Small Plasma Cannon
Small Plasma Cannon is a small weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2 (Plasma Cannon). It deals 21–56 damage every 3.5 days (35 combat ticks) at range 40, accuracy 80% and tracking 40%. It costs 35 Alloys, 0.38 Exotic Gases and uses 23 power. Unlocked by Plasma Cannons.
- Cost
35Alloys
0.38Exotic Gases- Power
- -23
- Damage
- 21–56
- Cooldown
- 3.5 days
- Range
- 40
- ID
SMALL_PLASMA_3
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
- 21–56
- Cooldown
- 3.5 days (35 ticks)
- Damage a day
- 11
- Range
- 40
- Accuracy
- 80%
- Tracking
- 40%
- Hull damage
- 150%
- Shield damage
- 25%
- Armor damage
- 200%
- Shield penetration
- 0%
- Armor penetration
- 0%
- Windup
- 0.6–2.4 days
Cost and upkeep
- Cost
- 35Alloys0.38Exotic Gases
- 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.
Other sizes and versions
How to get it
- Empire
- Not: Uses bio-ships
- Not: Is arkship ship
In the game
The latest in plasma weaponry, these cannons are fully militarized versions of the older, somewhat improvised plasma throwers. Their plasma projectiles are even deadlier.
ID
SMALL_PLASMA_3Source: common/component_templates/00_weapons_energy.txt and weapon_components.csv, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).