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

Comparing cannons with multi-cannons, both deal kinetic damage and have similar damage per second and a high hull breach chance, but only multi-cannon has a damage drop-off at longer ranges. 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.

Also, the cannon's projectile speed is lower than that of the multi-cannons, with turreted and gimballed cannons having the lowest projectile speeds and fixed cannons having a slightly higher projectile speed that is still lower than the multi-cannon's. Pilots are therefore recommended against installing both fixed cannons and fixed multi-cannons on the same ship, since the 2 weapons' shots would have to be led in different ways (the same logic applies to other fixed weapons with different projectile speeds).

Due to the similarities between cannons and plasma accelerators (both fire slow moving projectiles at a slow rate of fire and are designed to be used against larger, more armoured ships), the cannon is a substitute for pilots on a budget, since both the cannon and its ammunition are cheaper - in the case of ammunition by a factor of 10 per shot. Cannons also require much less energy to operate than plasma accelerators. Additionally, cannons are available on fixed, gimballed and turreted mounts, whereas plasma accelerators are only available on fixed mount. 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.

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