Ship-Based Weapons are the best long range weapons but have a cooldown of 4 rounds so even though they don't fire every round or so, when they do, they will pack a punch. Their range is 6-10 squares so they are excellent for long-range combat. Since their range is only 6-10 squares, you may not need a faster ship with these weapons. However, getting away from a pesky fleet of Ballistic Weapon ships may help. With research, this range can be increased to 15 making this weapon the most effective weapon in the game (provided you can stay away from your enemies. Ship-Based Weapons use the highest consumption of He3 per round, usually twice as much as Missile Weapons and usually four times as much per round as Ballistic Weapons and Directional Weapons. Even though they do not fire very often, they will suck down the He3. Ship-Based Weapons can be any of the four types : Kinetic, Heat, Magnetic or Explosive. Each type will damage ships differently, depending on the Armor Types of the ship. Heat Ship-Based Weapons does additional damage to Regen Armor. Kinetic Ship-Based Weapons does additional damage to Neutralizing Armor. Magnetic Ship-Based Weapons does additional damage to Nano Armor and Explosive Ship-Based Weapons does additional damage to Chrome Armor Ships.

Tactical Tip: When fighting higher-level players who have unlocked Independence-class Flagships, Ship-Based weapons are the ideal choice, as their damage is enough to overwhelm the defensive strengths of the Independence, and the higher research tiers allow the possibility of 1-round reloads (as high as 50% by the final research tier).

Ship-Based Weapons Stats

The following table is a list of all Ship-based weapons, their base attributes and the base cost per module installed on ships. Certain types of research can enhance their damage, range, cost, and he3 usage. For a comprehensive list of ALL weaponry and their stats go to the Composite Weapons Table.

