TER L Meson Stream Turret Mk1 (ware)

The Meson Stream is a high-output beam weapon designed for extreme-range engagements. It emits a single transient beam that reaches the target at relativistic velocities. As is the case with other high-precision systems, its limited gimbal envelope restricts its effectiveness against nearby or fast-moving targets. This limitation is largely mitigated by the weapon's optical configuration, which is optimised for long-range focus. At distances below its effective range, beam coherence degrades rapidly, resulting in a steep reduction in destructive output.

Due to its exceptionally high energy demand and thermal load, the Meson Stream can only be installed on high-energy weapon mounts.

The system borrows its concept from large-scale directed-energy weapons first explored by the now defunct Terran AGI Task Force. Although it required the development of an entirely novel platform and operates with a notably inefficient energy profile, its value as a long-range deterrent was considered sufficient to justify these constraints. The Meson Stream represents the first operational result of this programme, marking an initial but deliberate step by the Terran Protectorate toward fielding super-heavy directed-energy armaments.


Summary
Ware price Min: 326,313, Avg: 362,570, Max: 398,827,
Ware type Equipment
Ware subtype Turrets
Ware volume 1
Ware ID (for devs) turret_ter_l_beam_01_mk1

Primary resources
Min Max
16 x Computronic Substrate 119,232 119,232
566 x Energy Cells 5,660 5,660
181 x Metallic Microlattice 7,602 7,602
19 x Silicon Carbide 22,838 22,838
Total 155,332 155,332
Production cycle
Value
Cycle time 10 seconds,
Batch size 1 units
Products per hour 360.0
Cycles per hour 360.0
   
Profit per hour
Min Avg Max
Primary only 61,553,160 74,605,680 87,658,200
 

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