)	Fire Rate (/s)
L	Behemoth Main Battery	---	A	621	578	621	578	119	7	2,074	0.88
L	Phoenix Main Battery	---	T
L	Odysseus Main Battery	---	P	621	578	621	578	119	7	2,074	0.88

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Tau Accelerator	Mk1	S	Scatter shots Ricochets	414	230	414	230	432	2.9	3,266	2
Tau Accelerator	Mk2	S	Scatter shots Ricochets	810	451	810	451	432	3.0	3,919	2.5
Thermal Disintegrator	Mk1	S	Shield penetration Damage Over Time Sticky Ammo	135 (+30 hull)	125 (+28 hull)	165	153	120	4.1	1,901	2.14
Thermal Disintegrator	Mk2	S	Shield penetration Damage Over Time Sticky Ammo	279 (+51 hull)	236 (+43 hull)	331	280	297	4.1	1,901	6.46

Some weapons are only offered by specific races/factions:
- A: All
- H: Human
  - ARG: Argon Federation, only
- P: Paranid:
  - PAR: Godrealm of the Paranid, only
- T: Teladi:
  - TEL: Teladi Company, only
- S: Split:
  - ZYA: Zyarth Patriarchy, only
If a weapon has different DPS vs armour and shield (AKA "Layers"), the following assumptions are made:
1. The Layer that suffers the highest Burst DPS is assumed to suffer the in-game stated Sustained DPS
2. The Layer that suffers the lowest Burst DPS is assumed to suffer reduced Sustained DPS equal to ratio of Burst DPSs
Beam Emitters generate 1,000 MJ of heat while activating, and then generate relatively few MW to sustain the beam
When Burst Ray weapons hit shields, 8% of their DPS bleeds through to the hull (e.g. 77 shield DPS + 7 hull DPS)
Mass Drivers generate a large amount of heat per shot, and are unable to fire continuously (thus no MW heat stat)
Muon Charger shots can be increased in power by holding down the fire key for some time before releasing it

Large size (Destroyer Main Batteries)

Name	Race	Burst DPS (MW)	Sustained DPS (MW)	Heat Gain (MW)	Range (km)	Bullet Speed (m/s)	Fire Rate (/s)
Behemoth	ARG	1,725	1,439	324	10	1,659	0.67
Odysseus	PAR	2,001	1,335	812	10	2,157	0.35
Phoenix	TEL	858	707	348	10	1,659	0.73
Rattlesnake	SPL	2,329	1,649	672	6.7	1,329	1.45

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