Otomo

The Otomo is a Heavy Laser weapon. It fires a concentrated beam continuously after a short warm up time, and has devastating cover and hull damage.
== Acquisitions Entry ==
Heat has always been the lurking devil of laser development—no matter how efficient your systems are, some amount of the killing power invariably stays in the weapon.With the Otomo, Spacer engineers have achieved an incredibly elegant solution to that problem (though it still barely accommodates the stresses Heavy mount weapon systems sustain). As current is drawn through the active material, heat within the optical cavity is accumulated at the emission window, a metamaterial with a phenomenal phonon-assisted stimulated emission process. The result is a beam of incredible power, but also one of staggering energy consumption.Another downside operators must account for is that while the cavity is warming to operating temperature, the beam is extremely unfocused. Errant beams can fire as wide as 30 meters off target during this window, and as a result it's not uncommon to see massive scorch cones enveloping primary impact points.Spacers don't seem to mind this drawback or the short range—if anything they revel in it.-Efi
== Notes & Strategy ==
The Otomo is a frightening close range weapon.
* The unfocused beams alone disintegrate smaller opponents in a second or less. Depending on the opposition you're facing, quick bursts may be enough.
* Keep the trigger pressed beyond the scattered phase and the beams will tighten into a narrow stream, which goes through buildings and can sweep enemies from the field.
* The Otomo consumes ammo rapidly, so try not to destroy salvage.
* Past short range is past your effective radius. Close in camouflaged, create a Smoke curtain or disengage instead of taking fire.
* Bigger Spacer assets (like the Usul and the Zed Prime) bear the Otomo; stay clear of them.
== Trivia ==
* The Otomo's name is most likely in reference to Japanese manga artist and film director Katsuhiro Otomo, known primarily as the writer/director of the cyberpunk classic Akira.
== Achievements ==
== Media ==
OtomoFocus.gif|A Shortbus firing the Otomo
Category:Weapons
Category:Heavy Weapons
Category:Laser Weapons