Arquebus - Revision history

SaltyWaffles at 05:11, 3 August 2020

2020-08-03T05:11:42Z

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	{{While not ideal for taking out enemy fighters or bombers, it does do enough shield damage that two hits in relatively close succession will annihilate just about any strike craft you might encounter--though Shivans are another matter entirely, with their very high shield values.}}		{{Comment\| ''While not ideal for taking out enemy fighters or bombers, it does do enough shield damage that two hits in relatively close succession will annihilate just about any strike craft you might encounter--though Shivans are another matter entirely, with their very high shield values. Beyond that, take advantage of its great range and rate of fire to pick off enemy turrets and subsystems.''}}
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SaltyWaffles at 05:10, 3 August 2020

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	While not ideal for taking out enemy fighters or bombers, it does do enough shield damage that two hits in relatively close succession will annihilate just about any strike craft you might encounter--though Shivans are another matter entirely, with their very high shield values.		{{While not ideal for taking out enemy fighters or bombers, it does do enough shield damage that two hits in relatively close succession will annihilate just about any strike craft you might encounter--though Shivans are another matter entirely, with their very high shield values.}}
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SaltyWaffles at 05:10, 3 August 2020

2020-08-03T05:10:17Z

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			While not ideal for taking out enemy fighters or bombers, it does do enough shield damage that two hits in relatively close succession will annihilate just about any strike craft you might encounter--though Shivans are another matter entirely, with their very high shield values.
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Darius: Damage characteristics are a deliberate amalgam of the MD and GC

2013-02-16T09:07:29Z

Damage characteristics are a deliberate amalgam of the MD and GC

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	*Weapon projectile generates particles [[Weapons.tbl#.22Particle_Spew.22\|(Particle Spew)]]		*Weapon projectile generates particles [[Weapons.tbl#.22Particle_Spew.22\|(Particle Spew)]]

	*The weapons room description lists this as a gauss cannon, but the tech room description lists it as a mass driver. To make it more confusing, it has the weapons effect of a gauss cannon with the characteristics of ~~a mass driver~~. For now, this article follows the tech room description.		*The weapons room description lists this as a gauss cannon, but the tech room description lists it as a mass driver. To make it more confusing, it has the weapons effect of a gauss cannon with the damage characteristics of both. For now, this article follows the tech room description.

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Logomancer: Added article

2013-02-13T18:52:52Z

Added article

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{{BPArticle}}
==Description==
The '''Arquebus''' is a variant of the [[Mass Driver|Varunastra-A mass driver]] for mounting specifically on the [[UEC Custos-X|''Custos-X'' cruiser]]. It is one of the few capital-scale weapons that can be directly controlled by the player.

===Blue Planet Tech Room Description===
Varanustra Mass Driver for the Custos-X variant.

==Performance==
===Arquebus===
{{Primary|3000|0.5|1500|1200|1.0x|1200|0.25x|300|1.0x|1200}}

==Notes==
*Weapon is capable of easily damaging large vessels [[Weapons.tbl#.22Huge.22|(Huge)]]
*Weapon has high recoil ([[Weapons.tbl#.22Shudder.22|Shudder]])
*Weapon projectile generates particles [[Weapons.tbl#.22Particle_Spew.22|(Particle Spew)]]

*The weapons room description lists this as a gauss cannon, but the tech room description lists it as a mass driver. To make it more confusing, it has the weapons effect of a gauss cannon with the characteristics of a mass driver. For now, this article follows the tech room description.

===Veteran Comments===

[[Category:Blue Planet weapons]]