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Giga Cannon

extra large weapon component

Giga Cannon is a extra large weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2. It deals 910–2,600 damage every 8 days (80 combat ticks) at range 150, accuracy 75% and tracking 0%. It costs 833 Alloys, 8.8 Volatile Motes and uses 260 power. Unlocked by Giga Cannon.

Cost
833Alloys8.8Volatile Motes
Power
-260
Damage
910–2,600
Cooldown
8 days
Range
150
ID
MASS_ACCELERATOR_2
Open in the ship designer (Battleship)

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
910–2,600
Cooldown
8 days (80 ticks)
Damage a day
219.38
Range
150
Accuracy
75%
Tracking
0%
Hull damage
100%
Shield damage
150%
Armor damage
75%
Shield penetration
0%
Armor penetration
0%
Windup
1.4–5.4 days

Cost and upkeep

Cost
833Alloys8.8Volatile Motes
Upkeep a month
6.08Energy Credits1.22Alloys

Upgrade line

upgrades_to in the files: a design auto-upgrades to the next one when it is researched.

  1. Mega Cannon
  2. →Giga Cannon

How to get it

  • Any of
    • Empire
      • Not: Uses bio-ships
    • Is arkship ship

In the game

An even more powerful variant of spinal-mounted kinetic artillery.

ID

MASS_ACCELERATOR_2

Source: common/component_templates/00_weapons_extra_large.txt and weapon_components.csv, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).

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