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A defence installation typically found around stations or factories to help them defend againstinvaders. Lasertowers are normally equipped with a 25 MJ shield.Lasertower WeaponThis is the primary high-energy plasma beam that is used in Lasertowers. Its main energysystems make this weapon incompatible with large ships for the time being, althoughscientists are trying to find a way to remedy this situation. Argon scientists first developed thisweapon by accident when using photon-enhanced gamma radiation, which created a beamlaser.Mass DriverThis weapon is unique in that it is the only type of non-energy-based projectile weaponavailable. It consists of a rapid-feed multi-barrelled cannon, which is capable of delivering alarge number of small projectiles to its target in a short period of time. It inflicts damage notdue power of individual projectiles but because of the large numbers of projectiles delivered.Due to the unique nature of this weapon's ammunition it has almost no effect on a ship'sshields but instead delivers heavy damage directly to the target's hull. It also causes very littlepower drain due to the fact that its ammunition supplies all energy requirements. Currently theweapon can only be fitted to Argon and Split ships, as they are the only ships that canaccommodate the ammunition feed system. The true power of this weapon comes from itsammunition.Mass Driver AmmunitionThis is special ammunition for use in the Mass Driver. Each projectile is a self contained unitconsisting of the projectile itself and a small armour-piercing shell which is then encased in aunique crystalline matrix, which allows the shells to pass through ship shields unhindered, byproducing a tiny spatial distortion using the shields own energy. One pack contains 200rounds.Particle Accelerator CannonThe Paranid and Argon developed the first of its class. The particles are accelerated to aspeed faster than nearly most currently-known spacecraft. When they are then polarised andfocused into a tight energy pulse. They have been around since the Xenon conflict.76Phased Shockwave GeneratorThis weapon was developed jointly by the Teladi and Paranid. It works by sending out aphased package, which reacts and expands, creating a shockwave of phased energy. Thisarea weapon should be used carefully when friendly ships are around. It is quite effective in amissile defence role.Photon Pulse CannonFirst developed by Professor Jo Bydnah of the Argon, the Photon Pulse Cannon became afavourite of the Argon Military, who then sold the original designs on to the other races. Thisslow-firing weapon is extremely powerful and can only be fitted on the larger Capital ships. Itworks by sending highly charged photon radiation through a series of coils that multiplies thecharge, creating a very deadly pulse of radiation.Pulsed Beam EmitterThe Alpha Pulsed Beam Emitter is a high-tech weapon that uses directed beams of rapidlyfired enhanced energy to produce a weapon of devastating firepower.