Cannon

Class 3 Cannon

Cannons are better equipped to punch through the hull of larger and more robust ships compared to other weapons of similar size.

— In-Game Description

The Cannon is a heavy projectile weapon that fires large-calibre rounds, dealing kinetic damage. It can inflict significant damage to targeted ship modules and the modules around it.

Usage

Cannons are a highly specialized weapon, designed for precision damage against modules and punching above their class with extremely high efficiency. In service of this design, they are dramatically more powerful in smaller sizes and on fixed mountings. Notably, cannons have different projectile velocities at different sizes.

Comparing cannons with multi-cannons, both deal kinetic damage, but the similarities end there. Cannons are better as fixed weapons, while multicannons serve better on a gimballed mount. Multicannons are best at general hull damage, while cannons are more adept at module damage. While multi-cannons are a reliable damage dealer, rate of damage is gradual and much may be deflected by Armour Hardness. In contrast, cannons do much more damage with a single hit and have relatively high armour piercing values and an exceptionally high hull breach chance, but they also have a low rate of fire and a small magazine size with a long reload time, making them one of the trickier type of weapons to use effectively.

There are behavioral similarities between cannons and plasma accelerators (both fire slow moving projectiles at a slow rate of fire). However, the plasma accelerator deals both thermal and kinetic damage, a fraction of which is absolute, meaning it negates the resistances on the target's shield or hull to deal full damage. In exchange, accelerators are dramatically less efficient, and serve as a less-specialized primary weapon.

On the whole, Cannons are a powerful weapon type if used correctly, but require a carefully-designed build and significant player skill to shine.

Specifications

Projectile speed varies from 1200 m/s (fixed 1D) to 800 m/s (turreted 3D).

Maximum range is 3000m for class 1, 3500m for class 2, 4000m for class 3, and 4500m for class 4. There is no Damage Falloff: they always do full damage regardless of range.

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw	Distributor Draw	Weapon Mode	Damage	Projectile Speed (m/s)	Armour Piercing	ROF	DPS	Thermal Load/s	Ammo magazine Size	Ammo Max	Value (CR)
1	D	2.00	40	0.340	0.46	Fixed	22.50	1200	35	0.5	11.30	1.40	6	120	21,000
1	E	2.00	40	0.380	0.48	Gimbal	15.90	1 000	35	0.5	8.30	1.30	5	100	42,200
1	F	2.00	40	0.320	0.22	Turret	12.80	1 000	35	0.4	5.50	0.70	5	100	506,400
2	D	4.00	51	0.490	0.70	Fixed	36.90	1 051	50	0.5	17.00	2.10	6	120	168,430
2	D	4.00	51	0.540	0.75	Gimbal	25.50	875	50	0.5	12.30	1.90	5	100	337,600
2	E	4.00	51	0.450	0.34	Turret	19.80	875	50	0.4	7.90	1.00	5	100	4,051,200
3	C	8.00	64	0.670	1.07	Fixed	55.60	959	70	0.4	23.40	3.20	6	120	675,200
3	C	8.00	64	0.750	1.14	Gimbal	37.40	800	70	0.4	16.50	2.90	5	100	1,350,400
3	D	8.00	64	0.640	0.53	Turret	30.30		70	0.3	11.20	1.60	5	100	16,204,800
4	B	16.00	80	0.920	1.61	Fixed	83.10	900	90	0.4	31.60	4.80	6	120	2,700,800
4	B	16.00	80	1.030	1.72	Gimbal	56.60	750	90	0.4	22.60	4.40	5	100	5,401,600

Engineering

This weapon can be modified by Engineers to enhance its abilities.

Modifications

The following modifications can be applied to this module:

• Efficient
• High capacity
• Lightweight
• Long range
• Overcharged
• Rapid fire
• Short range
• Sturdy

Experimental Effects

The following Experimental Effects can be applied to this module:

• Auto Loader
• Dispersal Field
• Smart Rounds
• Force Shell
• High Yield Shell
• Thermal Cascade
• Oversized
• Stripped Down
• Flow Control
• Double Braced
• Multi-Servos

Purchase Locations

Class	Rating	System	Station
1	D, E	Witchhaul	Hornby Terminal
1	F	Fujin	Futen Starport
1	E, F	Frigaha	Aubakirov Orbital
1	E, F	Eravate	Cleve Hub
1	F	Altair	Solo Orbiter
2	D	78 Ursae Majoris	Seddon Gateway
2	E, D	V2213 Ophiuchii	De Andrade Dock
3	C, D	LHS 2637	Perez Ring
3	C, D	Lugh	Hartsfield Market
3	C, D	V2213 Ophiuchii	De Andrade Dock

Videos

Assassin Corvette - Built For The Kill

Gallery

Class 1 Cannon

Class 2 Cannon

Class 3 Cannon

Class 4 Cannon

Small Cannon, official art