TL-45 "Heavy Mortar" Antimatter Cannon

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TL-45 "Heavy Mortar" Antimatter Cannon

Statistics Weapon Class: 10 Hull Damage: 520,000 Shield Damage: 260,000 Range: 4,500 m Projectile Speed: 600 m/s Refire Rate: 0.10 Energy Usage: 2,500,000 Price: $25,500,000

The Heavy Mortar is a devastating high energy anti-capital ship weapon originally based off of research into antimatter weaponry. It is a much larger version of the original prototype, designed to deliver much more ordnance in a single projectile than its smaller brothers. This also makes it extremely energy hungry, and known to drain reactors of entire battleships in the process of firing. However its exceptional range and extremely high damage make it the modern equivalent of an artillery gun, capable of hurting other large targets from a safe distance. Places Sold Spoiler: Buying Locations Base Owner System Location Glendale Base Gaian Guard Lewis Bretonia Winchester Station BAF Guard Salisbury Bretonia Foyle Shipyard Molly Guard Londonderry Bretonia Jakarta Orbital Facility IMG Guard Tau-39 Edge Worlds Timor Mining Station IMG Guard Tau-39 Edge Worlds Sulawesi Station Colonial Remnant Tau-44 Border Worlds Minato Harbor Colonial Remnant Tau-44 Border Worlds Alamo Base Xeno Guard Tau-45 Border Worlds Refugio Base Xeno Guard Tau-45 Border Worlds Gonzales Station Xeno Guard Tau-45 Border Worlds Wolfsburg Shipyard Red Hessian Guard Omega-54 Border Worlds Niigata Station GMG Guard Sigma-59 Edge Worlds Alabama Shipyard Bounty Hunters Guild Guard Omega-56 Border Worlds Capetown Station Bounty Hunters Guild Guard Omega-56 Border Worlds Planet Primus Zoners Omicron Kappa Nomad Worlds Temple of the Eidolon Phantoms Omega-47 Edge Worlds Planet Gran Canaria Zoners Omega-49 Edge Worlds Mykolaiv Research Station The Coalition Omega-52 Edge Worlds Sevastopol Depot The Coalition Omega-52 Edge Worlds Hirschfield Base The Wild Omega-58 Edge Worlds Bottrop Depot The Wild Omega-58 Edge Worlds Dijon Station Gallic Royal Police Burgundy Gallia Chalons-en-Champagne Station The Council Champagne Gallia Mito Shipyards Blood Dragon Guard Tau-63 Edge Worlds Mito Shipyards Blood Dragon Guard Tau-63 Edge Worlds Takada Shipyard GC Guard Tau-65 Edge Worlds Porto Novo Zoners Omega-50 Edge Worlds Corinth Research Station Zoners Guard Omicron-74 Edge Worlds Livadia Shipyard Zoners Guard Omicron-74 Edge Worlds Cartagena Shipyard Outcasts Omicron-81 Edge Worlds Temple of the Revenant Phantoms Omicron-82 Edge Worlds Corsica Outer Sanctum Outcast Guard Omicron-85 Edge Worlds Rhodes Shipyard Corsair Guard Omicron-91 Edge Worlds Speyer Base Unioner Guard Duesseldorf Independent Systems Fort Leniex Lane Hacker Guard Vespucci Independent Systems Pueblo Bonito Zoners Guard Baffin Independent Systems Terre Haute Shipyard Liberty Rogue Guard Cassini Independent Systems Tekagi's Base The Wild Tohoku Kusari Kure Shipyard Kusari Naval Forces Guard Hiroshima Kusari Police Plaza Liberty Police, Inc. Guard Illinois Liberty Radford Station Liberty Navy Guard Virginia Liberty San Jacinto Station Liberty Navy Guard Virginia Liberty Richmond Station Liberty Navy Guard Virginia Liberty Grise Fjord Shipyard Liberty Security Force Ellesmere Liberty Vieques Shipyard Junker Guard Puerto Rico Liberty Mecklenburg Station Rheinland Military Guard Braunschweig Rheinland Lost Battlestar A.D.M.I.N.S. Omicron Delta Nomad Worlds Altair Research Complex Nomads Omicron Iota Nomad Worlds Planet Xerna Nomads Omicron Iota Nomad Worlds Evora Shipyard The Order Guard Omicron-100 Nomad Worlds See Also Class 10 Turrets Review without version number Review Regarded by many capital ship players to be unwieldy and inefficient, the Heavy Mortar is being phased out in favor of Cerberus turrets and missiles. It does still find specialty uses in the hands of players who know how to use them, though its efficiency is 4.8 energy per point- this means that to do 1 point of hull damage, you need to use 4.8 energy. In comparison, a Cerberus turret is 2.4 energy per point of hull damage. That makes a Cerberus turret TWICE as efficient as a Heavy Mortar for the same damage over a longer period of time. This gives battleships an edge in longer fights. When it comes down to it, it's really about personal preference. Downsizing to a regular Mortar will cut into your damage output, but boost your efficiency to 4.2 energy per hull point and allow you to fire other weapons. Going full Cerb will give you more longevity in a fight but reduce your 'burst' dps, which might be crucial to finishing off an opponent. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Review by Corsair

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