Cyclotron Beam

Cyclotron Beam

Void Cyclotron Beam

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“	The Cyclotron Beam is a powerful particle accelerator that increases its output over time, maximizing Energy (Alien) damage dealt to locked on targets.	”
	— In-Game Description

Stats

Cyclotron Beam	I	II	III
SPECIFICATIONS
DPS	600	662	722
Mass	2,393 t	3,112 t	5,793 t
Range	0-8,000 m
Speed	3,000 m/s
Firing Cycle	C: 3.0 / F: 5.0 / R: 2.0 / N: 25
Overcharge Amount	+25% DPS
Overcharge Delay	5 s
Overcharge Max	+50% DPS
Overcharge Duration	10 s
Traits	Beam, Pass Through
Restricted to	Carriers
Restricted to	Altairians, Umbra, Pharmakon
Hull XP	20,217 XP	26,677 XP	32,843 XP
REUSABLE ITEM
Prerequisites	None
CRAFT
Fragments	300
EQUIP
Time	1d 3h 38m	1d 12h 30m	1d 19h 20m
Helium-3	25,740,400	33,728,800	41,717,200
Antimatter	11,583,180	15,177,960	18,772,740

Note: Xeno Cyclotron Beam is not available to the Umbra nor Pharmakon.

General

The Cyclotron Beam is the successor to the Mercury Beam, with Overcharge abilities similar to the Surge Beam. It can only be equipped on the Sovereign Carrier, as well as the Gargoyle Carrier and Plexus Carrier (except for the Xeno version).

Strategy and Setup

Advantages

Like the Mercury Beam, the Cyclotron Beam has very high DPS relative to other Energy and Alien weapons.

Plus, it has tremendous range, on par with Squadrons like the Yellowjacket Drone.

Its DPS increases the longer it locks on to its target due to the Overcharge ability, thus increasing its destructive power over time.

Disadvantages

Being a Beam Weapon, Cyclotron Beams are very ineffective against Squadrons.

This weapon is only limited to the Sovereign Carrier, and fits only on Squadron Slots as well. This means that using this weapon will sacrifice the ability to launch squadrons.

Trivia

• The Cyclotron Beam is the first conventional weapon for carriers in a long time, since the Mercury Beam.
• The Cyclotron Beam is the longest-range ship weapon obtainable by players.
• The update of early August 2018 removed the Antimatter cost of Cyclotron Beam fragment crafting.

Gallery

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  Xeno Cyclotron Beams shredding an Elite Bastion Cruiser.

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  Sovereign Carriers trading Xeno Cyclotron Beam and Cyclotron Beam Fire.

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  A Sovereign Carrier Spreading Cyclotron Beam Fire over a group of Oligarch Ships.

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