Editing Plasma Carronade

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==Description==
A Plasma Carronade is a close-range, high-damage energy weapon. They have a maximum range of

  Base Damage * 10000km

Their rate of fire is

  Base Damage / Capacitor Recharge Rate * 5s

Plasma Carronades cannot be mounted in [[turret]]s, but can use a [[spinal mount]].

==Usage==
Plasma Carronades pack more punch than an equivalent tech level [[Lasers|laser]] or even [[Railguns|railgun]], while being smaller. This makes them a perfect choice for a close-range knife fight, however any carronade ship will have to be well-armored to survive the approach to said close range.

They're a great choice for both damage-per-second needs and alpha strike, with their large caliber and spinal mounts aiding the latter and allowing them to deal truly staggering amounts of damage in a single shot.

==Damage Profile==

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Plasma Carronades have shallow-gradient [[Damage Profile|damage profiles]] compared to other weapon types - they tend to spread their damage out more, instead of concentrating it to punch through thick [[armor]].

==Components==
===Plasma Carronade Size===

Plasma Carronades have bigger focal sizes than a laser of equivalent tech level. This results in higher per-hit damage, as well as higher power requirement (like lasers, it is equal to base damage of a carronade).

{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Carronade Calibre
! Carronade Size !! 15cm !! 20cm !! 25cm !! 30cm !! 35cm !! 40cm !! 50cm !! 60cm !! 70cm !! 80cm !! 100cm
|-
! Size (HS)
| 2.5 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 5.5 || 6.5 || 8 || 9.5 || 11.5 || 13 || 16
|-
! Base Damage
| 6 || 10 || 16 || 24 || 32 || 42 || 65 || 94 || 128 || 168 || 262
|-
! RP cost
|2,000||4,000||8,000||15,000||30,000||60,000||125,000||250,000||300,000||600,000||1,200,000
|}

===Capacitor Recharge Rate===
{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Capacitor Recharge Rate
! Recharge Rate !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 8 !! 10 !! 12 !! 16 !! 20 !! 25
|-
! RP cost
|1,000||2,000||4,000||8,000||15,000||30,000||60,000||125,000||250,000||500,000||1,000,000||2,000,000
|}

===Energy Weapon Mount===
'''Energy Weapon Mount''' allow to design a larger weapons than could normally be constructed using available technology. A ship can only mount one spinal weapon and they cannot be mounted in turrets. The possibilities are Standard Mount, Spinal Mount and Advanced Spinal Mount. A Spinal Mount increases the focal size by 25%, and an Advanced Spinal Mount increases it by 50%. This increases all bases stats, as discussed above.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Reduction !! Standard !! Spinal Mount !! Advanced Spinal
|-
! Focal Size
| 1 || 1.25 || 1.5
|-
! RP cost
| - || 5,000 || 20,000
|}

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