Tachyon Beam

extra large weapon component

Tachyon Beam is a extra large weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2. It deals 624–1,560 damage every 10.5 days (105 combat ticks) at range 120, accuracy 85% and tracking 0%. It costs 833 Alloys, 8.8 Rare Crystals and uses 260 power. Unlocked by Tachyon Lances.

Cost: 833Alloys8.8Rare Crystals
Power: -260
Damage: 624–1,560
Cooldown: 10.5 days
Range: 120
ID: BIO_ENERGY_LANCE_2

Open in the ship designer (Juvenile Stinger)

Weapon stats

From weapon_components.csv (in common/component_templates), base values before technologies and modifiers.

How it's counted

Damage multipliers against hull, shields and armor are shares of the damage. Cooldown and windup are combat ticks in the CSV, 10 a day (our reading of the defines); damage a day = (min + max) ÷ 2 ÷ cooldown in days.

Damage: 624–1,560
Cooldown: 10.5 days (105 ticks)
Damage a day: 104
Range: 120
Accuracy: 85%
Tracking: 0%
Hull damage: 150%
Shield damage: 50%
Armor damage: 200%
Shield penetration: 0%
Armor penetration: 0%
Windup: 1.8–7 days