Ion Pulser

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Ion Pulser
Common Weapon
2,250¢
Primary data
Primary role	Suppression
Mount type	Medium, Energy
Ordnance points	11
Range	500
Damage	90x3
Damage / second (sustained)	900 (180)
EMP damage	600x3
Flux / second (sustained)	1000 (200)
Flux / shot	100
Flux / non-EMP damage	1.11
Hits on hull or armor have a 25% chance to arc to weapons and engines, dealing extra damage equal to the original hit.
Anciliary data
Damage type	Energy
Accuracy	Very Poor
Turn rate	Medium
Max charges	20
Seconds / recharge	1.5
Charges gained	3
Burst size	3
Refire delay (seconds)	0.3
Advanced data
Turn rate (°/sec)	20
Turn rate (°/sec)	20
Charge up (sec)	0.05
Charge up (sec)	0.05
Charge down (sec)	0.05
Charge down (sec)	0.05
Burst delay (sec)	0.1
Burst delay (sec)	0.1
Minimum spread	3°
Minimum spread	3°
Maximum spread	20°
Maximum spread	20°
Spread per shot	1°
Spread per shot	1°
Spread decay (°/sec)	4
Spread decay (°/sec)	4
Projectile speed (su/sec)	1000
Projectile speed (su/sec)	1000
Game data
ID	ionpulser
Tier	2
Rarity	0.6
Tags	energy13, rare_bp, merc, ind

	Built for improved firepower, this enhanced version of the Ion Cannon delivers an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) which can quickly disable enemy systems and engines, dealing heavy damage and arcing to modules near the points of impact.
–In-game description

	The Ion Pulser's nonstandard gain medium projects highly-ionized baryonic matter in a coherent bolt via one of three rotating linear accelerator apparati. When the ion bolt impacts the target it creates a localized magnetic field which plays havoc with all manner of electronics, including sensors, fuel igniters, targeting modules, computers, etc. The weapon also fuses certain circuits, and can mildly strain shield generators, thus it does negligible amount of permanent damage. Rarely the only weapon type fitted on ships.
–Additional Codex description

Overview

The Ion Pulser is a close-range support weapon, effective at disabling targets unprotected by shields.

Tips and Strategies

The following section contains user-submitted suggestions, these may be inaccurate or outdated.

When hitting hull or armor an EMP arc will form in addition to the Ion Pulser direct damage, potentially striking weapons or engines far from the impact point. This makes dropping shields against an Ion Pulser particularly risky.

Fares quite well in combination with other close-range strike weapons such as the Heavy Blaster, most especially with Safety Overrides to soften the flux cost for usage.

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Changelog

Patch 0.95a (March 26, 2021): Ion Pulser: damage set to 90 Patch 0.95a (October 16, 2020):  Increased range to 500 (was: 450) Increased damage to 100 (was: 75) Increased emp damage to 600 (was: 400) Patch 0.9: EMP arcs now deal 100% of base non-EMP damage instead of 25% Patch 0.8.1a-RC5: Reload size set from null to 3 (Now uses clips. 6 clips max, 3 ammo per clip)