Module Name	Icon	Attack	Range	CD	Volume	He3 Use	Steering	Intercepted	Avg Att / Vol	Strong Against	Damage Type	Metal Cost	He3 Cost	Gold Cost
Streamliner-I		45-64	6-10	4	20	0.29	1.0	75%	2.725	Neutralizing	Kinetic	22	19	14
Streamliner-II		64-90	6-10	4	21	0.32	1.3	75%	3.667	Neutralizing	Kinetic	25	22	17
Streamliner-III		91-128	6-10	4	22	0.36	1.6	75%	4.977	Neutralizing	Kinetic	31	28	23
Golem-I		59-85	6-10	4	31	0.50	0.1	80%	2.323	Nano	Magnetic	27	24	17
Golem-II		84-121	6-10	4	32	0.54	0.4	80%	3.203	Nano	Magnetic	31	28	20
Golem-III		119-171	6-10	4	33	0.58	0.7	80%	4.394	Nano	Magnetic	36	33	26
"Hunter" Streamliner-I		79-112	6-10	4	20	0.36	1.4	75%	4.775	Regen	Heat	26	23	17
"Hunter" Streamliner-II		113-160	6-10	4	22	0.40	1.7	75%	6.205	Regen	Heat	27	24	19
"Hunter" Streamliner-III		156-220	6-10	4	24	0.43	2.0	75%	7.833	Regen	Heat	31	28	22
Ladybug-I		106-153	6-10	4	32	0.58	0.5	80%	4.047	Chrome	Explosive	31	28	21
Ladybug-II		148-213	6-10	4	34	0.61	0.8	80%	5.309	Chrome	Explosive	33	29	22
Ladybug-III		200-288	6-10	4	36	0.65	1.1	80%	6.778	Chrome	Explosive	36	33	25
"Nomad" Streamliner-I		142-200	6-10	4	23	0.43	1.8	70%	7.435	Chrome	Explosive	28	24	19
"Nomad" Streamliner-II		188-265	6-10	4	26	0.47	2.1	70%	8.712	Chrome	Explosive	29	26	20
"Nomad" Streamliner-III		240-338	6-10	4	29	0.5	2.4	70%	9.966	Chrome	Explosive	33	29	24
Dragonturtle-I		187-269	6-10	4	35	0.65	0.9	75%	6.514	Regen	Heat	33	30	22
Dragonturtle-II		240-345	6-10	4	37	0.69	1.2	75%	7.905	Regen	Heat	35	31	24
Dragonturtle-III		306-440	6-10	4	40	0.72	1.5	75%	9.325	Regen	Heat	38	35	27
"Leopard" Streamliner-I		208-312	6-10	4	27	0.50	2.2	70%	9.630	Nano	Magnetic	29	26	21
"Leopard" Streamliner-II		261-391	6-10	4	31	0.54	2.5	70%	10.516	Nano	Magnetic	31	28	22
"Leopard" Streamliner-III		318-478	6-10	4	35	0.58	2.8	70%	11.317	Nano	Magnetic	35	31	26
Guardian-I		290-417	6-10	4	38	0.72	1.3	75%	9.303	Neutralizing	Kinetic	35	32	24
Guardian-II		346-497	6-10	4	42	0.76	1.6	75%	10.036	Neutralizing	Kinetic	37	33	25
Guardian-III		418-600	6-10	4	46	0.79	1.9	75%	11.065	Neutralizing	Kinetic	40	37	29
"Warhammer" Streamliner-I		298-446	6-10	4	32	0.58	2.6	65%	11.625	Nano	Magnetic	31	28	22
"Warhammer" Streamliner-II		358-538	6-10	4	37	0.61	2.9	65%	12.108	Nano	Magnetic	33	29	24
"Warhammer" Streamliner-III		425-637	6-10	4	42	0.65	3.2	65%	12.643	Nano	Magnetic	37	33	27
Hammerhead-I		399-574	6-10	4	44	0.79	1.7	70%	11.057	Regen	Heat	37	34	26
Hammerhead-II		460-661	6-10	4	48	0.83	2.0	70%	11.677	Regen	Heat	39	35	27
Hammerhead-III		535-769	6-10	4	52	0.87	2.3	70%	12.567	Regen	Heat	42	39	31
Hornet Swarm-I		422-595	6-10	4	38	0.65	3.0	65%	13.382	Chrome	Explosive	33	30	29
Hornet Swarm-II		477-673	6-10	4	42	0.68	3.3	65%	13.690	Chrome	Explosive	35	31	25
Hornet Swarm-III		545-769	6-10	4	46	0.72	3.6	65%	14.283	Chrome	Explosive	39	35	29
Pandora-I		499-718	6-10	4	50	0.93	2.1	70%	12.170	Neutralizing	Kinetic	39	36	27
Pandora-II		557-800	6-10	4	54	1.01	2.4	70%	12.565	Neutralizing	Kinetic	41	37	29
Pandora-III		630-906	6-10	4	58	1.08	2.7	70%	13.241	Neutralizing	Kinetic	45	41	33
Widowmaker-I		695-920	6-10	3	42	0.67	3.4	65%	19.226	Chrome	Explosive	37	33	27
Widowmaker-II		799-1,056	6-10	3	48	0.7	3.7	65%	19.323	Chrome	Explosive	41	37	31
Widowmaker-III		940-1,290	6-10	3	56	0.74	4.0	65%	19.911	Chrome	Explosive	49	44	37
Titan-I		846-1,199	6-10	3	56	0.95	2.5	70%	18.259	Neutralizing	Kinetic	43	39	30
Titan-II		942-1,305	6-10	3	60	1.03	2.8	70%	18.725	Neutralizing	Kinetic	48	44	35
Titan-III		1,085-1,480	6-10	3	64	1.10	3.1	70%	20.039	Neutralizing	Kinetic	56	52	41
Nebula-I		780-1,032	6-10	3	49	0.69	3.9	65%	18.490	Nano	Magnetic	44	40	34
Nebula-II		895-1,190	6-10	3	55	0.78	4.2	65%	18.955	Nano	Magnetic	48	44	38
Nebula-III		1,054-1,435	6-10	3	63	1.00	4.5	65%	19.754	Nano	Magnetic	56	51	44
Space Citadel-I		923-1,286	6-10	3	60	0.98	3.0	70%	18.408	Regen	Heat	50	46	37
Space Citadel-II		1,033-1,423	6-10	3	64	1.07	3.3	70%	19.188	Regen	Heat	55	51	42
Space Citadel-III		1,171-1,588	6-10	3	68	1.30	3.6	70%	20.287	Regen	Heat	63	59	48
Dark Specter-I		867-1,225	6-10	3	41	1.035	4.1	65%	25.512	Nano	Magnetic	51	47	41
Dark Specter-II		990-1,396	6-10	3	46	1.17	4.4	65%	25.935	Nano	Magnetic	55	51	45
Dark Specter-III		1,194-1,684	6-10	3	55	1.5	4.7	65%	26.164	Nano	Magnetic	63	58	51
Chronus Wing-I		1,072-1,543	6-10	3	52	1.47	3.2	70%	25.144	Regen	Heat	57	53	44
Chronus Wing-II		1,190-1,711	6-10	3	56	1.605	3.5	70%	25.902	Regen	Heat	62	58	49
Chronus Wing-III		1,363-1,959	6-10	3	60	1.95	3.8	70%	27.683	Regen	Heat	70	66	55

