Weapons:Small

This page lists weapons which fit into fighter-class ships' small port.

Blasters

These weapons fire short blasts with a high rate of fire. The individual shots do not do as much damage as those from the other types of weapons. Blasters are often favored by fighter pilots for Player vs. Player combat because the higher volume of fire ensures a larger number of hits.

Ion Blaster

This is an improved version of the government issue Training Blaster. Ion Blasters feature a higher rate of fire than Plasma Cannons, but do less damage per shot. A skilled marksman who can land more hits than misses may do higher aggregate damage over the course of a battle than a pilot using Plasma Cannons. Ion Blasters are very useful for taking out low level collector drones, but they quickly become obsolete as better armament becomes available.

Ion Blaster	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting(Degrees)	DPE	DPS	EPS	Level
MkI	350	150	10.0/blast	0.15 s	100 kg	4	5.7	35.00	2333	66.67	-/1/-/-/-
MkII	370	155	9.8/blast	0.14 s	100 kg	4	5.7	37.76	2642	70.00	1/1/-/-/-
MkIII	380	160	9.8/blast	0.14 s	100 kg	4	5.7	38.78	2714	70.00	1/2/-/-/-
Hive	150	110	10.0/blast	0.15 s	100 kg	4	5.7	15.00	1000	66.67	-/-/-/-/- (Bot Drop)
Ineubis Raven	500	195	10.0/blast	0.16 s	280 kg	8	5.7	50.00	3125	62.50	4/8/-/-/-

Neutron Blaster

The Neutron Blaster is the ultimate rapid firing small-port blaster. The shots from this weapon move surprisingly fast and have decent range. It can be a very effective primary weapon. The Neutron Blaster MkIII is purchasable by Itani or Serco military pilots and can be bought at Valent (+600 Standing) stations in UIT by whichever team achieved the most victories in border combat the week before, but anyone can get them as drops from certain pirate NPCs.

Neutron Blaster	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting(Degrees)	DPE	DPS	EPS	Level
MkI	600	190	12/blast	0.15 s	600 kg	4	5.7	50.00	4000	80.00	3/3/-/-/-
MkII	600	195	11/blast	0.14 s	600 kg	4	5.7	54.55	4286	78.57	4/4/-/-/-
MkIII	600	205	14/blast	0.14 s	400 kg	4	5.7	42.86	4286	100.00	4/-/-/-/-
Valent Accelerator	600	200	14/blast	0.14 s	400 kg	4	5.7	42.86	4286	100.00	Mission
Law Enforcement	635	208	14/blast	0.13 s	400 kg	4	5.7	45.36	4885	107.69	Bot Drop
Corvus Widowmaker	800	215	16/blast	0.14 s	400 kg	18	5.7	50.00	5714	114.29	Mission

Phase Blaster

A hybrid weapon that imitates the lower damage per shot of an Ion Blaster and the rate of fire of a Plasma Cannon, with lower energy consumption and higher blast velocity than either. Due to the higher velocity, it can be more accurate in longer-ranged fights, but not as useful for short range twitch fire. Both Orion and The Propeller Group have developed their own versions of this weapon.

Phase Blaster	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting	DPE	DPS	EPS	Level
MkI	350	170	8.0/blast	0.2 s	100 kg	4	5.7	43.75	1750	40.00	1/2/-/-/-
MkII	380	175	7.5/blast	0.2 s	100 kg	4	5.7	50.67	1900	37.50	1/2/-/-/-
Orion XGX	400	180	7.2/blast	0.2 s	150 kg	4	5.7	55.53	2000	36.00	1/2/-/-/-
TPG Sparrow	420	172	7.3/blast	0.2 s	150 kg	4	5.7	57.53	2100	36.50	1/2/-/-/-

Positron Blaster

A slower but more powerful version of the Neutron Blaster. Axia Technology Corp. developed an Accelerated Positron blaster that contains a HKPS Upgraded Blaster Housing with a KD-3 Positron Core. This weapon requires 600 or more Axia standing and reasonably high levels, and can be compared damage-wise to a Neutron Mark III. Corvus has also introduced a variant of the positron blaster available to those who have -901 or less (Kill on Sight) standing with the three major factions, and have completed the Hive Research mission. However, the weapon requires 18 grid, making it similar to the Corvus Widowmaker.

