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This is a slightly better version of the [[Weapons:Small#Plasma Cannon|Plasma Cannon]]. It is faster and does slightly more damage. 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

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 only purchasable by Itani or Serco, whichever team won [[CtC]] (Capture the Cargo) the week before, but anyone can get them as drops from certain pirate NPCs.

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! Neutron Blaster

A decent weapon for hunting [[bots]]. Wouldn't put too much faith into it when it comes to player combat. Both [[Orion]] and [[The Propeller Group]] have developed their own versions of this weapon.

! Phase Blaster

! Damage

A slower but more powerful version of the [[Weapons:Small#Neutron Blaster|Neutron Blaster]], not quite as effective as the Neutron but it gets the job done. 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.

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! Positron Blaster

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

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! Charged 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 [[Weapons:Large|Gatling Cannon]]). At long range, however, it becomes difficult to use against all but the largest and slowest targets. The [[Guardian_drones|Aputech Guardians]] use this weapon very effectively.

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! Flechette Cannon

Ah, the noble "Bus gun". What can't be said about your lovely red glow, your slow moving shots, your little damage, and your free price tag? This gun will quickly left behind as soon as '''any''' other gun becomes available. Some people, however, swear by the HX model, even when the [[Weapons:Small#Ion_Blaster|Ion Blaster]] and the [[Weapons:Small#Phase_Blaster|Phase Blaster]] are available.

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! Plasma Cannon

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 [[Badges#Player Kills|25pk Badge]], the MkIII requires the [[Badges#Player Kills|100pk Badge]] and the Advanced requires the [[Badges#Player Kills|500pk Badge]].

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! Rail Gun

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 [[Weapons:Large#Missiles|Stingrays]]) only have 6 shots per tube, drastically decreasing their usefulness. 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 850 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

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.

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! Rocket Launchers