Turbolaser

A turbolaser is a a type of directed energy weapon that can be mounted aboard starships and space stations, or used as a ground based weapon.
== Operation ==
Turbolasers operate on the same principals as handheld blasters: a gamma-ray laser beam excites a quantity of enriched tibanna gas, converting it into nadions which are then accelerated to c-fractional velocities along a common axis by a series of electromagnetic coils lining the length of the cannon's barrel. Heavy turbolasers, such as those mounted on Venator-class cruisers and Imperator-class battleships, have a maximum effective range (in vacuum) of 1,500 kilometers, with a approximate yield of 20,000 terajoules per shot, though the turbolasers of heavier warships such as the Bellator-class dreadnought are known to be capable of outputting upwards of 40,000 terajoules per shot, with an effective range of at least 3,000 kilometers.
Category:Daisy-023
Category:Directed Energy Weapons