Positron Blaster	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting	DPE	DPS	EPS	Level
MkI	800	190	18/blast	0.25 s	500 kg	4	5.7	44.44	3200	72.00	5/4/-/-/-
Axia Accelerated	800	210	17/blast	0.21 s	500 kg	4	5.7	47.06	3810	80.95	5/5/-/-/-
Hive	800	210	16/blast	0.21 s	400 kg	4	5.7	50.00	3810	76.19	Bot Drop
Corvus Ultra Positron Blaster	1000	195	12/blast	0.3 s	500 kg	18	5.7	83.33	3333.33	40.00	8/8/-/-/-

Power Cell Blaster

Prototype weapon. Instead of causing hull damage, the Power Cell Blaster causes your target's power cell to lose energy, limiting their capability to return fire or turbo away.

Power Cell Blaster	Drain	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting	EPS	Level
Prototype	60	215	8.0/blast	0.16 s	100 kg	4	31.8	50	-/-/-/-/-

Training Blaster

The weakest weapon type in the game, it's the free government issue weapon you get with your first EC-89. Not recommended for PvP combat, and best to replace it as soon as something better comes along. The drone version drops from training drones, and can only do light damage in massed numbers.

Training Blaster	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting	DPE	DPS	EPS	Level
MkI	250	145	10/blast	0.15 s	100 kg	4	Okay	25	1666.67	66.67	-/-/-/-/-
Drone	1	110	10/blast	0.15 s	100 kg	4	Okay	0.1	6.67	66.67	Bot Drop
Neutron MkII	1	195	11/blast	0.14 s	600 kg	4	5.7				-/-/-/-/-

Cannons

Cannons are energy weapons that sacrifice rate of fire for higher damage per shot. A highly skilled Cannon marksman can score a kill with fewer shots than a pilot spraying the area with fire from a comparable Blaster.

Charged Cannon

By holding the fire key you can charge this weapon to increase its damage per shot. By charging you also make the bolt fired larger. This weapon is extremely good against the collector drones since they move in one direction.

Charged Cannon	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Targeting	DPE	Level
MkI	400-2000	190	Variable	60 s	400kg	Okay	Variable	2/3/-/-/-

Flechette Cannon

The Flechette is an effective close range weapon, due to its high rate of fire and random shot pattern (it is effectively a smaller Gatling Cannon). At long range, however, it becomes difficult to use against all but the largest and slowest targets. The Aputech Guardians use this weapon very effectively.

Flechette Cannon	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting	DPE	DPS	EPS	Level
MkI	250	190	6.5/blast	0.090 s	500 kg	4	Little	38.46	2778	72.22	3/5/-/-/-
MkII	280	200	6.0/blast	0.088 s	500 kg	4	Little	46.66	3182	68.18	4/5/-/-/-

Gauss Cannon

The Gauss Cannon is a devastatingly powerful weapon. Effective both in close range and at a distance, the Gauss is the weapon of choice for many pilots. It fires a medium sized energy bolt that moves moderately fast, and has above-average auto-aim. Its large-port equivalent is the Plasma Devastator.

Gauss Cannon	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting	DPE	DPS	EPS	Level
MkI	1200	180	40/blast	0.5 s	1000 kg	4	Very Good	30.00	2400	80.00	5/4/4/-/-
MkII	1100	190	30/blast	0.4 s	1000 kg	4	Very Good	36.67	2750	75.00	6/6/5/-/-
MkIII	1200	195	30/blast	0.4s	1000 kg	8	Very Good	40.00	3000	75.00	7/7/6/-/-

Plasma Cannon

The Plasma Cannon becomes available early in the game, around the same time as the Ion Blaster. Many pilots swear by the HX model even after better weapons become available.