As of 08/08/2012.

Ship-Based Weapons Upgrade Info

The following table is a list of all Ship-Based Weapons, and their upgrade cost and time to upgrade. The Upgrade Time can be improved by improving the Weapon Research Center.

Weapon Name		Cost II	Cost III	Upgrade Time II	Upgrade Time III
Streamliner		4792	3,335	00:37:50	01:18:06
Golem		3,626	5,209	00:44:43	01:32:18
"Hunter" Streamliner		26,983	38,767	02:34:47	05:19:29
Ladybug		32,430	46,591	03:43:35	07:41:28
"Nomad" Streamliner		107,087	153,849	08:01:33	16:33:56
Dragonturtle		121,425	174,447	10:19:08	21:17:54
"Leopard" Streamliner		244,014	350,565	13:11:07	27:12:52
Guardian		278,683	400,375	17:11:53	35:29:50
"Warhammer" Streamliner		483,583	694,746	21:12:40	43:46:47
Hammerhead		594,928	854,712	32:06:12	66:15:41
Hornet Swarm		784,841	1,127,553	26:56:38	55:36:44
Pandora		930,046	1,336,163	37:50:10	78:05:37
Widowmaker		10,024,485	14,401,814	42:59:44	88:44:34
Titan		10,671,879	15,331,890	48:43:42	100:34:30
Nebula		20,048,970	28,803,628	64:29:36	133:06:51
Space Citadel		21,343,758	30,663,780	73:05:33	150:51:45
Dark Specter		30,073,345	43,205,299	106:18:27	219:25:05
Chronus Wing		32,015,637	45,995,721	120:28:54	248:40:27

The price increases with about 43.66 % from first research to second. The time increases with about 106.40 % from first research to second.

Blueprint Information

The following table is a list of all Ship-based weapons, their blueprint location, and their requirements for initial use.

Module Blueprint Name		Source	Honor Points	Prerequisites to use
Streamliner		Start with	N/A	None
Golem		Start with	N/A	None
"Hunter" Streamliner		Instance 3	N/A
Ladybug		Instance 6	N/A	Research Golem-I
"Nomad" Streamliner		Instance 9	N/A	Research "Hunter" Streamliner-II
Dragonturtle		Instance 12	N/A	Research Ladybug-II
"Leopard" Streamliner		Instance 15	N/A	Research "Nomad" Streamliner-II
Guardian		Instance 18	N/A	Research Dragonturtle-II
"Warhammer" Streamliner		Instance 21	2,646	Research "Leopard" Streamliner-III
Hammerhead		Instance 24	3,456	Research Guardian-III
Hornet Swarm		Instance 27	4,374	Research "Warhammer" Streamliner-III & Hammerhead-III
Pandora		Instance 30	5,400	Research "Warhammer" Streamliner-III & Hammerhead-III
Widowmaker		Honor	6,144	Research Hornet Swarm-III
Titan		Honor	6,936	Research Pandora-III
Nebula		Scenario 50	N/A	Research Widowmaker-III
Space Citadel		Scenario 50	N/A	Research Titan-III
Dark Specter		Virgo.V04	N/A	Research Nebula-III
Chronus Wing		Virgo.V04	N/A	Research Space Citadel-III

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