Guardian Shard Cannon

Guardian Shard Cannon (Class 2)

Fixed-mount short-range weapon based on Guardian technology. There is a limit of 4 experimental modules per vessel.

— In-Game Description

The Guardian Shard Cannon is a weapon that utilizes Guardian technology. It functions similarly to a Fragment Cannon. In order to purchase the Guardian Shard Cannon, it must first be unlocked through a Technology Broker.

Unlocking

Different modes and classes of the Guardian Shard Cannon can be permanently unlocked for purchase by providing the following Materials to a Guardian Technology Broker:

• Fixed, Class 1
  • 1 Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment
  • 12 Guardian Power Conduit
  • 12 Guardian Technology Component
  • 15 Guardian Sentinel Weapon Parts

• Fixed, Class 2
  • 1 Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment
  • 20 Guardian Sentinel Wreckage Components
  • 18 Guardian Technology Component
  • 14 Carbon
  • 12 Power Transfer Bus

• Fixed, Class 3
  • 1 Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment
  • 20 Guardian Sentinel Wreckage Components
  • 28 Guardian Technology Component
  • 20 Carbon
  • 18 Micro Controllers

• Turreted, Class 1
  • 1 Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment
  • 12 Guardian Power Conduit
  • 15 Guardian Technology Component
  • 12 Guardian Sentinel Weapon Parts

• Turreted, Class 2
  • 2 Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment
  • 16 Guardian Sentinel Wreckage Components
  • 20 Guardian Technology Component
  • 15 Carbon
  • 12 Micro Controllers

• Turreted, Class 3
  • 2 Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment
  • 20 Guardian Sentinel Wreckage Components
  • 28 Guardian Technology Component
  • 28 Carbon
  • 12 Micro Controllers

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw	Weapon Mode	Damage Type	Damage	Armour Piercing	ROF	DPS	Thermal Load	Ammo Clip Size	Ammo Maximum	Value (CR)
1	D	2.00	34	0.87	Fixed	Thermal	2.0	30	1.7	40.0	0.7	5	180
1	F	2.00	34	0.72	Turret	Thermal	1.1	30	1.7	22.2
2	A	4.00	42	1.21	Fixed	Thermal	3.7	45	1.7	74.5	1.2	5	180	445,560
2	A	4.00	42	1.16	Turret	Thermal	2.4	45	1.7	47.7	1.1	5	180	1,722,825
3	C	8.00	51	1.68	Fixed	Thermal	5.2	60	1.7	104.5	2.2	5	180	1,282,335
3	D	8.00	51	1.39	Turret	Thermal	3.4	60	1.7	68.2		5	180

Engineer Modifications

The Guardian Shard Cannon can be modified with the Anti-Guardian Zone Resistance, preventing its decay over time in systems or areas where the Thargoids deployed an anti-Guardian field.

Purchase Locations

The Guardian Shard Cannon is available for purchase at all stations where a Guardian Technology Broker is present after the module has been unlocked.

Class	Rating	System	Station	Weapon Mode
2, 3	A, C	Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Fixed, Turret
2, 3	A, C	Diaguandri	Ray Gateway	Fixed, Turret
2, 3	A, C	Ix	Scully-Power Station	Fixed, Turret

Modified Shard Cannon

Pre-Engineered Class 1 and Class 2 Guardian Shard Cannons with Focused, Long Range, and Penetrator Munitions named "Modified Shard Cannon" can be purchased from the Guardian Technology Broker at Prospect's Deep (Mbooni 3 a) in Mbooni (permit restricted system, requires allied status with Azimuth Biotech) (the second location where the weapons could be procured, before it's destruction, was the Bright Sentinel- a megaship owned by Azimuth Biotech). Unlike unlocking most other Technology Broker items, which makes them permanently available for purchase with credits at station outfitting services, exchanging the required materials for a Modified Shard Cannon immediately places one module in local storage at no additional cost. The module must also be unlocked repeatedly in order to obtain multiple copies, thus making it a purchase in exchange for materials, aka a Barter, not an unlock. Note that although the included modifications can be removed, Engineers cannot re-apply them or apply any other modifications to these modules.

Purchase (Barter) of each Class 1 version costs the following Materials and Commodities:

• 1 Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment
• 3 Guardian Power Conduit
• 3 Guardian Wreckage Components
• 4 Guardian Sentinel Weapon Parts
• 2 Germanium

Purchase (Barter) of each Class 2 version costs the following Materials and Commodities:

• 1 Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment
• 5 Guardian Wreckage Components
• 5 Guardian Technology Component
• 4 Germanium
• 2 Power Converter

Specifications (compared to the regular variants):

Class	Rating	Mass	Power Draw	Distributor Draw	Thermal Load	Armour Piercing	Maximum Range	Shot Speed	Jitter	Damage Falloff Start
1	D	3.00 (+50%)	2.00 (+130%)	2.22 (+427.7%)	11.4 (+1,550%)	61 (+102%)	3,000 (+76.5%)	6,299 (+455.8%)	1.50 (-3.50)	1,500 (-11.8%)
2	A	6.00 (+50%)	2.78 (+130%)	3.43 (+427.7%)	19.8 (+1,550%)	91 (+102%)	3,000 (+76.5%)	6,299 (+455.8%)	1.50 (-3.50)	1,500 (-11.8%)

Videos

Modified Guardian Shard Cannons (a.k.a. "ModShards")- Everything You Need to Know