Plasma Cannon	Damage	Velocity	Energy	Delay	Mass	Grid	Targeting	DPE	DPS	EPS	Level
Government Issue	500	145 m/s	12/blast	0.3 s	100 kg	4	Okay	41.67	1667	40.00	-/-/-/-/-
MkI	500	130 m/s	12/blast	0.3 s	100 kg	4	Okay	41.67	1667	40.00	-/-/-/-/-
MkII	540	140 m/s	12/blast	0.26 s	100 kg	4	Okay	45.00	2077	46.15	-/-/-/-/-
MkIII	550	140 m/s	12/blast	0.25s	300 kg	4	Okay	45.83	2200	60.00	-/1/-/-/-
HX	550	160 m/s	8/blast	0.20 s	300 kg	4	Okay	68.75	2750	40.00	1/1/-/-/-

Guns

Rail Gun

The Rail Gun can best be equated to a sniper rifle without a sight. Although able to hit a target up to 1000m, it is very difficult to aim without quite a bit of practice. Don't be misled though, the Rail is a very effective weapon when used right. High speed, high damage, and low visibility mean your enemy wont see it coming, but when it hits they will know (read: Where did all my health go?). Most effective at medium ranges (500m) it serves as a very good secondary weapon. The MkII requires the 25pk Badge, the MkIII requires the 100pk Badge and the Advanced requires the 500pk Badge.

Rail Gun	Damage	Speed	Energy	Delay	Mass	Targeting	Ammo	Level
MkI	1400	400 m/s	110/blast	1.6 s	800 kg	None	30	4/5/-/-/-
MkII	1400	400 m/s	90/blast	1.6 s	800 kg	None	30
MkIII	1800	400 m/s	80/blast	1.6 s	1000 kg	None	15
Advanced	2500	480 m/s	100/blast	1.7 s	1500 kg	None	10

Missiles

There are three types of missile launchers. The first one is the Yellow Jacket, which is a very basic sort of missile launcher. Its missiles have fairly bad tracking, making it difficult to hit moving targets with the Yellowjacket. However, Yellowjackets do a fair amount of damage. The Firefly is the next step up from the Yellowjacket. It doesn't do quite as much damage, but its increased tracking more than makes up for the decreased damage. Unfortunately, Fireflies (which are in fact scaled down Stingrays) only have 6 shots per tube, drastically decreasing their usefulness (changed to 12 in VO 1.8.556). The most popular member of the Small-port missile family is the Gemini launcher. This launcher fires two heat-seeking missiles per shot, each of which does 950 damage and tracks its target quite well (within a 90 degree frontal arc). Generally, only the Geminis are used in Player vs. Player combat, although it's not unheard of to see other missiles in use.

Missile Launchers	Damage	Speed	Energy	Delay	Mass	Splash Radius	Detonation	Ammo	Lifetime	Range	Level
Firefly	1200	95 m/s	0/blast	1.5 s	400 kg	25m	Contact	12	20 s	1500 m	-/-/3/-/-
Gemini	950	80 m/s	0/blast	1.5 s	400 kg	25m	Proximity (10m)	18	20 s	1600 m	-/4/-/-/-
Yellow Jacket	1800	85 m/s	0/blast	1.5 s	400 kg	30m	Contact	8	12 s	680 m	-/-/1/-/-

Rockets

There are three different types of small-port rocket launchers. The first is the Iceflare, which does 800 damage/rocket and has the smallest "safety fuse" (the distance from the launcher at which point the rocket arms its proximity fuse) of the types, making it very good for close combat. It is also extremely light. The middle child is the Starflare, which does 1000 damage/rocket and still maintains a decent mass. The most powerful type of small-port rocket is the venerable Sunflare, which does an awe-inspiring 1500 damage/rocket, but tips the scales at 1000kg. The Sunflare has historically been popular in the Valkyrie class of fighters, but this has lessened since the introduction of the mass system, which made it impractical to carry multiple Sunflare launchers in such a light ship.

Rocket Launchers	Damage	Speed	Energy	Delay	Mass	Splash Radius	Detonation	Ammo	Lifetime	Level
Iceflare	800	75 m/s	0/blast	1.0 s	400 kg	60m	Proximity (30m)	16	~15s	4/5/2/-/-
Starflare	1000	75 m/s	0/blast	1.0 s	600 kg	60m	Proximity (30m)	14	~15s	5/5/4/-/-
Sunflare	1500	85 m/s	0/blast	1.0 s	1000 kg	60m	Proximity (30m)	12	~15s	8/5/8/-/-
Seeker Flares	100 (?)	120 m/s	0/blast	1.5 s	1000 kg	50m	Proximity (100m)	18	~30s	Seeker Drop
Xang Xi Self-Propelled Concussion Launcher	1	85 m/s	0/blast	1.0 s	1500 kg	150m	Proximity (30m)	4	?	-/-/-/-/-

See Also

• Weapons:Large
• Equipment