Phased Energy Beam

Phased Energy Beams (often referred to as Energy Beams or simply Beams) are a common weapon type, with usage across multiple factions. A more advanced beam type, similar in role and usage, called Phased Tetryon Beams, are in use with the Aethi Imperium. Trinova Technologies utilizes a converging beam design known as a Lancer Beam. Other common configurations include Ion Lances, Phase Cannons, Plasma Beams, Hyper Beams, Wide-Area-Parallel Beams "Waffle", and Rainbow Beams.
 In StarMade itself, the Damage Beam is a basic weapon block. It fires a constant coherent beam. Each Damage Beam block has 10 damage-per-second (DPS). It can be slaved to other weapon systems, including another Damage Beam, to produce varying weapon firing modes.
== Description ==
Phased Energy Beams are a type of particle weapon. They are a useful weapon requiring no additional things other than energy to fire. They are capable of dealing piercing damage to objects due to their phased nature, and excel at damaging shields. 
Energy Beams are best known for their ability to provide instant damage if aimed correctly, as unlike Missiles and Plasma Cannons, Beams will hit a target it has aimed at instantly, and thus it is almost impossible to evade once it has been fired off. Beams are most effective at short range to mid range but certain beams can be effective at very long range.
== Details ==
Particle beams such as these are created within a chamber that assembles protons into a small space. These protons are 'excited' in a similar manner to lasers, but are then fed into a phasing chamber, which imbues these excited protons with additional energy that drastically increases it's potential damage output. They are then accelerated out of the barrel of the weapon, where they fly at light speed towards their target.
== Usage ==
Energy beams are a common weapon used by smaller vessels and turrets of Trident Industries and Nova Fleet Dynamics. Many larger Trident vessels also come equipped with a single ionic energy beam for stripping enemy ship's shields. Magitek Knights vessels also use beams as their primary weapon.
Category:Technology
Category:Weapons