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Small Gamma Laser

small weapon component · Gamma Laser

Small Gamma Laser is a small weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2 (Gamma Laser). It deals 17–46 damage every 3 days (30 combat ticks) at range 40, accuracy 90% and tracking 50%. It costs 35 Alloys, 0.38 Rare Crystals and uses 17 power. Unlocked by Gamma Lasers.

Cost
35Alloys0.38Rare Crystals
Power
-17
Damage
17–46
Cooldown
3 days
Range
40
ID
SMALL_GAMMA_LASER
Open in the ship designer (Corvette)

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
17–46
Cooldown
3 days (30 ticks)
Damage a day
10.5
Range
40
Accuracy
90%
Tracking
50%
Hull damage
125%
Shield damage
50%
Armor damage
150%
Shield penetration
0%
Armor penetration
0%
Windup
0.5–2 days

Cost and upkeep

Cost
35Alloys0.38Rare Crystals
Upkeep a month
0.51Energy Credits0.1Alloys

Upgrade line

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

  1. Small X-Ray Laser
  2. →Small Gamma Laser

Other sizes and versions

How to get it

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

In the game

The electromagnetic radiation emitted by gamma lasers is of an extremely high frequency. Their destructive potential is unmatched in the field of laser weapons.

ID

SMALL_GAMMA_LASER

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

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