Plasma Cannon

Plasma Cannon
Plasma Cannon Lua ID c_plasma_cannon Size Medium Power -175 Trigger Radius 15 tiles Damage 175 Charge Duration 5 seconds Projectile Delay 1.8 seconds Splash Radius 2 tiles

Recipe

Blight Plasma	CPU	High-Density Frame		Plasma Cannon
10	5	5

Produced by

Assembler	Time
	6 seconds

Required Technology

Power Source

Required Technology

Power Storage

The Plasma Cannon is a medium component.

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Plasma Cannons are medium weapon components produced using a combination of bot and alien technologies. They function as artillery, lobbing plasma projectiles up to 15 cells away. These projectiles do heavy damage direct damage, have a 2-radius area of effect and leave survivors with additional damage over time. Their primary downsides are the 3-cell minimum range and 5 second cycle time, leaving them vulnerable between shots and weak against melee attackers. The arcing shots also take time to reach their target, reducing their effectiveness against mobile enemies.

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